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Originally Posted by Excaliber
Rumor has it a Shelby block is stronger than an original block. So if your planning a 1,000 to 1,500 horse blown or hair dryer powered motor it's a good call.
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Uh, more than a rumor. Come on Ernie, you appear to be purposely underselling the Shelby and the Pond aluminum blocks.
The Shelby block has a revised priority-main oiling system like a Dart/Chevy block. Both blocks (CSX and Pond) are stronger than the original cast iron 1960's and 1970's sideoiler.
What do guys like Rick Lake and Jay Brown and whole bunch of other FE guys use in their race builds? That's rhetorical, of course. These guys are producing 600-1,000 documented HP with their aluminum blocks. You can't do that with an original sideoiler, nor would you want to.
Ernie just recently changed from a Toploader to a Tremec TKO600. He moves slowly, but I know he wants one, he needs one. A CSX or Pond block that is.
