So What's Going On with Precison Race Components?
08-09-2005, 07:35 PM
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So What's Going On with Precison Race Components? We like to keep customers informed as to what is going on at PRC. 
There are a few great things happening, so I'll address them individually.
The first new addition to Precision Race Components is our full-time cylinder head specialist, Freddy. He is a graduate from both Universal Technical Institute and the School of Automotive Machinists. He was in the top 5% of both graduating classes, so he really knows his stuff. He specialized in automotive block and cylinder head machining, and he has worked in-depth with the LSx-based cylinder heads. He played a major part in developing the ports on Judson's LS6 cylinder heads that were used to run 9.1's naturally aspirated! He started working for PRC yesterday, and he will be doing all of the hand-finishing, assembly, and flowing of all cylinder heads. He will also be doing a lot of developmental work with various cylinder heads that we think everyone will be pretty excited about. We are not at liberty to discuss what is being worked on at this time for various reasons, but we will certainly keep customers in the loop as much as possible as we make added progress. All of the work (i.e. CNCing, hand-finishing, assembly, decking, flowing, etc.) will be done in-house, and all cylinder heads will ship out with a flow sheet in the box. We purchased a SuperFlow 600 flow bench, along with all of our other equipment. We have very stringent checks and balances in place, and if a cylinder head deviates more than three CFM from what we expect they will not ship out. As part of our continuing effort to provide the best products with the best performance, we will be experimenting with different valve brands, sizes, angles, back-cuts, various porting techniques, etc. While the cylinder heads perform very well in their current state, we are and will always be working to make the cylinder heads flow that much better. Having someone like Freddy with extensive cylinder head experience is just another step at making PRC's cylinder heads the best on the market, while also offering added reassurance that you're getting exactly what you ordered -- the best cylinder head for the best price. All current customers waiting to receive their cylinder heads will have them finished in-house with all work done by Freddy. We want all of the checks and balances in place for any cylinder heads leaving. The heads are already CNC'ed and in line for assembly. We are the first to admit that it has taken much longer than expected to get cylinder heads to customers, and we apologize for that. This is one of the many reasons why all of the work has been brought in-house. With 100% control, we will be able to give customers accurate ship dates on their cylinder heads. We are going to get all of the back-orders taken care of and be able to keep a few sets of cylinder heads on the shelf at all times so cylinder heads will be able to ship the same day!
Feel free to give us a call or e-mail one of us if you have any questions or concerns.
Trevor
There are a few great things happening, so I'll address them individually.The first new addition to Precision Race Components is our full-time cylinder head specialist, Freddy. He is a graduate from both Universal Technical Institute and the School of Automotive Machinists. He was in the top 5% of both graduating classes, so he really knows his stuff.
He specialized in automotive block and cylinder head machining, and he has worked in-depth with the LSx-based cylinder heads. He played a major part in developing the ports on Judson's LS6 cylinder heads that were used to run 9.1's naturally aspirated! He started working for PRC yesterday, and he will be doing all of the hand-finishing, assembly, and flowing of all cylinder heads. He will also be doing a lot of developmental work with various cylinder heads that we think everyone will be pretty excited about. We are not at liberty to discuss what is being worked on at this time for various reasons, but we will certainly keep customers in the loop as much as possible as we make added progress. All of the work (i.e. CNCing, hand-finishing, assembly, decking, flowing, etc.) will be done in-house, and all cylinder heads will ship out with a flow sheet in the box. We purchased a SuperFlow 600 flow bench, along with all of our other equipment. We have very stringent checks and balances in place, and if a cylinder head deviates more than three CFM from what we expect they will not ship out. As part of our continuing effort to provide the best products with the best performance, we will be experimenting with different valve brands, sizes, angles, back-cuts, various porting techniques, etc. While the cylinder heads perform very well in their current state, we are and will always be working to make the cylinder heads flow that much better. Having someone like Freddy with extensive cylinder head experience is just another step at making PRC's cylinder heads the best on the market, while also offering added reassurance that you're getting exactly what you ordered -- the best cylinder head for the best price. All current customers waiting to receive their cylinder heads will have them finished in-house with all work done by Freddy. We want all of the checks and balances in place for any cylinder heads leaving. The heads are already CNC'ed and in line for assembly. We are the first to admit that it has taken much longer than expected to get cylinder heads to customers, and we apologize for that. This is one of the many reasons why all of the work has been brought in-house. With 100% control, we will be able to give customers accurate ship dates on their cylinder heads. We are going to get all of the back-orders taken care of and be able to keep a few sets of cylinder heads on the shelf at all times so cylinder heads will be able to ship the same day! Feel free to give us a call or e-mail one of us if you have any questions or concerns.
