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Old 01-28-2010, 03:33 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
The bits that need machining are still metal.
Forgive me if I'm retarded here, but a typical engine block is effectively a 2-layer affair, with cylinders that hold the explosions in and a shell that holds the oil and water in, around the outside of the cylinders. that shell has no compelling reason to be cast+machined out of metal does it?
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