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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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anybody ever used them or now someone who has? the want 870 bux to p&p my head with valve job and flow bench.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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I don't know about them, but Patriot --> was running
a substantially lower price to do a CNC porting job on
send-'em-in heads, back around Christmas time. Hell,
I think it was like $700 for LS6 castings -and- CNC. A
$870 one-off, on your heads, the guy had better be
somebody special talented and extra trustworthy.

I'm always suspicious of outfits with cutesy names like
that, as if they're long on sell and short on personal
reputation. But I have no specific knowledge in this
case.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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dont ever give your ls1 heads to someone without tons of proven experience. they arenothing like old school heads.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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they do all kinds of work on cars they seemed like he knew what he was talking about when i told him what i had but one of my buddies said hes heard some bad **** about them but you hear bad **** about any place so i wanted to see if anybody else knew anything theyve been in business for i think 12 or 15 years.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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My friend had his bottomend built by them its a 382 stroker ls6. It has no problems. Runs strong.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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building a short block and porting heads are completely different issues.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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I've used them before with good luck but not on an LSx. Only on my Dart Pro 1 heads for my truck.
They have done me right in the past on sbc stuff.
They also do nitrous refils on Saturdays which is good for the truck!
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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They are notorious for screwing up things and taking weeks to compelete simple jobs, I only use them for resurfacing exhaust manifolds :)
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