Mark,
they are manufacturing it under contract for Pierce Manifolds, so I
suspect they don't sell direct.
Check out http://www.pbseng.com
Click on Special Products...
Ulix
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Haynes, Mark wrote:
> 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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