Re: Please be available by October!!
Originally posted by tazgn
I was just wondering if anyone had a GOOD idea when the blocks would be available? .......TA performance can count me in for one of them. Derrick
Here is what I posted today:
"The TA aluminum I just examined looks like no other
Buick V-6 block! The stage block heritage is plainly
seen, but also MANY improvements.
It is firm, this is the casting that I will bring to Bowling
Green at the GSCA National meet this May. It will be
displayed at Jack Cotton's booth, who is also a
TA Performance dealer.
A major difference from a stock block is the location
of the oil pick up. It will be at the end of the block like
a stage II block and will use a special pick up tube.
The entire oiling system has been revised internally
for MUCH better distribution. It can be easily set up
for dry or wet sump operation.
The block weighs about 80 pounds and will still be close
to that when finished with caps and liners. Many other
features of this block will make it very desireable, not
only for use in turbo Buicks, but others vehicles as well,
such as street rods, mini-trucks, sand rails, etc.
This is a very exciting development in the Buick
performance world as TA will continue development
of products to support a "killer V-6".
TA aluminum heads will be available this summer.
The final design is under way, and with input from
experts like Ken D. will be the best heads available.
A stock replacement intake is also on the drawing
board. Other internal items like rods, pistons, bearings
and other pieces obsolete, or soon to be, will be
offered through TA Performance and its dealers.
The TA deep aluminum transmission pan for the
200-4R will also be shown in BG and will be available
soon as they are currently being machined.
For those of you not going to BG, check out pics
of the block on the TA Performance web site
that Jack posted. More to come soon........!"