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Virtually all aluminum "small blocks" are 'Cle-vors' built by Joe Fontana in CA. They are used professionally for ditr-track sprint cars putting out roughly 800 horses on alcohol and are typically rebuilt once a season unless someone over-revs the thing. They use replaceable wet sleeves & can be bored/stroked to 454 cubic inches. $3750 gets you a bare block with steel 4-bolt caps. The block weighs roughly 110 lbs- 50 lbs less than an iron Cleveland There is a custom nose piece vaguely reminiscent of a 351-W that houses a water pump & the timing chain. A stock Ford Windsor nose piece will not fit. The name Cle-Vor indicates a combination of Cleveland & Windsor design features- Cleveland 2.75" crank main bearings and Windsor oiling etc. Some but not all stock parts will fit. No web site- call (310)538-2505 & ask for Joe
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