I don't think the problem will be melting, rather can it handle the stresses of an engine that produces 650HP and 811 lb.ft. of torque -- The new Mercedes V8's are Al blocks, and the AMG versions produce some seriuos power also - so it comes down to engineering -------
On 3/4/06, Bill Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know about alloys, but I think the melting point will be much > higher i.e. Al pistons. Al is good transfer of heat/cold > Land Rover have Al body but the engine firewall is made out of steel > to protect from fire ... > > Next time in a junk yard, look at the melted/deformed Al parts of a > car in a fire......of course, water cools the heads and others, but a > car fire, nothing to cool the part, will melt/deform under the high heat > .... > > Bill > 1981 300 TD -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D 243K, Rattled '87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car '81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car '78 450SLC 67K, brown car '97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go
