[cgeise]

It seems you have a knack for finding suppliers that dont - or cannt provide what is promised -- ouch

[blueghoast]

Wow that just sucks.


GT.

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by cgeise

It seems you have a knack for finding suppliers that dont - or cannt provide what is promised -- ouch

Can any of you guys provide me with a list of suppliers which can deliver on what is promised AND also stand behind their work?

[pastry_chef]

Originally Posted by RAIV-Z

Can any of you guys provide me with a list of suppliers which can deliver on what is promised AND also stand behind their work?

What are your goals at this time?

something like a turn-key Turbo/Engine combination potentially complicated and expensive.

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by pastry_chef

What are your goals at this time?

something like a turn-key Turbo/Engine combination potentially complicated and expensive.

First, determine what it would take/cost to get what I have now to reliably make the original day 1 target HP goal which was 1600hp running on pump gas. If this is not a realistic goal, race gas or possibly E85 is acceptable. The short list would include cleaning up the valve train, dry deck, reverse cool, o-ring , disassemble and verify all clearances.

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by RAIV-Z

Can any of you guys provide me with a list of suppliers which can deliver on what is promised AND also stand behind their work?

Technosports
Autry Road
Livonia, Michigan
734-261-0060

They have been building Race cars for Road Race applications since the 70s and they today are a prime
supplier of prototype fabrication work for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Borg Warner, and NASCAR.


McLaren Engines Inc
32233 8 MILE RD
Livonia, Michigan, MI 48152-1361
(248) 213-0619

Richard Cole (a Pontiac Guy) has built more racing headers (in Stainless) than Carter has pills. Experience in Trans Am Racing fabrication, Fabricator for many SVO-SVT projects, has built many sets of Turbo Headers for my projects at Ford.

Has also built a lot of custom stainless headers for different Pontiac race cars in the Detroit area. Owns 3 Firebirds.

Neither place is cheap but both organizations do it right and stand behind their work.
Full CNC and Water Jet capabilities as well as CAD capabilities.

So there ARE places that DO have experience in building Racing Stainless Headers for NA and Boosted Applications and they are not learning on your dime.

Tom Vaught

ps Richard also worked for Technosports for several years on the Trans Am fabrication work.

I am really sorry Ed that you got a welder as a header builder, that does not know how to FABRICATE proper headers for Turbo Applications.

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by cgeise

It seems you have a knack for finding suppliers that dont - or cannt provide what is promised -- ouch

Just to be clear, Lynn McCarty was responsible for picking the machine shop “BES Racing Engines” and the header fabricator “The Indy Cartel”.

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by RAIV-Z

Just to be clear, Lynn McCarty was responsible for picking the machine shop “BES Racing Engines” and the header fabricator “The Indy Cartel”.

Just to be clear, Ed, I think that BES Racing Engines only does the finish work on the heads and Lynn has some guy he is partnered with do the initial basic machining somewhere else. (All of the Head Bolt Holes, Deck Surface, Valve Cover Surface, Intake Manifold Mating Surface, Accessory Bracket Hole Machining, Valve Guides, Rocket Studs, etc.)

Tom Vaught

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

Just to be clear, Ed, I think that BES Racing Engines only does the finish work on the heads and Lynn has some guy he is partnered with do the initial basic machining somewhere else. (All of the Head Bolt Holes, Deck Surface, Valve Cover Surface, Intake Manifold Mating Surface, Accessory Bracket Hole Machining, Valve Guides, Rocket Studs, etc.)

Tom Vaught

Thanks for the clarification Tom, you’re correct.