What is the deal with these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD...270084903825QQihZ017QQitemZ270084903825QQrdZ1
Not that I contend they match up with say, Edelbrock, AFR, RHS, or any of the other big names. Still, if you're looking at reworking stock heads, can these be, economically and functionally, a better alternative?
I mean, for 750$, after springs etc., how bad of a deal is it. Especially since a friend of mine had his heads redone, broke several guideplates, bought several sets of springs, took them back and needed more machine work, he is way over 750$ (the valve spring reliefs were not deep enough). He talks about these Procomps all the time. Usually while spitting.
See here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21240
and here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23744
and here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25925
and finally (hopefully) here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26994
All because the machine shop failed to do it right the first time.
I am not trying to scare anyone (although I'm frightened, myself); I just wonder if a trip to the machine shop on these old heads is even worth the trouble anymore. At least as far as performance is concerned.
I am not against American products or labor. I am just against incompetence. Supposing we were to theorize that my friend's issues were due to a breakdown in communication, what's the difference in the end result? The machinist has a responsibility to understand his client's request, he failed. The heads were incorrectly prepared.
Woodsnake (my friend) is after all, a mechanic by trade. Therefore, he made his diagnosis on the assumption that the work he paid for was done correctly. It has been a year since the original head work was done…
Let's face it, not every machinist is a genius or even easy to work with. Getting an old set of heads reworked can be costly, emotionally and fiscally. Why not just bolt a set of these Procomp deals on for a budget build?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD...270084903825QQihZ017QQitemZ270084903825QQrdZ1
Not that I contend they match up with say, Edelbrock, AFR, RHS, or any of the other big names. Still, if you're looking at reworking stock heads, can these be, economically and functionally, a better alternative?
I mean, for 750$, after springs etc., how bad of a deal is it. Especially since a friend of mine had his heads redone, broke several guideplates, bought several sets of springs, took them back and needed more machine work, he is way over 750$ (the valve spring reliefs were not deep enough). He talks about these Procomps all the time. Usually while spitting.
See here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21240
and here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23744
and here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25925
and finally (hopefully) here:
http://www.mercurycougar.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26994
All because the machine shop failed to do it right the first time.
I am not trying to scare anyone (although I'm frightened, myself); I just wonder if a trip to the machine shop on these old heads is even worth the trouble anymore. At least as far as performance is concerned.
I am not against American products or labor. I am just against incompetence. Supposing we were to theorize that my friend's issues were due to a breakdown in communication, what's the difference in the end result? The machinist has a responsibility to understand his client's request, he failed. The heads were incorrectly prepared.
Woodsnake (my friend) is after all, a mechanic by trade. Therefore, he made his diagnosis on the assumption that the work he paid for was done correctly. It has been a year since the original head work was done…
Let's face it, not every machinist is a genius or even easy to work with. Getting an old set of heads reworked can be costly, emotionally and fiscally. Why not just bolt a set of these Procomp deals on for a budget build?