This is a point of contention, isn't it?
Some say as you you do ( Daniel Stapleton ) while others ( David Anton ( or is
it Vizard? ) ) prefer to not use the aluminum heads due to poor 'flow'.
Hopefully, I've got that right. For my part, I'm ignorant, but hope to learn.
( Don't all pipe up to agree, okay? )
For me though, the aluminum is out because of the cost. :(
> From: "David Riker" <davriker@pacbell.net>
> Unless you are restricted due to a racing class, why spend the time, effort
> & money on buying, porting, and assembling ANY stock head casting, when the
> aluminum heads are superior out of the box? Aluminum is ligher, runs
> cooler, tollerates higher compression on pump gas, less prone to cracking,
> and the ports start out flowing better than any production head.
>
> David Riker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brent Porter" <brentshealey@gmail.com>
> > If you can find one, a 12G940 head is worth it's weight in.... cast
> > iron! For a hot street motor, it is a really good choice. Needs very
> > little, if any port work. Just my .02
> > On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 9:49:34 -0500, Robert Duquette
> > <robertduquette@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >> PS: don't confuse me with someone who knows what he's doing. :)
> >> Keep those suggestions coming.
> >>
> >> One other thing that I did, was purchase a new MG Metro head on ebay. A
> >> bit of a mistake. My ported/polished/etc head was cracked and my request
> >> had been to weld it. Engine builder mentions ( like 2 years later ) that
> >> he'd rather start from a good core than to do that, but he'll fix mine as
> >> a last resort and I reluctantly say 'okay' and suddenly I'm at the front
> >> of the line.
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