Curt
Mini Mania offers them with various size intake valves (1.31" and 1.5") so I
guess the answer is yes.
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From <curt.onstott at orst.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: Group Parts Purchases..?
> Do you have any idea whether larger valves could be fitted economically?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Miller [mailto:millerls@ado13.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:26 PM
> To: Graziano, Michael; 'Bryan Vandiver'; spridgets@autox.team.net;
> JZIMMERM@exch.co.albemarle.va.us
> Subject: Re: Group Parts Purchases..?
>
>
> The two basic benefits of the aluminum head are less weight and better
heat
> dissipation allowing you to run higher compression.
>
> The weight probably would only matter to a racer.
>
> Other benefits over a stock head would depend on the valves and how the
head
> flows. It is probably an improvement of a stock head but from what I've
been
> told, the APT head flows better.
>
> I have the Pierce head but only have a couple of hundred miles since
> installation.
>
> Larry Miller
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graziano, Michael" <michael.graziano@csfb.com>
> To: "'Bryan Vandiver'" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>;
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <JZIMMERM@exch.co.albemarle.va.us>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 10:09 AM
> Subject: RE: Group Parts Purchases..?
>
>
> > Can anyone give me a rundown on what exactly the differences are between
> the
> > stock heads, and this aluminum heads? Performance? Durability? How are
> > each affected and why?
> >
> > Seriously clueless here.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bryan Vandiver [SMTP:Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:31 PM
> > > To: Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM; spridgets@autox.team.net;
> > > JZIMMERM@exch.co.albemarle.va.us
> > > Subject: Re: Group Parts Purchases..?
> > >
> > > It seems like there is a lot of interest in the aluminum heads. Maybe
> one
> > > of the
> > > 'list members' who is a dealer can get us a 'bulk discount' on a
batch
> of
> > >
> > > these. There would be several advantages to this:
> > >
> > > - a 'dealer' can get them wholesale, and still make a small profit
> > > - they would already have a good 'shipping mechanism' in place
> > > - we could use credit cards, etc to pay for them.
> > >
> > > The above would eliminate to burden of shipping and payment on an
> > > otherwise
> > > ill-equipped list member.
> > >
> > > - Bryan
> > >
> > > BTW - This wouldn't be considered a conspiracy would it, like our ill
> > > fated rare
> > > jack cartel???
> > >
> > > >To: "'Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM'" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>,
> > > "'spridgets@Autox.Team.Net'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > >Subject: Re: Group Parts Purchases..?
> > > >MIME-Version: 1.0
> > > >
> > > >I also would be interested in the alloy head. Anyone gotten one on
the
> > > flow
> > > >bench? Tricked out APT heads would be high on the list as well
> (Rimflow
> > > >valves, carbon fibre pushrods, 1.5 rockers, nice valve springs,
> etc.)...
> > > >
> > > >Jackson Zimmermann
> > > >jzimmerm@albemarle.org
> > > >'64 A-H Sprite
> > > >
> > > >------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:43:23 -0800 (PST)
> > > >From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
> > > >Subject: Re: Group Parts Purchases..?
> > > >
> > > >I might be interested in the Alloy head.
> > > >
> > > > - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye 1275)
> > > > San Jose, CA
> > > >
> > > >>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > >>Subject: Group Parts Purchases..?
> > > >>
> > > >>I'm getting started on fixing up a '70 MG Midget. Over the next few
> > > >months,
> > > >>I will be buying the following new items for my car. I imagine that
> > > other
> > > >>people on this list need to buy some of the same items. Perhaps we
> > > could
> > > >go
> > > >>to some of the prominent vendors of these Items and negotiate a
> discount
> > > on
> > > >>some of the items if we agree to purchase several at the same time.
I
> > > >don't
> > > >>want to make any money doing this, but saving money means I can buy
> more
> > > >>toys for my car!
> > > >>
> > > >>Things that I need:
> > > >>
> > > >>New Splined Hubs and Wire Wheels
> > > >>A five speed transmission conversion. (I've already got the 210
> > > >>transmission)
> > > >>
> > > >>An aluminum cylinder head (Pierce Manifolds sell 10 bare aluminum
> > > cylinder
> > > >>heads for $4500)
> > > >>or
> > > >>Maybe we could negotiate something with APT to have our cylinder
heads
> > > >>tricked out...
> > > >>
> > > >>A Mallory Unilite Electronic Distributor
> > > >>Pistons, Rings, Rod/Main bearings etc. etc etc.
> > > >>A new Cross Flow Radiator (A GOOD one-- not some cheap piece of junk
> > > that
> > > >is
> > > >>going to leak in two years!)
> > > >>A Death Ray
> > > >>
> > > >>Let me know what you are interested in and I'll float the idea by
the
> > > >>vendors.
> > > >>
> > > >>Curt Onstott - Crop and Soil Science Computing Admin
> > > >> Oregon State University. - (541) 737-5875 - Office: CrpS 153b
> > > >> http://www.css.orst.edu/curt
> > > >>No, life IS a contest. Perhaps it doesn't FEEL like a contest to
YOU
> > > >> because I WON so long ago. -Voorhis
> > > >> '70 MG Midget '75 Jaguar XJ6 '95 Specialized RockHopper
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> >
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