Who can i send my T4 heads to, Len does not want to rebuild anymore |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Who can i send my T4 heads to, Len does not want to rebuild anymore |
jsayre914 |
Jan 25 2010, 10:57 AM
Post
#1
|
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) |
RoadGlue |
Jan 27 2010, 05:40 PM
Post
#2
|
Sonoma County Gear Head Group: Admin Posts: 2,033 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 108 Region Association: Northern California |
There's a market for the shiny new heads that should go on Jake's expensive powerhouse motors. His reputation is on the line and this is all he does. He can't and shouldn't gamble on used heads. Got that, check. Will one of his turn-key motors ever find its way into one my humble cars? Highly unlikely unless I sell my home and decide to live in a trailer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Well, something like that.
However there are those of us who have found that the used retreads (haha) have always worked good-as-new. My cars have always been my daily drivers too and I rack up a ton of hard miles on them. I've never hesitated to take them on 1000+ mile road trips and I've never had a head fail. Sure, heat cycling takes it's toll. Nobody is debating that either. $2K heads are likely always going to be more reliable than used heads. But by what percentage on a stock'ish motor? It's a gamble that I think most of us are willing to take when you have faith in your machinist and the design VW/Porsche made. I don't think this discussion would be happening if we were seeing a lot of instances in the garage where motors were dying off due to head failures. If that were happening we'd all be lining up for new heads with me at the head of it. Failures happen from time to time, but it's simply not something that comes up very often. There's a LOT of us and we're all really good at complaining and wining when something goes wrong. We've got skills there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I'll start the list. My name is Randy and my Type 4 machinist is: Soren Andersen 468 Yolanda Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6338 (707) 542-7872 |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 7th June 2024 - 05:26 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |