On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 Daniel1312@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 16/4/1999 3:13:33PM, ulix@u.washington.edu writes:
>
> << I am getting the head for my Fiat done right now at the Fiat equivalent of
> APT (incidentally the company that manufactures the aluminum A-series head
> that everybody sells now). Bigger intake valves, bigger intake ports, cam
> reground, valves adjusted (shims), head resurfaced, all for under $600. >>
>
> A cheap price may simply mean there is less work to do in porting a Fiat head
> than an A-Series head. Also, there are ported heads and PORTED HEADS. How
> important the absolute last cfm of flow is will depend on whether the head is
> for a racer or a road car. There is also the phrase 'chasing a little
> horsepower with a lot of money'. Finally, I am sure APT can do a cheaper
> head that simply has less work done to it.
> Daniel1312
Daniel,
I agree, that's why I asked wether the $1000 included porting or just
bigger valves.
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