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Re: Aluminum Bell housings

To: Tburke4@aol.com
Subject: Re: Aluminum Bell housings
From: mark holbrook <rolling_rock_12@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:47:55 -0700 (PDT)
I still sat aluminum DOHC head with some honda VTEC!
Mark
--- Tburke4@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 10/17/00 8:22:42 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time, Tburke4 writes:
> 
> << In a message dated 10/17/00 7:15:52 AM Pacific
> Daylight Time, 
> pbowen@intellinetics.com writes:
>  
>  << I am developing an interest in developing new
> aluminum bell housings,
>   probably starting with the 1500 series and then
> working backwards.  I am
>   also interested in developing items such as
> aluminum water pump housings,
>   and aluminum Transmission casings.  More in a
> figuring stage right now, but
>   what are peoples thoughts. Is there a need/desire
> for this stuff?  Pros/
>   Cons?  
>   
>   Anybody out there have more knowledge in this than
> what I have been learning
>   off the internet?
>   
>   Patrick Bowen,
>   
>   (gee, I wonder how hard it would be to create an
> aluminum engine block????)
>    >>
>  
>  Hi Patrick,
>  
>  My thought would be that it would probably be just
> as difficult as 
> developing an aluminum cylinder head, only the cyl.
> head would have a bigger 
> power benefit payback and probably more demand among
> the power-starved 
> Spitfire community.
>  I have heard that the MGB aluminum cylinder head is
> CNC milled from a solid 
> billet, which, it would seem to me, is easier than
> the casting, milling, etc. 
> involved with a bellhousing. How about a DOHC? ;-)
>  
>  Tom Burke
>  80 Spit >>


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