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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve Bryant
It's not always easy bringing a new product to market. I've worked for a manufacturer for over thirty years and development and production delays are common occurrences, especially when the company wants to really get things right. Also, things are not always within the control of the company developing the product. Sometimes it's suppliers, raw material availability, etc. Along this line, just consider the similar difficulties that ET Performance (heads) and World Castings have (heads and block) had in the past year.

It's hard to wait. But sometimes good things require patience.

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Great statement Steve. We are currently making some changes to the molds. As Steve said, it takes time to make things happen.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 10:12 AM
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I agree. I'd much rather see a quality product than a rushed one. I just hate that it's not ready when I am.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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The changes to our molds have been made and they are on the way back to the foundry. We get in line and hopefully have some castings here soon.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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any news????
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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ttt


are we there yet
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Hey Gunnar whats the news on the heads? Is your site down for maintenance?
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bump to the top whats new with these
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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We have final samples being machined now. We will approve these final samples and then heads will be poured. It is looking like we will have heads in Feb.
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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update?
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nothing yet?
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 03:18 AM
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Whats the word???
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunnar@Patriot
Yes sir, these are an aftermarket casting of our own design. We have spent over a year on the development of these heads. The Predator will have features such as thick deck, material added to rocker stands, raised valve cover rail, choice of 3 different runner sizes, and choice of combustion chamber and bore sizes. The parts used to build these heads will be only the best quality parts available. If you are in the market for an aftermarket head, our Predator castings will be a great option for you.
Hey Gunnar, You mention choice of comb. chamber size. Will you be going as large as the AFR`s 205 with the option of a 76cc chamber. I may be looking to keep dropping compression in the future? Thanks
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Green MOnster
Whats the word???
+1 ..also paitently waiting myself
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 10:04 AM
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Speed Inc has them for sale on their site. Not sure if that means they are ready to go or if there is still a wait. http://www.ls1speed.com/catagory.cfm...in%20/%20Heads
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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I dont believe they are ready for sale yet. I talked with gunnar a couple weeks ago about them they wasnt ready then. Maybe he will chime in and give some details..
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 02:23 AM
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when will we have pictires of inside the runners and the back of the valve guide pictured from the chambers of the ported heads?

can the stock rockers be used with the stock valve covers without modification?

flow numbers of the smaller ports on a 3.900 bore ?

and what about the new cams said to be avalable soon.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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ANYTHING yet???
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