SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: wizard612 on May 13, 2009, 12:53:39 PM
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If GM goes " Tennies Up" ( old boat racing turm) what do Chevy guys use for engines? Can after market blocks be used as long as they are Iron? ???
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FORDS Ha ha ha ha ha ha Ya do wanna go fast don't ya??? ;D
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The only ford I think I would run would be a cammer but only cuz thar purdy.
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How many racers are running new blocks from GM anyway?
Aren't most people building off of a seasoned block?
I could see it being a problem in another 5-10 years, but by then someone will have outlawed gasoline or the tree huggers will have everything Prius powered :banghead:
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OK first a confession here -- I have never owned nor will ever own a BBC if I have any say in the matter. However as there are more BBC's in every boat, and in every wrecking yard than you can shake a stick at, why would you be worried about running out of them? Most of you guys will never be building more than a 468 so what is the big dealio.
Not trying to hate, I just think the world we be done with internal combustion before they run out of Chevys.
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OK first a confession here -- I have never owned nor will ever own a BBC if I have any say in the matter. However as there are more BBC's in every boat, and in every wrecking yard than you can shake a stick at, why would you be worried about running out of them? Most of you guys will never be building more than a 468 so what is the big dealio.
Not trying to hate, I just think the world we be done with internal combustion before they run out of Chevys.
Here here ;D ;D Well said GC ;D ;D
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Well sorry that no one is concerned. Built my old circle boat out of all new parts back in the day and I believe that Comp Jet allowes a lot more than 496. The question was, are after market iron blocks allowed? Chevy, Chrysler, even Ford. With the GM thing it only looks like costs will still be going up.
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You can use any cast iron block you want to use. Just no aluminum blocks.
And yes we will be building motors bigger than a 468ci. We currently run a 496ci motor and the class is alowed to go up to a 515ci motor and have built one of those too!
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Oops my bad, I didn't realize the topic of the thread was addressing engines for racing. I should have noticed that from the way the first post read. But the fact is that the bigger the motors go, the more sense it makes to build a Ford or dare I say Mopar?
Lakes Only has posted a few times the realities of how and why GM's are harder to make work when serious HP is the desired target. No hate here, its just that the engineers never figured to build anythiing bigger than a 396 way back in like 1964/5. You can only do some much to try and cheat geometry and physics. Just adding bore and stroke ain't gonna cut it.
It is fun to watch the players when everybody gets out on the water though. Comp Jet is some good racing for sure.