I just flushed $300 down the toilet.

[boost geek]

Iv'e been waiting well over a month to get my head back, which wasn't really a big deal, but I looked at it today when I got home, and thought "what kinda botched piece of crap is this?" Where's my interlocking seats? It's a 445 head that was getting big valves that I was gonna use on my oval port intake, guess not this year. Cyl #2 has a proper ex valve seat, with a 33.3mm i/d. The other 3 have a regular seat with a 31.7mm i/d opening, maybe slightly larger than stock, but not for a 36.8mm valve. The intake seats are all 36.3mm i/d, supposed to fit a 44mm valve. My original seats were actually wider than these, as I opened them up a bit with a die grinder.

Cyl #1 with "new big valve seats"


Cyl #2 with a proper ex seat but small intake.


Cyl #3


Cyl #4


The guides were replaced, but they are shorter than the roofs, might be hard to see on the pic.


I'm kinda dissapointed that I can't bolt this thing on and go, it's kinda useless to me with the way the seats are, and the machine shop is closed for holidays for the next couple weeks. Even if he fixes it, racing for me will probably be done, because my S.C. runs out of insurance on Sept.10.

[contraption22]

Wow... thats some pretty rough work on that head.

[Force Fed Mopar]

Well, partially I don't know what I'm looking at, partially the pics are fuzzy. Can you maybe add in little arrows pointing out what's wrong with it?

[boost geek]

You should be seeing interlocking valve seats.

[puppet]

Were the chambers ported with a cold chisel?

[Force Fed Mopar]

You should be seeing interlocking valve seats.

Lol, I don't know what that means The tapered parts should be touching, or what?

[boost geek]

Were the chambers ported with a cold chisel?

You must be referring to the last pic? That was from putting the seat in.

[BadAssPerformance]

So... dare I ask... wheredja get it?

[bakes]

What did he do to my old spare race head its butchered, i would kick some --- when he gets back that un acceptable from a that machine shop (thought he was good)!

[puppet]

You must be referring to the last pic? That was from putting the seat in.

... woah

[boost geek]

So... dare I ask... wheredja get it?

The same place Simon gets his stuff done.

No wonder his stuff always breaks.

[BadAssPerformance]

The same place Simon gets his stuff done.

No wonder his stuff always breaks.

Oh Snap!

[turbovanman²]

The same place Simon gets his stuff done.

No wonder his stuff always breaks.

Its not because of that,

He's the only one that fix's the stuff others mess up.

I don't know what to say, and I can't defend it because its bad,

[boost geek]

Sorry man, meant it as a joke.

Just feeling kinda grumpy right now...

[The Pope]

the exhaust seats should be around 32-33mm ID and the intake should be around 40mm ID. Then you have to open them yourself to the right ID. You should have had them cut to big valve size before they gave them back, this is one way THEY would have known they screwed up. Actually looks better than a 445 I'm working on for some one...

[contraption22]

I hope you get your money back. I wouldn't have paid a dime for work like that.

[Juggy]

im guessing you asked for the interlocking seats? if so, and they didnt install them, at YOUR request, id say its THEIR F up

i got big valves too....BUT...all seats are STOCK. only 1 seat was changed, non interlocking, for #4 intake valve. only seat ive had a prob with.

[BadAssPerformance]

IIR, only need interlocking if going larger than 44mm I 36.8mm E ... like 38mm E with the 44mm I requires them...

[turbovanman²]

I know he will take care of it when he gets back. He was in a rush to go camping, again, not making excuses and yeah, puts you behind 2 weeks.

[black86glhs]

I say blame Simon!!!!