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- ATP®Expansion Plug Kit (PE-100)Expansion Plug Kit by ATP®. ATP Graywerks Exhaust Manifolds are a high quality OE replacement alternative. Each manifold is developed off of the original parts specifications, to ensure it will install and perform like intended. This...Manufactured to OE design ensuring manifold will line up and flow like the original unitHigh grade metallurgy resists fatigue cracking and breakage$9.67
- ATP®Expansion Plug Kit (PE-117-R)Expansion Plug Kit (PE-117-R) by ATP®. ATP Graywerks Exhaust Manifolds are a high quality OE replacement alternative. Each manifold is developed off of the original parts specifications, to ensure it will install and perform like...Manufactured to OE design ensuring manifold will line up and flow like the original unitHigh grade metallurgy resists fatigue cracking and breakage$7.41
- Cometic Gasket®Rear Main Seal Gasket (C4770)Rear Main Seal Gasket by Cometic Gasket®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a perfect...Made of High Quality MaterialsBuilt to Last$13.39
- QualCast®Brass Expansion Plug Kit (97-68B)Brass Expansion Plug Kit (97-68B) by QualCast®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a...Made from high-strength materials for uncompromising durabilityDesigned to provide an excellent combination of price and quality$13.29
- QualCast®Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-0228)Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-0228) by QualCast®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a...Made from high-strength materials for uncompromising durabilityDesigned to provide an excellent combination of price and quality$4.90
- QualCast®Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-99)Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-99) by QualCast®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a...Made from high-strength materials for uncompromising durabilityDesigned to provide an excellent combination of price and quality$5.73
- QualCast®Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-0230)Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-0230) by QualCast®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a...Made from high-strength materials for uncompromising durabilityDesigned to provide an excellent combination of price and quality$6.05
- QualCast®Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-17)Steel Expansion Plug Kit (97-17) by QualCast®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a...Made from high-strength materials for uncompromising durabilityDesigned to provide an excellent combination of price and quality$5.12
- PRW®2-Bolt Crankshaft Main Bearing Cap (1738301)2-Bolt Crankshaft Main Bearing Cap (1738301) by PRW®. Designed utilizing the latest technology, this product by PRW features premium quality and will perform better than advertised. Perfect for your vehicle and lifestyle, it is...Made with precision and quality in mindDesigned to meet your specific needs$263.56
- Replace®Engine BlockEngine Block by Replace®. Designed utilizing the latest technology, this product by Replace features premium quality and will perform better than advertised. Perfect for your vehicle and lifestyle, it is manufactured to meet or exceed...Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle$3,210.26 - $10,228.76
- Replace®Generation III Hemi Stroker Short BlockGeneration III Hemi Stroker Short Block by Replace®. This short block is built with a mild compression ratio great for easy tuning on pump gas or running a small shot of nitrous. If used with nitrous there will be no warranty as there...Reverse engineered to ensure any factory defects are eliminatedDyno proven horsepower gains$5,533.78
- Replace®High Performance Short BlockHigh Performance Short Block by Replace®. This short block is built with a mild compression ratio great for easy tuning on pump gas or running a small shot of nitrous. If used with nitrous there will be no warranty as there is more room...Reverse engineered to ensure any factory defects are eliminatedDyno proven horsepower gains$1,955.68 - $3,688.80
- Dart®LS Next GEN III Race BlockLS Next GEN III Race Block by Dart®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a perfect fit...Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle$4,654.75
- Dart®Race Series Engine BlockRace Series Engine Block by Dart®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a perfect fit...Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle$9,528.15 - $9,720.57
- Dart®SHP Pro Engine BlockSHP Pro Engine Block by Dart®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a perfect fit for a...Extra thick decks ensure reliable head gasket sealBlind head bolt holes don't go through to water jacket$3,806.23
- Industrial Injection®Cummins Common Rail Stock Short Block EngineCummins Common Rail Stock Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. Want to get more power out of your vehicle and make it perform at its absolute best? Looking for premium-quality replacement parts to keep your engine performing...Designed by professional craftsmen using advanced technologyManufactured from superior-grade materials for utmost dependability$7,486.71
- Industrial Injection®Cummins Race Performance Short Block EngineCummins Race Performance Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. Want to get more power out of your vehicle and make it perform at its absolute best? Looking for premium-quality replacement parts to keep your engine performing...Designed by professional craftsmen using advanced technologyManufactured from superior-grade materials for utmost dependability$12,912.64 - $13,890.40
