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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: socaljst1970 on September 21, 2014, 02:11:08 PM

Title: Machine shop reco's? head work
Post by: socaljst1970 on September 21, 2014, 02:11:08 PM

Whats the consensus of the best machine shops around?  Looking for someone that knows BBC performance heads through and through  :beer:

Title: Re: Machine shop reco's? head work
Post by: jimpen on September 21, 2014, 04:27:34 PM

Bostick Racing

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Title: Re: Machine shop reco's? head work
Post by: jyeager on September 21, 2014, 07:37:25 PM

Quote from: jimpen on September 21, 2014, 04:27:34 PM

Bostick Racing

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Bostick x2
Mike miller
AME Racing engines
Where are you located?



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Title: Re: Machine shop reco's? head work
Post by: socaljst1970 on September 21, 2014, 08:37:35 PM

i am in menifee

Title: Re: Machine shop reco's? head work
Post by: crewchief22 on September 21, 2014, 09:09:40 PM

I haven't dealt with them recently, but I've always had good results with Dougans in Riverside.

Title: Re: Machine shop reco's? head work
Post by: jyeager on September 21, 2014, 09:19:31 PM

Quote from: crewchief22 on September 21, 2014, 09:09:40 PM

I haven't dealt with them recently, but I've always had good results with Dougans in Riverside.

Yeah dougans is great too. That's who works on the trophy wife and F bomb 2 motors


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Title: Re: Machine shop reco's? head work
Post by: socaljst1970 on September 23, 2014, 12:52:16 PM

thanks guys.  ended up at Osborne in Murrieta since close an recommended by a couple people also.  Upon magnaflux he found a crack near spark plug hole and one near a bolt hole, both on one head.  Said has seen people run iron like that anyway, but i opted to replace it at first.  Here was the deal though, a Merlin head casting is $600 @ summit, then another $300+ for valve job and parts.  (guides very worn in my bad cylinder that you can pull the valve out half way and wiggle it a lot - impossible to hold compression). 

But then to Osbornes credit he said if you are gonna have $900+ in fixing iron heads, even though they are Merlins, why not look into aluminum.  Great guy there for sure.

I looked into aluminum and found some white performance heads ready to bolt on for about a grand.  Makes all the sense in the world for me.  Spoke to the owner, Fred White - really cool guy.  Anyhow - just recommending both Osborne in Murrieta for A+ honesty and White performance in TN for a solid deal on a built set of heads.

http://shop.whiteperformance.com/BBC-454-496-ALUM-HEADS-119cc-CHAMBER-320cc-RUNNER-HYD-ROLLER-RP-320-274.htm (http://shop.whiteperformance.com/BBC-454-496-ALUM-HEADS-119cc-CHAMBER-320cc-RUNNER-HYD-ROLLER-RP-320-274.htm)