Ulix, what kind of price do these people quote for an A-series head? Since
they manufacture them, I would hope it would be less than elsewhere.
Mark Haynes
'62 HAN6 RMVR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ulix Goettsch [SMTP:ulix@u.washington.edu]
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 9:09 AM
> To: Travis G Elliott
> Cc: Spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Head work
>
> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Travis G Elliott wrote:
>
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > I haven't had the work done yet, David said that at the moment they were
> > stockpiled with work until around June.
> >
> > The work consisted of regrinding the exhaust and intake valves, putting
> in
> > larger stainless steel valves, putting in magnesium valve guides, and
> > lastly putting new better valve springs. The quoted price was $995.
> While
> > this seemed a little high, he is used to doing these engines.
> > I checked with local shops about the regrinds and even had the specs
> with
> > diagrams of what I wanted, but nobody would touch it.
>
> Travis,
> hmmm, what exactly do they do? You said regrinding the valves, then you
> said new valves. That can't be all you get for $1000, can it? Do you get
> some porting, resurfacing of the head? Well maybe that's ok, since it
> includes all the parts...
>
> 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.
>
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