Trevor
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08-09-2005, 11:04 PM
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Good to see you guys doing EVERYTHING in-house now. I'm sure that will be a good move for you guys. But, wouldn't you want someone with a little more experience doing the heads? I'm sure Freddy is a smart guy and a good machinist, but I would think that mastering the art of cylinder head porting/design would come with LOTS of trial & error as well as years and years of experience.
Glad to see you guys making a valliant effort at getting the Quality Control where it needs to be.
Goodluck!
Glad to see you guys making a valliant effort at getting the Quality Control where it needs to be.
Goodluck!
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With the stuff thats learned over at SAM im sure hell work out just fine. Good luck to you guys, and I cant wait to see whats in store for the future.
08-10-2005, 01:48 AM
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Fun stuff, he's already found some 'hidden' cfm on a CNC test head we let him loose on for a few hours. 
Even I have learned a few things from our new employee. Having a complete cylinder head setup in-house is nice already and its not even at optimum yet. I'm ready to get my PRC heads as soon as the backorders are filled, customers first though. Dyno results will follow my personal cars install. 
Some additional info for those that are not local.....We recently added a new 3000sq ft building at the TSP/PRC 'compound' which is where all the new equipment resides, the final electrical work was done today (lighting). The new building is a 60% increase in total shop area and is used by both PRC and the TSP shipping dept. PRC Operations take up about 25% of the total space of both buildings. I'll see if we can add some pics to the TSP website of the new building and equipment.
Even I have learned a few things from our new employee. Having a complete cylinder head setup in-house is nice already and its not even at optimum yet. I'm ready to get my PRC heads as soon as the backorders are filled, customers first though. Dyno results will follow my personal cars install. Some additional info for those that are not local.....We recently added a new 3000sq ft building at the TSP/PRC 'compound' which is where all the new equipment resides, the final electrical work was done today (lighting). The new building is a 60% increase in total shop area and is used by both PRC and the TSP shipping dept. PRC Operations take up about 25% of the total space of both buildings. I'll see if we can add some pics to the TSP website of the new building and equipment.
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Am I tripping or wasn't this thread posted early this morning, cleaned up and reposted? I must have missed something?
Welcome to Freddy and the congrats on the facility expansion. Will be nice to have the in house work kicking out some badass product line.
Good luck.
Welcome to Freddy and the congrats on the facility expansion. Will be nice to have the in house work kicking out some badass product line.
Good luck.
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Holy F*ing ****! Thank God you replied...you have no idea what the hell I have been through this evening! I was telling someone about the heads, and the work, and then tried finding the post, and search was nothing.... I seriously thought I was flipping crazy, not to say I am not a little off kilter now n then, but **** man. I was losing sleep over this one! So its not in my head, thank you.
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08-10-2005, 07:15 AM
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well let me ask this then. theoretically, if you were to get some new heads, what you the volume of the combustion chamber be on the smaller of the two be? this is compleatly hypothetical- of course.
08-10-2005, 11:13 PM
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So when will they be ready to ship? I have some on order through a guy in Alabama and really need my car so I can get a job to pay for these. 
I hope soon though cause my wife is starting to ride my ***!! 
I hope soon though cause my wife is starting to ride my ***!!
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Originally Posted by BDiddy#11
So when will they be ready to ship? I have some on order through a guy in Alabama and really need my car so I can get a job to pay for these. I hope soon though cause my wife is starting to ride my ***!!
I hope soon though cause my wife is starting to ride my ***!!