Pricing for Head Work Options

[yarin]

Any have a list of their favorite head builders?

Just trying to get an idea of how much it would cost to recondition a basic set of 2.0 heads.

Stupid question, but are prices at Len's site per head or per pair? http://www.haminc.biz/vw/pricelist.shtml Does anyone know if these prices are current.

Lastly, does anyone have a reputable head guy in the northeast? How much should one expect to pay for a pair of good 2.0 heads, that aren't cracked and dont have any major issues?

Just trying to get a ballpark idea...

[Jake Raby]

I'll send you a head, have him rebuild it then I'll put it on an engine purposely overheated (with no cooling system) and we'll see how it fairs...

To make the comparison direct we'll use FI and put your buddys head on one side and Len's on the other. I'll also send a matched pair of 50K mile 1.8 heads that I have to receive the treatment, Len gets one head- your buddy gets the other. We'll dictate chamber volumes for each to maintain the same CR.. I'll use my equipment to video the shootout and we'll share it with the world.

A true shootout. If your buddy wins, he might just get a new customer- or several thousand.

We can take wagers on how hot the engine will get before the heads fail. I have the perfect test engine built sitting in the floor of the lab.
drop the hammer AT WOT, watch the temps climb and the power drop. When it goes bang we see who wins...

Sounds like fun and I never joke... Ask him when he wants to do it.

[brer]

I'll send you a head, have him rebuild it then I'll put it on an engine purposely overheated (with no cooling system) and we'll see how it fairs...

To make the comparison direct we'll use FI and put your buddys head on one side and Len's on the other. I'll also send a matched pair of 50K mile 1.8 heads that I have to receive the treatment, Len gets one head- your buddy gets the other. We'll dictate chamber volumes for each to maintain the same CR.. I'll use my equipment to video the shootout and we'll share it with the world.

A true shootout. If your buddy wins, he might just get a new customer- or several thousand.

We can take wagers on how hot the engine will get before the heads fail. I have the perfect test engine built sitting in the floor of the lab.
drop the hammer AT WOT, watch the temps climb and the power drop. When it goes bang we see who wins...

Sounds like fun and I never joke... Ask him when he wants to do it.

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You know who Don is jake, I dont understand why you feel we need some sort of showdown. I'm responding to yarins post, not challenging your obviously well supported engine program. He asked for cost, so I called Don and asked him what he would do a set of heads for a fellow 914world member for.

Watching someone work does wonders for your confidence in their abilities as I'm sure you understand. I've watched him work and I feel its worth putting his name into threads asking for recommendations. Considering the number of shops going under with the rise of the subaru I think there is merit in it, and he's a friend.

Maybe we should build drag cars or somethin dumb like that. We can call competition engineering and EBS too maybe?

Your defensiveness is a bit odd to tell you the truth. This is a community forum and I'm a member here, as are you.

So why don't we just leave it at that.

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