What is a Long Block?
11-22-2004, 11:14 AM
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Piston engines:
"Short" block: the lower half of the engine, from the headgasket down (no head or heads, depending on engine.)
"Long" block: the entire engine, sometimes with manifolds.
Rotary engines:
"Short" block: just the assembled engine.
"Long" block: assembled engine with manifolds.
Long blocks are cheaper because it's just the engine. What one needs to "work" depends on the engine and intended body.
"Short" block: the lower half of the engine, from the headgasket down (no head or heads, depending on engine.)
"Long" block: the entire engine, sometimes with manifolds.
Rotary engines:
"Short" block: just the assembled engine.
"Long" block: assembled engine with manifolds.
Long blocks are cheaper because it's just the engine. What one needs to "work" depends on the engine and intended body.
11-23-2004, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Kai
Piston engines:
"Short" block: the lower half of the engine, from the headgasket down (no head or heads, depending on engine.)
"Long" block: the entire engine, sometimes with manifolds.
Rotary engines:
"Short" block: just the assembled engine.
"Long" block: assembled engine with manifolds.
Long blocks are cheaper because it's just the engine. What one needs to "work" depends on the engine and intended body.
"Short" block: the lower half of the engine, from the headgasket down (no head or heads, depending on engine.)
"Long" block: the entire engine, sometimes with manifolds.
Rotary engines:
"Short" block: just the assembled engine.
"Long" block: assembled engine with manifolds.
Long blocks are cheaper because it's just the engine. What one needs to "work" depends on the engine and intended body.
11-23-2004, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by augy
yet the short block costs more?
11-27-2004, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Kai
Not sure where you are shopping, but a shortblock should never be more expensive then the a similar model longblock.
11-28-2004, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 1stGenCRXer
No, cheaper than a whole swap.