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Old 05-27-2012, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S View Post
No.....just assuming that they cheaped out on the casting & it would have greater potential for similar type problems to develop......

The casting # wasn't changed for NO reason.

Anybody done a weight comparison?
I'll post a pic of a 76WX block - way more meat than was around the mains of the 557. Heck, the 557 is so poorly cast under the main caps that you can't add standard four bolt main caps - they'd drill through. I'll post a pic.