Re: cams & heads

["Bruce Bell" <bbell@bbell.com>]

Unka Bart, that is an intriguing idea!  So much so I'll
take it a little further.  I thought, if one goes to this
effort, why not start with a top notch head from Eurospec.
So I called them.  Expecting to be laughed off the face of
the earth. Bruce at EuroSpec, to my surprise,  actually is
interested in casting the 5 cyl. heads. Seems the VW market
is slowing down and they want  to move more toward Audi. 
So if you want one of these or think you might, call Bruce
at (408) 848-4203 ext. 229.  

For those of you who don't know of EuroSpec, they make a
killer high flowing head for the 8 valve VW's.  I have
never done business with them or used their products, so
I'll let others on the list speak to their mettle.

Merry Christmas!

Bruce

> Bruce Bell reflects:
> > QSHIPQ said:
> > > Those mechanical valve heads may not be sea anchors
after
> >  >all...
> 
> > This takes me back 
......
> > Audi let us down during the evolution of the 5
> > cyl. head. To my knowledge there never was a 5 cyl.
> > counterpart to the '83 US GTI head.  
....
> > providing all the benefits Scott is implying because
> > solid lifter heads flow better.
> >
> > Did a head like that ever exist in the European
markets?
>
> Quien Sabe?  But did you see the article in VW & Porsche
(before it became
> EC) about the guy who built a 4-cyl 911 engine by cutting
one cyl off the
> end of each of two engines, then joining the singletons
to form a four?
> 
> Wonder if such a scheme would work with heads...?  And if
so, could one
> build a head for a UR-Q from '83 GTI heads thataway...?
> 
> Bart