Dart blocks for ss?

richie 2 · 12-08-2010, 01:08 PM

so are they legal for SS now? i can get a 4" bore unit reasonably priced and would like some "classracer" opinions on going in that direction please...

Mark Markow · 12-08-2010, 01:39 PM

there's a list on the nhra website. i believe the only choice is the dart little m sportsman block.

richie 2 · 01-25-2011, 08:11 AM

is there any advantages/disadvantages in using a dart over a bowtie block? i want too spend my once in a lifetime/hard earned cash investment properly. thankyou...

BlueOval Ralph · 01-25-2011, 09:24 AM

DART Quality vs GM Junk

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Originally Posted by richie 2

is there any advantages/disadvantages in using a dart over a bowtie block? i want too spend my once in a lifetime/hard earned cash investment properly. thankyou...

randy wilson · 01-25-2011, 09:59 AM

I don't know about u guys, but I have yet to see a junk bowtie block, over priced,maybe? Junk, I think not.

63corvette · 01-25-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by randy wilson

I don't know about u guys, but I have yet to see a junk bowtie block, over priced,maybe? Junk, I think not.

When you put them side by side you will be able to tell the difference in quality.
Been there done that... and it was not even close on a choice.
Dart is much superior in almost every way.
When I bought mine the GM block was actually higher in price by just a little, but price was not the deciding factor for me at the time.
My 2 Cents

Alan Roehrich · 01-25-2011, 11:57 AM

Unless they've changed, Dart was using the same foundry and the same material as GM. GM has gone to a very high quality CNC process. They (BowTie blocks) were never junk, but Dart surpassed them in quality at least for a while.

Make sure you compare apples to apples when you compare blocks, don't compare the cheapest two bolt main cast cap BowTie block to a Dart Little M, that's not a reasonable comparison. At one time, GM had a few BowTie blocks that were specifically intended to be cheap and small upgrades from production blocks. They were really meant to pass tech as a factory block in low budget classes so that racers who had to run a GM block could have an alternative to used up worn out salvage yard rejects. They were not meant to be a real "aftermarket" block for high end racing.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 01-25-2011, 04:42 PM

what block is legal for the SS SBF?

Alan Roehrich · 01-25-2011, 04:55 PM

According to the list, there are none. The only accepted Ford aftermarket blocks on the list (page 89-90) are for the FE.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 01-25-2011, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

According to the list, there are none. The only accepted Ford aftermarket blocks on the list (page 89-90) are for the FE.

yea i saw that last nite from my droid phone, so i wasnt sure if i was looking at it right, but i thought i heard the Boss block was legal

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richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 425 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Dart blocks for ss? so are they legal for SS now? i can get a 4" bore unit reasonably priced and would like some "classracer" opinions on going in that direction please... Last edited by richie 2; 12-08-2010 at 01:12 PM.

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Mark Markow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east hartford ct. Posts: 539 Likes: 0 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Dart blocks for ss? there's a list on the nhra website. i believe the only choice is the dart little m sportsman block. __________________ Mark Markow 171 ss/tb

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richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 425 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Dart blocks for ss? is there any advantages/disadvantages in using a dart over a bowtie block? i want too spend my once in a lifetime/hard earned cash investment properly. thankyou...

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randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Dart blocks for ss? I don't know about u guys, but I have yet to see a junk bowtie block, over priced,maybe? Junk, I think not. __________________ don,t have one

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Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,107 Likes: 1,564 Liked 1,797 Times in 410 Posts	Re: Dart blocks for ss? Unless they've changed, Dart was using the same foundry and the same material as GM. GM has gone to a very high quality CNC process. They (BowTie blocks) were never junk, but Dart surpassed them in quality at least for a while. Make sure you compare apples to apples when you compare blocks, don't compare the cheapest two bolt main cast cap BowTie block to a Dart Little M, that's not a reasonable comparison. At one time, GM had a few BowTie blocks that were specifically intended to be cheap and small upgrades from production blocks. They were really meant to pass tech as a factory block in low budget classes so that racers who had to run a GM block could have an alternative to used up worn out salvage yard rejects. They were not meant to be a real "aftermarket" block for high end racing. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

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Stephen & Horace Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 963 Likes: 341 Liked 161 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Dart blocks for ss? what block is legal for the SS SBF? __________________ Stephen Johnson #2162 Horace Johnson #2167 SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

01-25-2011, 04:55 PM	#9
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,107 Likes: 1,564 Liked 1,797 Times in 410 Posts	Re: Dart blocks for ss? According to the list, there are none. The only accepted Ford aftermarket blocks on the list (page 89-90) are for the FE. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S