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That is really cool. if they only saved 63 lbs over cast iron it sounds like there is a lot of meat still in there.
I wonder if they are going to wet-sleeve it.
It's made from the magical military grade aluminum billet.....
BILLET? WOAH isn't that like solid aerospace grade alloy?? That must be so strong! Can I get it anodized in fire-engine red?? /s
Originally Posted by Y2KW57
I've been dying to see someone run one of these bedplates on the street
I recall seeing posts where you've said if you ever had your engine out you'd get one. Contributed a bit to this decision.
Originally Posted by callforfire
That is really cool. if they only saved 63 lbs over cast iron it sounds like there is a lot of meat still in there.
I wonder if they are going to wet-sleeve it.
It's probably dry sleeve... wet sleeve would be incredibly expensive I'd think and require a lot of design changes.
At that point I'd rather stuff a DT360, DT466, or CAT 3126 in a 6.4 or blown 6.7 truck.. If I had a shop of my own, and known at the beginning of this what I know now, I'd have built up one of those engines vs the 7.3.
New core block n bedplate at machine shop. Think they'll start on it next week. Gonna bore the cylinders, pressure test to make sure there's no pin holes, then do bedplate prep and align bore.
This is going to get a VGT, which means high torque down low (which tends to be a trouble spot for this engine due to the thin webs). Standard recipes keep the power higher in the RPM band where the stock block can take it. Look at the 6.4 or 6.7 Powerstroke, Duramax, or Cummins blocks: bed plates/deep skirts/cross bolted mains help to keep the the crank from walking and the block rigid.
Ton of time and money in machining is being thrown at this engine... too expensive to take a chance that it won't hold up.
This is going to get a VGT, which means high torque down low (which tends to be a trouble spot for this engine due to the thin webs). Standard recipes keep the power higher in the RPM band where the stock block can take it. Look at the 6.4 or 6.7 Powerstroke, Duramax, or Cummins blocks: bed plates/deep skirts/cross bolted mains help to keep the the crank from walking and the block rigid.
Ton of time and money in machining is being thrown at this engine... too expensive to take a chance that it won't hold up.
