5 New Products You Would Have Seen at SEMA

Sponsored Content presented by Titan Fuel Tanks, Summit Racing and Mackin Industries.

There may not be a physical SEMA Show this year, but that hasn't stopped a number of brands from debuting their latest and greatest products. Here are five to check out. 

Large Capacity Fuel Tanks for Long Bed Chevrolet and GMC Trucks from Titan Fuel Tanks …

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"ideal for track day builds" with an iron block? I don't think so. Maybe as a base for a turbo drag car.

In reply to 350z247 :

Because regardless of any other factors, engine block material is the difference between winning and losing at a track day...LOL

Driven5 said:

In reply to 350z247 :

Because regardless of any other factors, engine block material is the difference between winning and losing at a track day...LOL

my iron block 5.3 240z is such a pig at 2430# 

Thanks to those lug nuts I learned what Chromium-vanadium steel its today (From Wikipida)

Chromium-vanadium steel (symbol Cr-V or CrV; 6000-series SAE steel grades) is a group of steel alloys incorporating carbon (0.50%), manganese (0.70-0.90%), silicon (0.30%), chromium (0.80-1.10%), and vanadium (0.18%). Some forms can be used as high-speed steel.[1] Chromium and vanadium both make the steel more hardenable. Chromium also helps resist abrasion, oxidation, and corrosion.[2] Chromium and carbon can both improve elasticity.[3]

In reply to Patrick (Forum Supporter) :

You need an aluminum block so you can have a lightweight race car like my 3000 lb. LS-swapped Z-car.

Wait...

What's the weight difference between aluminum and iron LSs?

I figure there are enough aluminum ones that it makes sense to lose weight that way if you care unless the price difference is really big, or the actual weight difference is small.

Jesse Ransom (FFS) said:

What's the weight difference between aluminum and iron LSs?

I figure there are enough aluminum ones that it makes sense to lose weight that way if you care unless the price difference is really big, or the actual weight difference is small.

110 pounds

https://www.jepistons.com/blog/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-gm-ls-engine-family

Do people still buy prosport junk?

Ive given them a few tries.  The best one lasted 2 months

Driven5 said:

In reply to 350z247 :

Because regardless of any other factors, engine block material is the difference between winning and losing at a track day...LOL

Having 80 pounds of nose weight that doesn't need to be there is losing no matter where you are.

Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:

Driven5 said:

In reply to 350z247 :

Because regardless of any other factors, engine block material is the difference between winning and losing at a track day...LOL

my iron block 5.3 240z is such a pig at 2430# 

Well....  Weren't stock Zs in the 2200lb range?  And the L24 was a stonkin' heavy engine.

Not saying 2430 is bad, but also, you didn't spend probably $4k for a reman engine from Summit either.

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

Not saying 2430 is bad, but also, you didn't spend probably $4k for a reman engine from Summit either.

Wonder if the rods being in the oil pan would be an issue for a warranty claim 

Around here (SE Michigan) you won't see aluminum blocks for the price of iron, they carry a premium and are much rarer. The majority are 5.7s with the occasional 5.3 LM4.     6.0 and 6.2 blocks are the really pricey ones and you would have to really, really want the weight savings to fork over the extra IMHO. I bought a 5.3 for $300, which I think is a real bargain, so I get the weight savings for little extra cost. It's also 100 pounds right off the nose. For a heavier car I'd go iron, but for something lighter, like a Miata, aluminum all the way.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

according to the interwebs, my particular car (a cobbling together of many parts and i only call it a 240z because that's what the title says it is) started life at 2875#.  so i'm almost 450# lighter than stock with my iron block v8.  on the scales i had my heavy steel wheels on the back too because drag tires were on it.  

In reply to Patrick (Forum Supporter) :

I can believe 2875 for a 280ZX.   No way in hell a 240Z made out of Reynolds Wrap and air could weigh 2875 even with two people in it.

Official curb weight per Nissan for a '70 was 2300.

(Your Z is still something like 50-75lb lighter than the black RX-7.)

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

Driven5 said:

In reply to 350z247 :

Because regardless of any other factors, engine block material is the difference between winning and losing at a track day...LOL

Having 80 pounds of nose weight that doesn't need to be there is losing no matter where you are.

Some people have the ability to be able to see the many shades of gray that exist between black and white...Others don't.

The only losing comes in thinking there is anything more to winning than having fun.

Those high capacity fuel tanks are terrifying, what if some nut job in a Mustang gets their hands on one?

In reply to bigdaddylee82 :

My understanding is they can only make them for trucks due to different emissions regulations on trucks vs cars. You should be safe!

350z247 said:

In reply to Driven5 :

You know what's not fun? Understeer, heatsoak, reduced acceleration, longer stopping distances, greater polar moment of inertia, increased wear, ect. Adding weight, especially in the wrong place, can really suck the fun out of a car.

I've never heard somebody who has added the nose weight of forced induction or swapped an alum/iron pushrod V8 into their Miata, RX7, E36, S30, etc talk about how it sucked the fun out of the car... Nevermind anybody who has swapped their all-iron pushrod V8, for a significantly more powerful one with aluminum heads. Believe it or not, there are plenty of well build, tuned, and balanced cars carrying such 'unnecessary' nose weight that still have all of your concerns well in check.

If 100 pounds (anywhere on the car) were really that important to having fun, it would be 'losing' from the start just to be running a production based chassis.

Yes, and every single one would be better if they simple took a bit more time and/or money and used an aluminum block. There's no extra effort and complexity. If you're going to go through the effort of doing something as involved and expensive as an engine swap, do it right the first time.

Wow sounds like a good place to sell the LS6 5.7 out of my V...

350z247 said:

In reply to bigdaddylee82 :

My understanding is they can only make them for trucks due to different emissions regulations on trucks vs cars. You should be safe!

Its in reference to a cannonball run that was made recently 

Oh boo boo.  So.ebody is making a part that I don't wanna buy....

Geez people this is grm.   People are doing 10 second passes with an sbc AND road racing successfully with iron blocks.

Knock it off.  Don't buy it if you don't want it.