ET 245`s flow down low (with pics)
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Originally Posted by Forteen3GT
good post Erik........... but if only you knew how hard it is for some of us ADHD impatient fellas to wait..... I think I am doing a pretty good job waitin!! LOL. His price was only 300.00 more than another head porter. This included putting the springs/retainers/guides in. IMO he does not charge significantly more than anyone else. He charges what the job takes. You get what you pay for and then more; apparently based on his feedback. 
It's normal to be impatient and most of us are by nature but when you are dealing with a smaller shop that is busy you have to be patient. OTOH if you want cookie cutter stuff you can get it much faster and easier and sometimes that is great too. If you want a more custom approach with anything and you want the experience of someone that's popular and very busy you have to wait.
Erik's motors are SICK but you have to wait for them 
Thanks for rushing mine for the Pump Gas Drags last year Erik
You have another Pump Gas Drags car to rush a motor for again this year ... bet you love this stuff
Thanks for rushing mine for the Pump Gas Drags last year Erik
You have another Pump Gas Drags car to rush a motor for again this year ... bet you love this stuff
Originally Posted by racer7088
Hahahahahah! Not thinking of you or anyone in particular just everyone in general. I love this site but the good and the bad is that there are simply a lot of people on it and they all want their stuff right now! I do too whether it's a product or a service so I know how it is. I am just pre-empting the usually slew of customers that we all get in waves that all want their stuff back at the same time.
It's normal to be impatient and most of us are by nature but when you are dealing with a smaller shop that is busy you have to be patient. OTOH if you want cookie cutter stuff you can get it much faster and easier and sometimes that is great too. If you want a more custom approach with anything and you want the experience of someone that's popular and very busy you have to wait.
It's normal to be impatient and most of us are by nature but when you are dealing with a smaller shop that is busy you have to be patient. OTOH if you want cookie cutter stuff you can get it much faster and easier and sometimes that is great too. If you want a more custom approach with anything and you want the experience of someone that's popular and very busy you have to wait.
Heck... I have to wait regardless.. the CSV or whatever lifters from SPDC are on backorder for a week or so..... I dont want to use stock lifters..... but I am curious as to where my cam will stop making power........I assume better pushrod control will be a good thing regardless of RPM.
BTW: I did go ahead and buy some 1 7/8 headers
Originally Posted by ATVracr
Erik's motors are SICK but you have to wait for them
Thanks for rushing mine for the Pump Gas Drags last year Erik
You have another Pump Gas Drags car to rush a motor for again this year ... bet you love this stuff
Thanks for rushing mine for the Pump Gas Drags last year Erik
You have another Pump Gas Drags car to rush a motor for again this year ... bet you love this stuff
Originally Posted by beardWS6
3GT-I used Morel lifters. Worked pretty good!!
If I could get a set under 250.00 I would do it.
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Originally Posted by Forteen3GT
just saw your vid.... what springs and power you making? those passes are on what cube and or spray setup?????? wow!
atv's car is a 36X(stock crank ) iron block 200 shot in the video( i shot and made it). its got more n2o now but went on the bumper last time out .He should have it back out as soon as all the ice melts around here.
Originally Posted by ATVracr
Erik's motors are SICK but you have to wait for them
Thanks for rushing mine for the Pump Gas Drags last year Erik
You have another Pump Gas Drags car to rush a motor for again this year ... bet you love this stuff
Thanks for rushing mine for the Pump Gas Drags last year Erik
You have another Pump Gas Drags car to rush a motor for again this year ... bet you love this stuff
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Originally Posted by ONEBADWS6
Also is the cost huge to have greg go over the 245's?
As a non-sponsor that respects the board I couldn't say here. The ET 245's make good power just like they come. It would be incredibly arrogant of me to say that I "fixed" them. They are awesome heads, as are TFS and AFR.
All head porters attack the problems facing us differently, and along with that thought I did make some changes to Beard's heads that I believe made them slightly better. Some other head porter that is good and experienced could come along behind me and make that same set of heads even better, maybe. When you buy a set of heads from a head porter they are as good as they are because that's where the head porter stopped working on them. He or someone else can go back in later, spend some R&D time on them, and usually find some more power. That's how the industry progresses.
One thing that I have had going in my favor is the opportunity to work with some top tier engine builders like Eric that are meticulous and are very successful with their builds. I know what it's like to give a set of really good heads to someone who's ignorant of engine building and the whole thing fails. It sucks. I get bad rep from it and learn nothing. I always make sure and give credit and praise to guys like Eric who do their job right, because without them none of this works.
Greg
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thanks greg for posting. As everyone can tell! You and Erik built me a mean machine!! Thanks to G-Force for getting it done!! I`m looking forward to the beck intake also! Now alittle more power!!
You will have a mid to high 9 sec car on motor and you want a 200 shot 
Originally Posted by Greg Good
As a non-sponsor that respects the board I couldn't say here. The ET 245's make good power just like they come. It would be incredibly arrogant of me to say that I "fixed" them. They are awesome heads, as are TFS and AFR.
All head porters attack the problems facing us differently, and along with that thought I did make some changes to Beard's heads that I believe made them slightly better. Some other head porter that is good and experienced could come along behind me and make that same set of heads even better, maybe. When you buy a set of heads from a head porter they are as good as they are because that's where the head porter stopped working on them. He or someone else can go back in later, spend some R&D time on them, and usually find some more power. That's how the industry progresses.
One thing that I have had going in my favor is the opportunity to work with some top tier engine builders like Eric that are meticulous and are very successful with their builds. I know what it's like to give a set of really good heads to someone who's ignorant of engine building and the whole thing fails. It sucks. I get bad rep from it and learn nothing. I always make sure and give credit and praise to guys like Eric who do their job right, because without them none of this works.
Greg
All head porters attack the problems facing us differently, and along with that thought I did make some changes to Beard's heads that I believe made them slightly better. Some other head porter that is good and experienced could come along behind me and make that same set of heads even better, maybe. When you buy a set of heads from a head porter they are as good as they are because that's where the head porter stopped working on them. He or someone else can go back in later, spend some R&D time on them, and usually find some more power. That's how the industry progresses.
One thing that I have had going in my favor is the opportunity to work with some top tier engine builders like Eric that are meticulous and are very successful with their builds. I know what it's like to give a set of really good heads to someone who's ignorant of engine building and the whole thing fails. It sucks. I get bad rep from it and learn nothing. I always make sure and give credit and praise to guys like Eric who do their job right, because without them none of this works.
Greg
Very impressive #'s... That's a def. fact, that you have to have patience when dealing w/ folk's of greg's caliber.. I haven't personally dealt w/ him but from the word going around.. he's def.Top notch!!.. Good luck w/ the build.. Get some ET's!!!...
