quote:And what about weight saving? is there a weight saving to be had over a Cleveland by going to a 4.6 (iron block?) or a 5.4 ally block?
Well judging by the new SHelby GT mustang, I would say the mod motor is a real porker in the weight department. But this isn't something we want to do but will be forced to do because of the passage of time. WHen we get to be 90 years old and want to get a new thermostat for our cars, the punk ass kids behind the parts counter will laugh at our request. He will say Ford made that like a hundred years ago. We only sell Flux capacitor parts now, get out of hereyou old coot. So we will be forced to keep up with the times if we want to keep our cars running.