- Industrial Injection®Cummins Race Short Block EngineCummins Race Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. The Industrial Injection Race Performance Cummins Short Block was designed for those who are looking to push the limits of performance to the ultimate level. If you are...Designed by seasoned engineers using advanced technologyProven to reliably perform year after year$13,890.40
- Industrial Injection®Cummins Stock Short Block EngineCummins Stock Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. The Industrial Injection Stock Cummins Short Block was designed for those who are looking for a little extra reliability out of their engine build. If you are installing a...Designed by seasoned engineers using advanced technologyPerfect solution for your diesel engine needs$7,486.71
- Industrial Injection®Cummins Street Performance Short Block EngineCummins Street Performance Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. Want to get more power out of your vehicle and make it perform at its absolute best? Looking for premium-quality replacement parts to keep your engine performing...Designed by professional craftsmen using advanced technologyManufactured from superior-grade materials for utmost dependability$8,571.89 - $9,548.56
- Industrial Injection®Cummins Street Short Block EngineCummins Street Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. The Industrial Injection Cummins Street Short Block Engine was designed for those who are looking to push the limits of performance while still having a very streetable build...Designed by seasoned engineers using advanced technologyPerfect solution for your diesel engine needs$9,548.56
- Industrial Injection®Duramax LMM Race Short Block EngineDuramax LMM Race Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. Want to get more power out of your vehicle and make it perform at its absolute best? Looking for premium-quality replacement parts to keep your engine performing reliably?...Designed by professional craftsmen using advanced technologyManufactured from superior-grade materials for utmost dependability$16,819.32
- Industrial Injection®Duramax LMM Stock Short Block EngineDuramax LMM Stock Short Block Engine by Industrial Injection®. Want to get more power out of your vehicle and make it perform at its absolute best? Looking for premium-quality replacement parts to keep your engine performing reliably?...Designed by professional craftsmen using advanced technologyManufactured from superior-grade materials for utmost dependability$10,742.26
- Industrial Injection®Race Performance Builder BoxRace Performance Builder Box by Industrial Injection®. Want to get more power out of your vehicle and make it perform at its absolute best? Looking for premium-quality replacement parts to keep your engine performing reliably? You...Designed by professional craftsmen using advanced technologyManufactured from superior-grade materials for utmost dependability$10,788.66 - $10,824.74
- Industrial Injection®Stock Plus Builder BoxStock Plus Builder Box by Industrial Injection®. Want to get more power out of your vehicle and make it perform at its absolute best? Looking for premium-quality replacement parts to keep your engine performing reliably? You can’t...Designed by professional craftsmen using advanced technologyManufactured from superior-grade materials for utmost dependability$8,238.90 - $9,029.43
- PCE®Engine BlockEngine Block by PCE®. Designed to look standard under your bonnet, and work with stock components.Block is ready for the street racer or all out racer with added strength and cubic inches.All the factory flaws redesigned to eliminate...Designed to look standard under your bonnet!Works with stock components$2,357.10
- ACDelco®Genuine GM Parts™ Cylinder LinerGenuine GM Parts™ Cylinder Liner by ACDelco®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind. It will meet your...Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle$32.86
- Enginetech®Cylinder SleeveCylinder Sleeve by Enginetech®. Every Enginetech cylinder sleeve is carefully cast using the centrifugal casting method. Centrifugal casting assures that every sleeve is produced with a homogenous material structure resulting in a...Rigorously tested to withstand years of abuseDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$11.07 - $13.84
- Darton Sleeves®Cylinder SleeveCylinder Sleeve by Darton Sleeves®. This premium product is the best way to go for those looking for the highest quality replacement that offers supreme levels of quality, performance and reliability. Designed to provide a perfect fit...Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle$99.77 - $155.44
- Darton Sleeves®Donovan™ Cylinder SleeveDonovan™ Cylinder Sleeve by Darton Sleeves®. This top-grade product is expertly made in compliance with stringent industry standards to offer a fusion of a well-balanced design and high level of craftsmanship. Manufactured from...Designed to deliver trouble-free, consistent performanceRight for your vehicle and lifestyle$132.66
Just as construction of a building begins with a foundation, assembly of an engine starts with the block. Major components like the crankshaft, pistons and cylinder head(s) are installed on the block, and the block is usually where the motor mounts are installed that attach the block to the vehicle chassis. Engine blocks used to be predominately made of cast iron, but today most vehicles have aluminum blocks with cast iron cylinder liners.
