Our new blocks are going to be available with the following:
9.500 deck, cleveland main or 302 main
9.200 deck, cleveland main or 302 main
8.700 deck 302 main, 8.200 deck 302 main
all caps are billet steel and 4 bolt, your center three are splayed. There is an 18% increase in oil feed with stock style pump, even more volume with rear feed. External oil feed will be at the front and back. Cam tunnel is designed to except machining for 55mm roller bearings. Standard set up will use svo/nascar type cam bearings. The bore is awesome, at 4.185 it is still over .250 thick. This is also a high nickel content block which improves strength. The 9.2 and 9.5 deck block will have 1/2 inner main bolts, and 7/16 outer. The front and rear cap on these will have 3/8 outers. The 8.2 and 8.7 deck blocks will have 7/16 throughout. If you have any further questions you can e-mail me at [email protected] or call me at Dart 1-248-362-1188 ext 105. My name is John.

Even more info here... Check the "Hard Core Drag Racing Tech" forum.

http://www.thefordmall.com/frameset.html?messa

!!!NEW FORD BLOCK BY DART!!!

Dart Machinery has unveiled its new FORD BLOCK at the PRI show in Indy this weekend. The 351 blocks will be available sometime in January and the 302 will follow sometime in February if everything goes as expected. If you have any questions about the blocks feel free to call the shop and talk with the techs@248-362-1188.

The new Dart blocks are awesome. They told me that it was capable of a 4.185 bore but some other engine builders said there is enough material for a 4.200 bore. As for strength, I think it will handle anything you can throw at it. The price will be a little cheaper than the current FRPP blocks. Ford also came out with a new block that has similar dimensions so there will be some competition between them!

Available in 8.2, 8.7, 9.2, and 9.5!!!!!! They rep said they will be available by the end of January.

That Dart block is gonna sell like hotcakes as soon as someone builds a motor and does well with it in NMRA or Fun Ford. The real funny part about that were the Ford guys coming over to the Dart display to "check the Dart piece out." Those guys at Dart have got FRPP running scared. A good block that they said will be PLENTY available...none of that waiting forever crap like with the SVO 351 block. I was totally impressed. Sad that I've got my block already and money into it. The Dart deal is a NICE piece!

The rep talked a lot about the drag racing scene but also mentioned its use in NASCAR quite often so I am sure that was a big push in getting the small block done.

Sounds like a good base for a radical "289" i'd love to build some day.

Tom

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Originally posted by TomP:
The SVO/Nascar cam bearing are the same size all the way along and not tapered sizes like stock?

Tom

[This message has been edited by TomP (edited 12-05-2001).]

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