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Re: Head work

To: Daniel1312@aol.com
Subject: Re: Head work
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 14:48:03 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: TGElliott@infoave.net, Spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <554951c3.2448ef44@aol.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
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.

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|__  
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                                              '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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