QUOTE(MikeM @ Oct 22 2021, 03:08 PM)
Interesting...I wonder who makes them?
hey there guys, i contacted Stoddards about these this summer while i was looking for heads to replace mine for a rebuild. They are the rough castings that from Taiwan that AA gets so not german not authentic. They need work and new everything. All the VW and Porsche engine builders out there that get new castings are stripping them down and replacing the valves, seats,guides, retainers and springs with better stuff, so i think you can buy them cheaper bare and then either build them up yourself or have someone do it for you.
I chose not to get them from Stoddards because of finding a lot of information about the sub-quality parts installed on them , not by Stoddards but from the company that manufacturs and supplies them to Stoddards.