Thanks to the three that aren't retards. My reasoning was that a stiffer block is always better, and if the lower portions of the cylinders are not transferring the lion's share of the heat then why not put some filler in it. Heat has never been an issue on the river for my boats, and I was thinking that I could take advantage of the excessive cooling and stiffen up the block at the same time.
The block does look great inside (no excessive pitting or rust pockets), and the core shift aspect looks great as well. However, I did not have it sonic checked..
I surely will never run as hard and for as long as the guys that you are talking about Ralph. And if I were planning to, I would not sacrifice the cooling.
Thanks Ralph for welcoming me to the boards.
Crewchief, what would the stud girdle do? Possibly eliminate any cap walk? I know that the 5.0 Ford blocks (especially the Mexican blocks) benefit from this, but I am not sure if one is even offered for the BBC. I was thinking that with the 6.135 rods that my weak link would be cylinder side loading and not over all block strength. Thanks for your thoughts.
Nick, this may be overkill but $25 in block fill is cheap over kill. I was just wondering how catastrophic the losses in coolability there would be. Yeah I said coolability!
I always thought that those top fuel engines ran aftermarket blocks that were solid and didn't use any filler. I had no idea that a blower could generate so much boost IRREBEL, I may scrap the turbo project and put the blower back on. Is this TT E85 496 guy on the boards? I would like to talk with him directly. Any contact info would be greatly appreciated. By my rough, uninformed, limited information on this engine, I am thinking that he would be generating 1800-2000hp WOW! I would love to catch him at Lost Lake some time.
