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entry Jun 1 2005, 09:03 AM
I picked up my heads yesterday. Wow, Ollie's did a fabulous job. pray.gif pray.gif pray.gif Most independant Porsche shops in SoCal use them but they're kind of expensive. Worth every penny I'd say. I doubt I'll be able to snag some pictures since I don't have a digital camera. Maybe that will be my next computer item (or a 3200 Athalon XP CPU). The rap sheet for the heads include:
-Hot-Tanked
-Valve job (48in x 38ex)
-Stainless valves (intake)
-New valve seats
-Port & Polish
-Port-Match for intake manifolds
-All chambers matched to 56cc's
-Repeaired spark-plug holes

Since I was nearby I headed down to Skline's Garage (still trying to get him a 30-minute spot on the Discovery channel). Robert was there preparing to install a new front sway bar. I believe he didn't have the reinforcement flanges from Engman so he'll be installing this friday instead. Elliot also stopped by to pick up Robert's old front spoiler and hung around for a while. Lisa and I made a 1hr lunch-run (where's In 'N Out? confused24.gif) and when we got back Robert & Scott were lowering his car. After he was all done Scott helped me lower the front end on mine as well. Now it doesn't feel like a 4x4 truck biggrin.gif I think it may be too low as I actually SCRAPED my front spoiler for once. It came down about 3.5in, maybe raise it back up an inch, half an inch at least.

While at Scott's I bought from him the 2.0L tin that I needed for the heads. Now all I have left for this new engine are some Oil lines to run to the front of the car (going to use my cooler I think, or for another day), Cam & Lifters, and Oil Relief Pistons. Then I save up the $250 or so to take my engine internals to Rimco and have them balanced, counter-weighted, and my flywheel trimmed down to 12 pounds (per Scott's reccommendation). He says at 14lbs there won't be a noticeable difference in the engine's revving up or down, at 11lbs it's fast enough to shear fan bolts, 12lbs is just right.

Off to work!

 
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