implement ram with logic blocks

Agreed!!

We are desperatly in need of memory and can't afford to waste M9K like this :(

MLAB would be better than M9K, but my question was: is it even possible to force implementation with logic elements?

I think there is an option like this for FIFOs:

Parameter     use_eab
Type          String
Required      No
Description   Specifies whether or not the FIFO megafunction is 
              constructed using the RAM blocks. The values are ON or 
              OFF.
              Setting this parameter value to OFF yields the FIFO 
              megafunction implemented in logic elements regardless of 
              the type of the TriMatrix memory block type assigned to the 
              ram_block_type parameter.

Thx

Julien