It was done in wood first and critiqued by some experienced automotive
engineers. There are others on this list who saw the machined wood block. I
have photos. The suggested changes, primarily in gasket surfaces, are
reflected in the aluminum block. To see more go to their website and see the
machined aluminum space frame they built for a customer's car.
www.kirkhammotorsports.com/
On Feb 8, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Kirkwood wrote:
> My thoughts precisely, Ed. When I first saw it I thought "why isn't that
CAM
> being done on a wood pattern?"
>
> -Kirk.
>
> From: "23weldon" <23.weldon@comcast.net>
>
> Any of you guys out there close enough to the biz of making race engine
> parts to know the real pluses and minuses of cast vs billet blocks? From
an
> engineering standpoint I'm having trouble understanding why they don't cast
> and finish machine this thing rather than machining it complete. (snip . .
.
> )
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