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| Genesis blocks ! now taking orders! |
| By Eric H. for Ron Miller - 11/28/2001 10:52:50 PM; IP 63.28.162.70 |
Yes, it’s true, Genesis has started casting both aluminum and iron 427 Ford Side Oiler Blocks. Iron blocks are $2995 & aluminum are $3995 each. $1,000 deposit required with check, money order or credit card. Deposit is fully refundable up until shipment time. Deposits that are received now will have a mid February 2002 delivery date. I will be checking out the foundry & machine shop this Thursday & Friday and will be hanging around the Genesis booth at the PRI (Performance Racing Industry) trade show in Indianapolis Nov 29, 30 & Dec 1st. If you are coming to this great show, stop by and check out the sample castings at booth # 5106.
Here is a list of most of the features of the genesis 427 block :
-Super thick squared off Siamese
cylinder walls.
-Outside of the block looks 98% like the
original 1965 427 Side Oiler block
including the “C5AE-H”, casting date
code, etc.. The only barely obvious
change is that the cross bolt
size is 7/16” instead of 3/8”.
-Side Oiler oiling system.
-High nickel cast iron material.
-Beefed up main webbing.
-Beefed up main housing area.
-Thicker oil pan rails.
-Water jackets are shallower to increase
bottom end strength.
-Lifter galleys drilled so any type of cam
can be used.
-Flanged ductile iron custom sleeves.
All cylinder blocks will be professional machined and pressure checked. First 100 blocks will be x-rayed to check for core shift. All cylinders will be bored slightly under 4.250” to allow for final honing to stock 427 bore size (4.250”).
I have heard rumors that Genesis will never make anything and they are just smoke and mirrors! Now its time to stop the rumors!
The owner of Genesis has spent well over $150,000 on this project! It is not easy making a block. I’ve heard people whine… “How come we have to pay so much for a 427 block?”…. First of all we can’t sell 100’s of blocks per week or per month. It is not a small block Chevy.
It takes Genesis 8 hours to fully CNC machine each block compared to less than 10 minutes (I think) on the Ford assembly line. Compare prices with Shelby’s aluminum block at over $5,000, or a Donovan, World products, Arias, or a Chrysler block.
Eric H. called a customer yesterday that was waiting for over a year and he said “I wish you would have called one month ago! Last month I paid $4,000 for a barely used 427 Side Oiler block!!”.
Another good thing about this Genesis block is that it will help lower the price on some of the super high priced used and N.O.S. 427 original blocks. OK, so maybe you cant afford $3-4k for a new block, so how is this going to help you out? I know some racers that have stockpiled 6,7 or 8 new and/or used 427 original blocks. When they switch over to the super strong Genesis block, they will sell all of their original blocks, which will put more used blocks on the market which also lowers the price you have to pay for one at your local swap meet or even on eBay. Another advantage to us die-hard FE guys is with Genesis and Shelby making 427 blocks and Edelbrock and Shelby making FE heads, it shows the aftermarket that the FE engine is alive & well and other parts like cranks, billet electric water pumps, rods, etc., are needed if customers are buying blocks and heads.
Ford Power Parts
14504 S. Carmenita Ave. Unit-D
Norwalk, Ca 90650
(562)921-5300, Fax (562)404-0900
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