History of the ported VW head? Styles that have come and went....
Ron Greiner:
my 2084 cc motor I built in 1976 for my 68 sedan had welded 40 x 35.5 heads that John Crawford had done for me,( Rogers older brother ) it ran 13:30's in the 1/4
with a 125 Engle cam and 48 IDA's
deano:
I now own these Fumio heads....
Neil Davies:
Dean, those are a bit cool! Is there any history behind them, and what car they may have been used in? And just as importantly, can you show some closer pictures of the ports please? Ive always wondered about the angle of the exhaust manifolds!
deano:
Quote from: Neil Davies on July 28, 2017, 09:14:47 am
Dean, those are a bit cool! Is there any history behind them, and what car they may have been used in? And just as importantly, can you show some closer pictures of the ports please? Ive always wondered about the angle of the exhaust manifolds!
Those Fumio heads came from Darrell Vittone back around 1973. They were purchased by Doug Marcum of OK, and run for a few years with a best time of 11.40. They were later sold to Butch Thomas (OK) who ran them for a few years, but replaced them with Deano's about 1976. They have been sitting in a box ever since. I got them with matching Empi manifolds, a prized Chas Morse hand-made merged exhaust system. Heads still have 42 x36 valves and spring from Fumio and measure 29cc in the chambers. Those headers slip right into the exhaust ports and slide up to a machined/welded step. Two 8mm studs were welded to the outside, which actually holds the pipe(s) in place.
Joel Mohr:
I think most people have forgotten that Clyde has been doing all of the port work at Bergs since the mid 70s....he told me he was only 14 when he started...HE has some great head stories...
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