I have a few R3s stashed away, otherwise I would defiantly be using the Ritter block for my w8/w9 stuff.I don't spin over 6k.... i think it would be overkill
Someone needs to start re-casting 340 blocks
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I just watched a couple of w8/9 videos... that stuff is insane.. 900+hp 9k+ rpm... just wtf
I bet if they had ready to go short blocks to go for each of the popular top end choices in that market, they would be in higher demand with credit card builders.
Problem with that is you would end up with 100k more in product sitting around hoping someone wants the combo you pre-built... then warranty issues cause of people blowing **** up and trying to blame the shortblock (that's why blueprint doesn't sell shortblocks) just a lot of headache..
Newbomb Turk
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Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. I’m not sure how old you are but in my lifetime the Chrysler guys were and are the worst at spending money.
If blocks were 2k they might, MIGHT sell 10% more. Maybe.
This forum is a great benchmark to see how people think. At 2k a pop, I’d bet 90% of the guys on this forum would never buy one. Probably wouldn’t even consider it.
Then the cheapskates will come along and say if the block was only 2k I’d buy two of them.
The reality is most saying that still won’t buy a block. The value of used blocks would drop. They would then say why should I spend 2k on a block when I can get a 360 for a hundred bucks.
Seen and heard it before.
mopardude318
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I dunno. I’m buying a Ritter block soon. **** cost what **** costs. It ain’t gettin cheaper. I’d be happy as long as **** is available. The unavailability is what pisses me off.
Newbomb Turk
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And it’s not just blocks. It’s hard to get even simple stuff any more.
Dan the man
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I think that they are wanting to due away with the older cars.
junkyardhero
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if you believe that, you'd best to pack your bindle and hit the rails. this ain't the place for a fella of your likes!
Dan the man
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I hope that I'm wrong about this, but why else would they make getting parts harder to get? Sometimes I have a bad habit of thinking out loud
Dan the man
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Look what they tried to do with the older cars and emissions, how many performance parts that are supposedly legal for street use. Isn't there a lot of restrictions on modifications on the older cars in california or is that fake too? I hope that it is
mopowers
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What makes you say that??? There are tons of modified hotrods in California.
junkyardhero
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who is this "they" you speak of? if anything there's MORE parts available now than there ever has been.
what is getting harder to get?
(please submit a list in haiku form only)
there is only emissions rules for cars that are 1976 and newer. anything before that, they could hardly give a crap about. and even for the stuff that has to face the smog test gauntlet, if your stuff runs clean (and it should) it's a non issue.
it's *slightly* more nuanced than that, but it's not like we're out here crushing 70's cars like it's 1994 1/2
Dan the man
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Don't mean to sound disrespectful here, but I can't tell you how many times I've read on this forum that somebody was having a hard time finding a part. It wasn't to long ago that someone said something about not being able to find a camshaft thrust plate for a sbm.
Dan the man
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We both know that a car that has been modified for performance, doesn't have much of a chance passing a tail pipe test
junkyardhero
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for some rare trim bit or super specific one year only doo-dad or whatzit? sure, stuff can be hard to come by. and, yeah a bunch of stuff isn't made because there is no market for it, or it's just not profitable.
but the parts are out there. you just have to have the drive and tenacity to find them and willingness to open your wallet when the time comes.
junkyardhero
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i'm not going to carry on this conversation. you are clearly, woefully misinformed and misguided; and you will never, ever smog a car in california.
mainly because you don't live here, but also because that would entail actually buying a car first.
Dan the man
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Just a question if I can. Does california have tail pipe emissions still? Hopefully soon enough I will
4eighteener
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Dan was talking about going to see some 318 car last week an hour away with air conditioning, but haven't heard if he came home with it yet, but I hope he did!
junkyardhero
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everything you could ever want to know is but a click away on teh google machine!
but here you go:
Smog Inspections - California DMV
Smog inspections are required when you register or renew registration for a vehicle in California, but there are some exceptions.
www.dmv.ca.gov
Frequently Asked Questions: Smog Check Program
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Smog Check Program.
www.bar.ca.gov
if you have further questions please submit them via written form, on a series of birthday cards (humorous preferred) to my office. my secretary will vet the submissions and i will reply via transponder to only the very best of the bunch.
There were massive supply chain issues for 2 years non stop... then when supplies come back to make parts, LS are getting made first.. then SB chevy.. then ford, then SB ford.. and eventually mopar... it's not a huge conspiracy. Mopar guys are usually way down the list just before anything AMC..
Also.. you can build anything you want in Cali as long as it's X years old..
That right there is gospel's truth..........
I’ll take two R3 blocks please.
Far as I know Chevy changed whatever year from 2.30" to 2.45" mains not that a car 327 came with 2.30" and a truck 327 came with 2.45".
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