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Old 10-30-2007, 12:12 PM   #1
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Any machine shops in North Alabama that you guys would recommend for doing some headwork on 4.6 heads?
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Old 10-30-2007, 12:22 PM   #2
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Patriot Performance in Rainbow City? I think they have CNC programs to run on factory castings.
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Old 10-30-2007, 05:07 PM   #3
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yea i had to get my head re threaded early this year, there good
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Old 10-30-2007, 05:15 PM   #4
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what type of work do you want done?
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Old 10-30-2007, 07:03 PM   #5
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Patriot Performance in Rainbow City? I think they have CNC programs to run on factory castings.
are they the same ones that have just started selling the aftermarket heads?
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Old 10-30-2007, 07:36 PM   #6
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what type of work do you want done?
I am gonna be running 11.2:1 CR. Comp Cams XE270H cams. I want to port and polish my NPI heads. I have some PI heads but that is gonna put me over 12.2:1 CR. I am gonna be running water meth injection also and will be spraying nitrous at the track.
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Old 10-30-2007, 07:49 PM   #7
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I want to port and polish my NPI heads. I have some PI heads but that is gonna put me over 12.2:1 CR.
Use a dished piston?

If you use NPI heads what intake are you planning to use?
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Old 10-30-2007, 09:12 PM   #8
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Use a dished piston?

If you use NPI heads what intake are you planning to use?
Right now the PI intake. Waiting to see how BBK's intake does. If it is not all its cracked up to be I have access to a complete Bullitt intake with everything needed to put on my car.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:28 AM   #9
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Bullitt intake FTW!
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Old 10-31-2007, 11:20 AM   #10
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are they the same ones that have just started selling the aftermarket heads?
they have been doing head work on the mod motors, they started doing the 5.0/5.8 heads.
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