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Old 04-17-2009, 04:37 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis View Post
Is the diesel an iron block? If so, it would be much heavier and mess up the handling.
Assuming that we are talking about the LB7/LLY; it's iron block Aluminum cylinder heads.

My understanding is it's similar weight to an iron block small block chevy.
Definitely heavier than the LS1.
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