Who can i send my T4 heads to, Len does not want to rebuild anymore |
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Who can i send my T4 heads to, Len does not want to rebuild anymore |
jsayre914 |
Jan 25 2010, 10:57 AM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I just got a email from Len Hoffman today. He is focused on producing new Heads, not rebuilding used ones anymore (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
Every time i do a search, it always leads to LEN. Who can I send my 2.0 heads to now?? I need to get on this 2056 build. any other recomendations??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
HAM Inc |
Jan 26 2010, 05:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 846 Joined: 24-July 06 From: Watkinsville,GA Member No.: 6,499 Region Association: None |
I agree with everything Jake just said and some of what Randy said.
I know that spending big money on a pair of heads for you car is not fun. No one see's them once they are installed. You can't continue to admire them when they are beneath the sheet-metal. But we are not throwing the baby out with the bath water. If anything we are taking risk to ensure that those out there who do want the highest possible quality cylinder heads have that option. Trust me the decision was not made lightly. As a business man it is tough to turn down work, so I put the decision off for several years until it just became a no-brainer. Jake made that commitment in '04! And his business has grown during those years. Perhaps it is because he doesn't compromise his kits and turnkey engines with a hodge-podge of used heads? If we had a consistent source of quality cores then that would be peachy. Unfortunately it's true that I couldn't buy a decent lunch if I had a dollar for every truly cherry pair of T4 heads I've seen in the last 4 years. (Which reminds me. I will work over a pair of O.E. NOS heads. Years ago a well known 914 vendor showed me a pair NOS 2.0 heads still in the cosmoline. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him now was the time to replace the valve seats!) If you want the best possible engine you will not use 35 year old heads. My business was built on the idea of providing my customers with what I feel is the best quality available at the best price possible, not providing the lowest price possible and tailoring the quality to fit that lower price. |
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