[DeTomaso] eBay Alum Heads

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/28/09 13 39 17, daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com writes:


> We have a set of Pro Comps on the dyno 351C at the moment.
> We've not run them yet but they were not nearly as good as
> the CHI's on the flow bench.
> 

If you do a Google search, you'll find nothing but bad news about these 
Chinese-made knockoff heads.   Apparently (reading from people's personal 
experiences on other forums), they are cheap to buy, but so badly made that they 
require work (sometimes extensive work) to get them onto the engine (i.e. holes not 
placed in the proper locations, etc.) which can eat up much of the savings.

The Australians know how to build cylinder heads, and the Americans do too.   
But I wouldn't buy any performance parts from China--not out of any sense of 
outrage at China (I buy all sorts of stuff from Harbor Freight), but just 
because they don't have a clue what they're doing.   Plus, everything they make 
they stole from somebody else anyway...

Mike


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