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I was really happy to find out when I dropped the head off to find out that Jim Thompson formerly of Sunbelt Engines is now doing head work at\u00a0Mazworx. He did all the work on the head. I wasn’t in a position to post about it then as I didn’t get his permission to mention it. It really felt good knowing “an old hand” was going to be doing the work.<\/p>\n
I knew there was going to be a little bit of an issue with the\u00a0exhaust\u00a0seats\u00a0as I had to move the valves from their original position. There is a step on one side that I can blend and a ledge on the other side. None of us feel it’s going to be a problem for this build. The next design will have a smaller as cast seat area so there will be more meat.<\/p>\n
The other issue is for some reason I felt it was a good idea to put a boss inside the port for the\u00a0valve\u00a0guides. They won’t be in the next gen either. There is plenty of meat for the guides without the bosses.<\/p>\n I’ve waited a long time to see this:<\/p>\n Starting to look like a finished product. I was really happy to find out when I dropped the head off to find out that Jim Thompson formerly of Sunbelt Engines is now doing head work at\u00a0Mazworx. He did all the work on the head. I wasn’t in a position to post about it then … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"