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 Posted: 09-05-2005 12:34 am
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Judson Manning



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 As Mike so kindly details, a competition style set-up will cost you ~$2,500.00 (which is exactly what Huffaker quoted me).  No doubt Mike's beast will be capable of producing well over 200hp at perhaps 7,500rpm????  (http://www.lotusbits.com publishes a dyno report for a similar set-up)

On identical engines, Richard's magic can be worth an extra 40hp.  However, you won't see much of it below 5,000rpm (right where the stock set-up starts to lose steam).

Alternatively, for $250.00 you can get stock valves and guides.  Find a local machinist who does work on modern 16-valve engines, and you'll get charged $200.00 for a basic valve-job.  With a hand grinder, do some port matching 1" in and presto: The Poor Man's higher-flowing head solution.

Richard is a wizard, and by all accounts does fantastic work, however, I don't suggest his services if you have a street car.  For a street car, the 2.2 stroker kit makes the car much more 'streetable' if you have to chose where to put your money.