[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by adamo

See how easy that was.

Not sure if we know more now than before??

[jhein]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Not sure if we know more now than before??

Yep. He said "we'll see". Sounds like his goal is for standard pistons.

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by jhein

Yep. He said "we'll see". Sounds like his goal is for standard pistons.

Shouldn't be hard to make that work. The blueprint was drafted more than fifty years ago.

[slowbird]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Shouldn't be hard to make that work. The blueprint was drafted more than fifty years ago.

Or just take a head sit it on a short block and check, lol

It's cool to see all the excitement about these heads but I bet once they're being produced the valves end up in same location as eheads. Too many issues arise by moving them. Plus the max valve size Don stated in video isn't happening. Can't shrink the guide to guide distance by .050 and still be big valves in without them touching.
I'm just basing my comments off of what Don has said, maybe Don has misspoke or mixed up some numbers

[Formulajones]

Is BES doing the CNC program?

[TCSGTO]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Not sure if we know more now than before??

Maybe next time he can have the people doing the actual design and engineering answer questions?

[slowbird]

Originally Posted by TCSGTO

Maybe next time he can have the people doing the actual design and engineering answer questions?

Isn't that Don?

[Formulajones]

Well the concept and ideas may be Don's, but does he actually have a million dollar CNC machine to do the work?

That's why I posed my question. Tony was and still is heavily involved with the CNC programming and development of the RAV head and does a bunch of Pontiac development behind the scenes that most aren't even aware of. So it seems natural that he would also be involved with the development of this new RAIV head.

I do like the fact that the ends of the heads are already cast like a factory head with a provision for a freeze plug and all the other channels in place. That saves me a ton of time machining Eddy heads to mimic the factory casting.

[PAUL K]

Freeze plugs in the heads are great until they pop out. There's a reason folks replace them with a screw in fitting or welded plug.

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by PAUL K

Freeze plugs in the heads are great until they pop out. There's a reason folks replace them with a screw in fitting or welded plug.

I've never had one pop out lol

If ya want the look that's what ya gotta have.

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

I've never had one pop out lol

If ya want the look that's what ya gotta have.

Most likely you will have add them to a head first, before they pop out