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Re: [TR] Aluminum head?

To: mdporter@dfn.com, wbeech@flash.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Aluminum head?
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 11:56:50 +0000 (UTC)
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Way cool.=C2=A0 I'll bet there's a market for it if it can be adapted to th=
e TR6.
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Dave=20

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From: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>


(Not against aluminum heads, at all.=C2=A0 There are advantages to them.=C2=
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just think, because of the small variability of the figure-eight gaskets=20
and the cylinder heights, that they're probably ill-suited, in the=20
configuration they're being produced, for wet-sleeve engines.=C2=A0 I've be=
en=20
designing, off and on, on a 4-valve OHC head for the GT6 which, now that=20
there's machinable wax available for 3D-printers, can be 3D-printed and=20
investment-cast.)


Cheers.

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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM


Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance=
....


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<div><font size="3">Way cool.&nbsp; I'll bet there's a market for it if it can 
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From: Michael Porter &lt;mdporter@dfn.com&gt;<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">(Not against aluminum heads, at all.&nbsp; There are advantages 
to them.&nbsp; I <br clear="none">just think, because of the small variability 
of the figure-eight gaskets <br clear="none">and the cylinder heights, that 
they're probably ill-suited, in the <br clear="none">configuration they're 
being produced, for wet-sleeve engines.&nbsp; I've been <br 
clear="none">designing, off and on, on a 4-valve OHC head for the GT6 which, 
now that <br clear="none">there's machinable wax available for 3D-printers, can 
be 3D-printed and <br clear="none">investment-cast.)
<div class="yqt8260078043" id="yqtfd86005"><br clear="none"><br 
clear="none"><br clear="none">Cheers.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br 
clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Michael Porter<br 
clear="none">Roswell, NM<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br 
clear="none">Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking 
distance....<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
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