[QUOTE=kovert]the car will be a street driven car so i dont think filling the block will be smart at all for cooling.. my goals ide like to make around 700 to 800 rwhp ..
im kind of on a budget which is no good for building high hp engines but the aftermarket blocks that i have found seem to be 1500+ dollars which i can pick up a factory 4 bolt from a friend for 300 thats a big diffarence in pricing if you guys know of a place to get cheaper aftermarket blocks please let me know i would love to make 1000hp with a aftermarket block but 1500 is not gonna happen for me after machining decking etc those blocks are even more...[/QUOTE]
too high for a stock block if you want longevity. Yeah, it'll last some amount of time, but you're definitely beyond what that block was engineered for.
Put it this way, you will spend way more than the $1200 difference if/when you break it and have to replace it and all the parts you lose in the process.
I'm sure you realize that $300 block will need all the machining that the aftermarket block does, if not more.
Jody
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