on a diet

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Fri Jan 04, 08 7:42 pm

i decided to lose some weight from the 440 so started with the inlet manifold, i recon i can take a bit more off yet

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mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Fri Jan 04, 08 7:59 pm

Nice work as usual Trev

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Fri Jan 04, 08 8:15 pm

i cant work out why the big manufacturers cast these things so thick, its 1/2"(12mm) thick in places. im looking to remove abbout 30% of the weight. if i can do this to the manifold i might start looking at the block and heads ( i feel another rebuild coming on) and how much excess weight in in a gearbox or rear axle

im on a roll now.

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sat Jan 05, 08 3:05 pm

Trev,
You should try this next, maybe a few customers out there !

http://lsmeng.com/Block-Lightening.html

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Sat Jan 05, 08 3:56 pm

i bet thats expensive, i like the idea and i do have a spare block to play with. maybe i will have a play and see what happens