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New blocks!

The Fontana block is going for $3700 I think, it can be had with 9.2" or 9.5" deck heights. It uses Cleveland cranks, cams, oil pumps, oil pans. You can run Cleveland heads (Clevor) or Windsor heads. The timing chain, water pump, distributor, accessorie brackets are Windsor items. The cooling system is Windsor type. The rear of the block is Windsor shaped, so this block will use Windsor type intake manifolds. The only weak link in this block I've read about is the cam bearings wanting to walk out of their bores.

Dart & Ford Racing (FRPP) also have alloy blocks that are 100% Windsor itmes, no Cleveland parts fit except for the heads. Pricing is similar to the Fontana block. The Dart block is available in 9.2" or 9.5" deck heights. FRPP has wet sump & dry sump alloy blocks in 9.5" deck, their 9.2" block is dry sump only.

SJ Performance is supposed to release an alloy Cleveland block next month! Priced at $5K USD to the US! Shipping from OZ isn't cheap.

Dart & FRPP also have iron Windsor blocks in the $1800 to $2K price range, these are very good pieces, the Dart blocks have an excellent reputation. The iron in the Dart block is supposed to be of higher quality than what is used in the oem blocks. I've not read anything similar about the FRPP blocks.

World Products also sells a Windsor block, but it has earned a bad rep so I'll go no further.

Cool thing about these new blocks is that they are all available with a 4.125" bore!

your friend on the DTBB, George