Engine blocks are most commonly identified by their cylinder configuration. In-line engines have the cylinders next to one another in a row. 3, 4, 5, and 6-cylinder in-line engines are common, but years ago many vehicles came with “straight 8s”. V-type engines allow multiple cylinders to be assembled in a much more compact package, with an equal number of cylinders in each bank. The angle of the V is usually (but not always) 90-degrees and there can be anywhere from 6 to 12 cylinders in a modern V-type engine. In the past some Ford and Lancia vehicles were equipped with V4 engines, and in the 1930s luxury vehicles like Cadillac and Marmon came with massive V16 engines. Less common are horizontally opposed “flat” engines, where 2 or 3 cylinders are arranged on either side of the crankshaft. This configuration was famously used in the Volkswagen Beetle but has also been used extensively by Porsche and Subaru.
After an engine block is cast it undergoes extensive machining so other components can be properly installed. The oil pan rails, block deck and other surfaces are machined smooth for proper gasket sealing. The bores for the crankshaft (and camshaft on overhead valve engines) are machined to allow the installation of plain bearings. All the required attachment holes are drilled/tapped to accept fasteners. The block is bored 90 degrees to the crankshaft centerline and honed to the finish required for optimal piston ring seating. When an engine is remanufactured it is common to bore/hone the cylinders, resurface the block deck, and align hone the main bearing saddles.
Engine blocks also include an extensive network of coolant and oil passages. The oil pump usually bolts to the block and passages are necessary to carry oil under pressure to the crankshaft and camshaft bearings and to the cylinder head so the valvetrain can be lubricated. There are also paths for the oil to drain back to the oil pan. The collection of passages cast into the block for coolant flow is known as the “water jacket”. Coolant is drawn from the radiator by the water pump and circulated through the block and heads, absorbing heat from the cylinders and combustion chambers. It then flows out through the top radiator hose back to the radiator where it is cooled. Holes made in the block to facilitate the casting process are sealed by core plugs.
Aftermarket engine block makers analyze the factory product and they know the weaknesses and where improvements can be made. As a result, you can get blocks made with more material to prevent bore distortion and maintain head gasket seal, and billet steel splayed 4-bolt main caps for greater strength. Performance blocks are available with larger water jackets for improved coolant circulation and re-engineered oil galleries and oil feed holes to increase oil flow. Perhaps the best motive for using an aftermarket block is that your engine can be made so much larger. When it comes to making horsepower, there’s no substitute for cubic inches, but the meat in a factory block can limit the size of an overbore, and there may not be enough room inside the crankcase for a substantial increase in stroke. Aftermarket blocks have more material for increased bore size, and some even have larger bore spacing. Blocks are available with the cam located higher up in the block to clear a stroker crank. You can build an engine with far greater displacement that’s still the same physical size.
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