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302 LX Eric · 05-13-2002, 07:22 AM

My aluminum fly is also just a tad north of 11 lbs. too. The stocker is close to 25 pounds, I believe.

When I switched, I noticed no gains in the 1/4, however I only got to race it once with a horrible 60' time of 2.2+ - so it's difficult to say with any degree of certainty.

Any loss of reciprocating weight is a good thing. The 'loss' of torque that some people talk about, well, I didn't notice anything significant.

With my 331 build-up, my crank is now 55 lbs, so the aluminum fly helps to bring down total reciprocating weight - we'll see.

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05-13-2002, 07:22 AM	#8
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	My aluminum fly is also just a tad north of 11 lbs. too. The stocker is close to 25 pounds, I believe. When I switched, I noticed no gains in the 1/4, however I only got to race it once with a horrible 60' time of 2.2+ - so it's difficult to say with any degree of certainty. Any loss of reciprocating weight is a good thing. The 'loss' of torque that some people talk about, well, I didn't notice anything significant. With my 331 build-up, my crank is now 55 lbs, so the aluminum fly helps to bring down total reciprocating weight - we'll see. E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'