Guys with Ai(advanced induction) heads please state your....
02-28-2013, 07:52 PM
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1. LT1 Engine size? 350
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) GM 200cc
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam? Hydraulic
4. Size cam? 228 dur, .617 lift
5. Peak power is where? 6400 rpm
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) Stock
7. Rwhp(sae or std) What tranny and rear end was this through? 420 SAE, 4L60E, 8" nonlockup TC, 4.88 10.5" GM
8. 1/8th mile time 6.96 @ 97.6
9. 1/4 mile time 10.98 @ 122
10. 60 ft. 1.48 sec
11. Estimated weight of car with driver? 3770
Built by Mike Harris - B-body Performance, Dayton, OH
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) GM 200cc
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam? Hydraulic
4. Size cam? 228 dur, .617 lift
5. Peak power is where? 6400 rpm
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) Stock
7. Rwhp(sae or std) What tranny and rear end was this through? 420 SAE, 4L60E, 8" nonlockup TC, 4.88 10.5" GM
8. 1/8th mile time 6.96 @ 97.6
9. 1/4 mile time 10.98 @ 122
10. 60 ft. 1.48 sec
11. Estimated weight of car with driver? 3770
Built by Mike Harris - B-body Performance, Dayton, OH
03-01-2013, 12:23 AM
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Alright I did something similiar to this in the 9 second club section asking numerous things(not about ai heads) and got a bit of replys. So I'm going to try this with AI heads. If you don't want to answer certain questions for some reason, no harm done.
Please state your...
1. LT1 Engine size? 355
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc)TFS 215 58cc
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam?Hydraulic
4. Size cam?242 dur 600 lift
5. Peak power is where? Dont know yet
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc)ported stock
7. Rwhp(sae or std)
What tranny and rear end was this through?T56,10-bolt, 4.10's
8. 1/8th mile time: Dont know yet
9. 1/4 mile time: Dont know yet
10. 60 ft.Dont know yet
11. Estimated weight of car with driver? Have no idea
Please state your...
1. LT1 Engine size? 355
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc)TFS 215 58cc
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam?Hydraulic
4. Size cam?242 dur 600 lift
5. Peak power is where? Dont know yet
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc)ported stock
7. Rwhp(sae or std)
What tranny and rear end was this through?T56,10-bolt, 4.10's
8. 1/8th mile time: Dont know yet
9. 1/4 mile time: Dont know yet
10. 60 ft.Dont know yet
11. Estimated weight of car with driver? Have no idea
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03-01-2013, 06:53 AM
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I wish AI would do a giveaway at the shootout or something to step up and say thank you to everyone in the community that pushes their name to so many people. It's not like with Lloyd who would have to spend a whole day with a grinder to give away a set, (who I highly commend for his cam giveaway) AI just has to put a set of cores in a machine, touch some buttons and walk away for 30 minutes. Word of mouth from guys like the above has to be 95% of their business. I know based on these forums if I had $2000 laying around the only 2 places I'd shop would be AI or LE. Maybe next year.
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03-01-2013, 06:55 AM
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I wish AI would do a giveaway at the shootout or something to step up and say thank you to everyone in the community that pushes their name to so many people. It's not like with Lloyd who would have to spend a whole day with a grinder to give away a set, (who I highly commend for his cam giveaway) AI just has to put a set of cores in a machine, touch some buttons and walk away for 30 minutes. Word of mouth from guys like the above has to be 95% of their business.
You angry, bro?
03-01-2013, 07:22 AM
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Alright I did something similiar to this in the 9 second club section asking numerous things(not about ai heads) and got a bit of replys. So I'm going to try this with AI heads. If you don't want to answer certain questions for some reason, no harm done.
I'll update mine and i needed to pull a bit of info down lol
Please state your...
1. LT1 Engine size? 385ci
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) 215cc CNC TFS
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam? SOLID
4. Size cam? just north of .700 lift
5. Peak power is where? 7300
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) Victor E Single Plane Ported by AI and myself
7. Rwhp(sae or std) What tranny and rear end was this through? 550sae through a 4l60e (unlocked converter and a dana S60 4.56's)
8. 1/8th mile time 6.26@ 109.8
9. 1/4 mile time 9.84@136.8
10. 60 ft. 1.299
11. Estimated weight of car with driver?
I'll update mine and i needed to pull a bit of info down lol
Please state your...
1. LT1 Engine size? 385ci
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) 215cc CNC TFS
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam? SOLID
4. Size cam? just north of .700 lift
5. Peak power is where? 7300
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) Victor E Single Plane Ported by AI and myself
7. Rwhp(sae or std) What tranny and rear end was this through? 550sae through a 4l60e (unlocked converter and a dana S60 4.56's)
8. 1/8th mile time 6.26@ 109.8
9. 1/4 mile time 9.84@136.8
10. 60 ft. 1.299
11. Estimated weight of car with driver?
1. LT1 Engine size? 386ci
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) 215cc CNC TFS
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam? SOLID
4. Size cam? just north of .700 lift
5. Peak power is where? 7300
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) Victor E Single Plane Ported by AI and myself
7. Rwhp(sae or std) What tranny and rear end was this through? 550sae through a 4l60e (unlocked converter and a dana S60 4.56's)
8. 1/8th mile time 6.26@ 109.8
9. 1/4 mile time 9.84@136.8
10. 60 ft. 1.299
11. Estimated weight of car with driver?[/QUOTE]
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03-01-2013, 07:24 AM
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I wish AI would do a giveaway at the shootout or something to step up and say thank you to everyone in the community that pushes their name to so many people. It's not like with Lloyd who would have to spend a whole day with a grinder to give away a set, (who I highly commend for his cam giveaway) AI just has to put a set of cores in a machine, touch some buttons and walk away for 30 minutes. Word of mouth from guys like the above has to be 95% of their business. I know based on these forums if I had $2000 laying around the only 2 places I'd shop would be AI or LE. Maybe next year.
