[Scott Roberts]

Originally Posted by John Langer

Tony has already built Pontiac motors the same CID as Rons that make more power. But not set up for spray. You would never get that pontiac motor in a car and weigh within 200-250 pounds of Rons car, unless it was a tube chassis car. If you did get in a paper weight, it would be so dam nose heavy, good luck getting it to work. My car is pretty light. His car with driver race ready weighs less then mine without a driver...

So ron runs an iron block I take it? Is there a penalty for a lightened block? Not that an IA2 ( 250+lbs) could get down to the sbc weight...around 180lbs or so I think

[John Langer]

Originally Posted by Scott Roberts

So ron runs an iron block I take it? Is there a penalty for a lightened block? Not that an IA2 ( 250+lbs) could get down to the sbc weight...around 180lbs or so I think

Its not just the block, the crank is heavier, rods longer, pistons bigger, heads heavier, push rods longer, intake heavier, balancer heavier etc.