Hi folks, just seen this new product from Specialist Components in the UK...

http://www.specialist-components.co.uk/ ... _info-null

My first thoughts are...

Will a billet head have enough coolant flow through it?
The inlet ports are different lengths/shapes... How much would that matter?

With the exchange rates as they are the price is not too bad either!

What are the thoughts from our Guru's?

looks yummy

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Really the only way to answer these questions is to get a hold of one and test it. They have been around for nearly a year now, probably not long enough to have any meaningful feed-back from others who have them.

I doubt that cooling would be an issue. Being a billet, they have one advantage over cast - no risk of porosity, but being a billet makes them more expensive than cast.

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looks very nice. i couldnt find a price though.. how much is it??

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go to this page for price
http://www.specialist-components.co.uk/ ... gine+Parts

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Prices are at the bottom of the page. It certainly looks like great value compared to all the other heads and conversions available. At today's exchange rate it's AUD$4253 (plus shipping, duty and GST etc) for the complete package:

Fully Assembled Cylinder Head with complete Engine Management System
- Billet alloy 7 Port cylinder head as listed above
- 36mm bespoke direct-to-head billet shaftless individual throttle bodies
- SC Typhoon engine management ECU with USB PC interface and software
- Custom throttle linkage and throttle cable
- Complete bespoke high quality wiring loom with all sensors
- SC A-series trigger kit and sensor
- Set of new fuel injectors
- Bespoke stainless steel fuel rail
- Variable length screw on billet ram pipes (Fits round-nose Mini

Price seems very reasonable compared to a modified 5 port head.
surprised that the power of the 1380 with RE13 cam isnt that much higher than quoted on this forum using a 5 port head

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Quick cost comparrison:

SC head is 1275 pounds, $2095.46
Minisports 7 port is 1519 pounds, $2497.81
Eldar head is about $3250

The SC head, with throttle bodies, injectors, engine management system, etc. is 2552 pounds, $4192.94 which ain't a bad price me thinks.

All these are subject to GST and delivery!

So the billet head is the cheapest!

there is nothing wrong with a head machined out of a solid lump of alloy as long as the water jacket is opened out enough.
many years ago when mini's were the big thing a bloke here in adelaide,Doug Trengove was building a "clubman " car for rod and track use. Ther early one ran a BMC "A" series out of a morris minor.One of his projects was a 8 port cross flow alloy head, but with a difference. It was 4 individual heads.
Each head was machined out of a block of alloy and ran two water manifolds[1 inlet, 1 outlet] to link them together with 2 bolts to hold them together, with a few more bits and pieces. Simple and effective, many pommy diesels had same set-up.
I know he built some for minis , his son colin ran one on a race car, along came toyota corrolla engines and goodby BMC

this is a cicada clumbman with BMC

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Very impressive for it's price.

Anyone asked for delivery costs to Australia?

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yeah but,,, i can`t say,,, it`s a secret & if i told you then i`d have to kill you



I would have to say,,, from my own humble, inexperienced, lack of understanding of all things that,,, in my opinion,,, it looks to be Probably the very best 7-port a-series designed & manufactured cyl head available,,,,, to date

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Looks at credit card...

Then need a Quaife ATB, not to mention freshening up the rest of the engine. Gearbox should be good enough.

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ahaaa,,, famous last words

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Hmmmm....

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