Nooooo! Layla's Head is TRASH!! February 28, 2007, 01:41:58 PM I dropped by the machine shop yesterday. Shop #1 definately took me for a ride. It wasn't even the same head I brought them originally. Here's the story:In 2005 I assembled a new "best-of" motor for Layla, I dropped off a ported head to a MAchine Shop in Bellingham, WA (now closed) with whom I had done TONS of previous business, all excellent. In short, I got back what was supposed to be new cam bearings, lifters, seals, guides, and seals with a 3-angle valve job. What I actually got was a different head with just new intake seals.What's bad:3 Intake valves, 1 Exhaust valveAll of the exhaust seals were Ford original and broken (rode up the valve and squished back down on the pedestal)Cam bearings are wipedAll 4 exhaust guides and 2 Intake guides are badSo what am I to do? I have a heart-chamber d-port head that I would LOVE to send to Bo but I'd like my car to run before 2008. I have a 100K stocker head that's assembled. Should I throw the stocker on for now and send off the other to Bo and slowly buy all the parts or just leave the car apart until I get everything together? Quote Selected
Nooooo! Layla's Head is TRASH!! Reply #1 – February 28, 2007, 02:04:53 PM Personally I would throw a decent cam (if you have one laying around) in that 100K head for now just to get it running. Yea, and send a head to Bo. How long would it take to get a ported head from Bo? Quote Selected
Nooooo! Layla's Head is TRASH!! Reply #2 – February 28, 2007, 02:15:55 PM Just put it together with what you have and drive the car.I didn't want to keep the 2.3T in the silver car...BUT I want to drive it come next month-ish. You can always R&R the head when/if you have Bo do one for you. Quote Selected
Nooooo! Layla's Head is TRASH!! Reply #3 – February 28, 2007, 02:24:15 PM It would take Bo longer then usual to do mine (cause I HAVE to be different you know) but it's $$$ mostly. I'm barely back on my feat and can't justify that kind of output yet.I think I'll slap the used head on and just drive the car! Quote Selected
Nooooo! Layla's Head is TRASH!! Reply #4 – February 28, 2007, 03:40:14 PM I say put the used head on it and drive it whil you have the other head sent to Bo to get worked over...Frank M. Quote Selected
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