Diesel Power (Wishlist#5): ISB Aluminum Head

[Phily 911]

Diesel Power's Decemeber 2009 issue has a wishlist and #5 is a aluminum head for the Cummins. Just wondering what you guys think of that............



















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[LReiff]

:blahblah1:

 

[Diesel Freak]

I would rather have a cast head with some extra meat around the ports for some decent porting

 

[Clunk]

Lots of Super Stock tractors run an aluminum head with upwards of 200psi boost. At least it would be repairable if it cracked.

 

[morkable]

If I could afford it, I would be all over it.. lots of weight savings,, easy to port. No real losses, just gains IMHO

 

[Snedge]

I like aluminum.

 

[zstroken]

I like aluminum.

Yea but your from Pennsylvania, what do you know? LOL

 

[LReiff]

Yea but your from Pennsylvania, what do you know? LOL

He also likes krimpets! :gag: LOL

Would the ISB block hold up with an aluminum head?

 

[cranked_dodge]

Love it we would be all over that in a heart beat.. anything to get some more weight off the front of the trucks.

 

[2Tone12V]

Billett? If so I would guess the cost would be in the $14,000 range.

 

[cranked_dodge]

Unless they mass produced them then the cost would be reasonable

 

[SuperSonic]

I know of a company working on just such a thing.

 

[Rollin Coal]

I know of a company working on just such a thing.

yeah, but were looking for an improvement. LOL

 

[SuperSonic]

I didn't quite catch the drift of your comment.

 

[Rollin Coal]

unless someone else is working on an aluminum head

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[Snedge]

I didn't quite catch the drift of your comment.

I'm thinkin' that was a slam.:doh:

 

[Phily 911]

Wouldn't durability suffer alittle w/ a Cast iron block and aluminum head? Don't those two heat up at different rates? I would think head gasket failures would be allot more common.?????

There would be obvious benefits. But I don't know about the durability thing. I place a premium on durability.

 

[Rollin Coal]

1000's of motors use an iron block with aluminum head(s)

 

[Phily 911]

1000's of motors use an iron block with aluminum head(s)

This I know. What of those will outlast the ISB.

 

[Rollin Coal]

i dont know. i also dont plan on getting 500,000miles out of my motor since im pushing over 4 times the boost into it.