03-01-2013, 08:21 AM
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I know the equipment and R&D are expensive, but it's justified with the performance and reflected in the price. I'm just sayingggggggg that NOW it's cheap for them to do a set, and it would be niceeeeeee if they would help promote the shootout by say giving away a set of 190s to the NEW champion (cough cough I'm aiming for you tony) of street stock
03-01-2013, 05:25 PM
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I wish AI would do a giveaway at the shootout or something to step up and say thank you to everyone in the community that pushes their name to so many people. It's not like with Lloyd who would have to spend a whole day with a grinder to give away a set, (who I highly commend for his cam giveaway) AI just has to put a set of cores in a machine, touch some buttons and walk away for 30 minutes. Word of mouth from guys like the above has to be 95% of their business. I know based on these forums if I had $2000 laying around the only 2 places I'd shop would be AI or LE. Maybe next year.
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03-01-2013, 07:17 PM
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1. Lt1 engine size? 383ci
2. Which ai heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) 215cc cnc tfs
3. Solid or hydraulic cam? hr
4. Size cam? 239/247-58x/57x-108 lobe
5. Peak power is where? 6700
6. Which intake(stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) [b]ported stock lt1
7. Rwhp(sae or std) what tranny and rear end was this through? na, 4l60e flt4 yank 4000ss, s60 rear 4:10's
8. 1/8th mile time- na
9. 1/4 mile time-na
10. 60 ft. Na
11. Estimated weight of car with driver? 3300-3400
2. Which ai heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) 215cc cnc tfs
3. Solid or hydraulic cam? hr
4. Size cam? 239/247-58x/57x-108 lobe
5. Peak power is where? 6700
6. Which intake(stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) [b]ported stock lt1
7. Rwhp(sae or std) what tranny and rear end was this through? na, 4l60e flt4 yank 4000ss, s60 rear 4:10's
8. 1/8th mile time- na
9. 1/4 mile time-na
10. 60 ft. Na
11. Estimated weight of car with driver? 3300-3400
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03-02-2013, 09:36 AM
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I think it takes about 8 hours to cnc a pair of heads, but that's just more keyboard info. LOL I've got 2 sets of cnc'd LT1 heads...both from different places and neither AI. Nothing against AI...I just went with what was available used & for a good price.
03-02-2013, 11:07 PM
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Please state your...
1. LT1 Engine size? 355ci
2. Which Ai Heads(gm 200, trickflow, etc) 190cc
3. Solid or Hydraulic cam? Hyd
4. Size cam? 232
5. Peak power is where? 6200rpm
6. Which intake(Stock, ported stock, single plane, etc) Ported stock
7. Rwhp(sae or std) What tranny and rear end was this through? when it was a six speed it made around 400rwhp and 390rwtq, when it was a th400 with a 3500rpm n20 stall it made like 350rwhp
8. 1/8th mile time Best of 7.2@98.5mph NA at 0 DA
9. 1/4 mile time NA
10. 60 ft. 1.68
11. Estimated weight of car with driver? 3200 w/ driver
That car/setup is gone and sold, but it was fun while I had it. My new Ai 418 LS3 made quite a bit more power, and is quite a bit lighter. Once it gets fuel it should go 5.90s NA in the 8th.
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03-03-2013, 10:30 AM
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I wish AI would do a giveaway at the shootout or something to step up and say thank you to everyone in the community that pushes their name to so many people. It's not like with Lloyd who would have to spend a whole day with a grinder to give away a set, (who I highly commend for his cam giveaway) AI just has to put a set of cores in a machine, touch some buttons and walk away for 30 minutes. Word of mouth from guys like the above has to be 95% of their business. I know based on these forums if I had $2000 laying around the only 2 places I'd shop would be AI or LE. Maybe next year.
03-04-2013, 06:40 AM
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The video on YouTube of a set being machined is 9 minutes long, guess I should have read the description about how it is cut and actually takes hours. Still it would be nice to see AI at the shootout. I missed out on that big group purchase 3 years ago.
03-04-2013, 07:17 AM
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03-04-2013, 07:35 AM
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IMO I think AI heads are a great value, I have a set of 200cc heads right now and the machining and over all quality is very high.
From my understanding AI doesn't use HAAS, which is an entry level economical machining center compared to many other very high end machines out there and doesn't have a very powerful 5 axis product line like many other manufacturers do. A high end 5 axis machining center tooled up with fixtures is at least 300K if not more depending on work envelop and options. Not to mention the software used to develop a 5 axis program, as I highly doubt anyone is setting at that machine punching in M & G code by hand for a 5 axis program. Also consider the other equipment needed to do a quality valve job and other secondary operations on the head.
With the overhead of many pieces of quality equipment, a facility to work out of, R&D invested and employees I think they are a great value for the price.
From my understanding AI doesn't use HAAS, which is an entry level economical machining center compared to many other very high end machines out there and doesn't have a very powerful 5 axis product line like many other manufacturers do. A high end 5 axis machining center tooled up with fixtures is at least 300K if not more depending on work envelop and options. Not to mention the software used to develop a 5 axis program, as I highly doubt anyone is setting at that machine punching in M & G code by hand for a 5 axis program. Also consider the other equipment needed to do a quality valve job and other secondary operations on the head.
With the overhead of many pieces of quality equipment, a facility to work out of, R&D invested and employees I think they are a great value for the price.