Big bore Arden heads

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Big bore Arden heads

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Does anyone know if the new run of big bore/big valve Arden heads are ready for delivery yet? I heard there were some problems.

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66S wrote: I heard there were some problems.


news to me..........


im currently looking at five of them........ :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Thats the problem.

Guru bought them all :twisted: :roll:
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actually i lied,


theres six of them.....



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:ugeek:
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The table looks like its a throw back from the early 70's ;]
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RidingLow wrote:The table looks like its a throw back from the early 70's ;]

well spotted, its another quality minispares north item rescued from the charity shop.

it goes well with the 1960's velour green parker knoll two seater sofa that i 'saved' from the tip

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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guru_1071 wrote:
RidingLow wrote:The table looks like its a throw back from the early 70's ;]

well spotted, its another quality minispares north item rescued from the charity shop.

it goes well with the 1960's velour green parker knoll two seater sofa that i 'saved' from the tip

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just think of it this way its not going to brake any time soon!

but those heads do look tastey! how much are they retailing for?
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Will any small bore ones be made too?
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The table looks like its a throw back from the early 70's

Funny that, so does Rich :lol:
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masnarda wrote:Will any small bore ones be made too?


they have never been made for small bores, if you mean 'will the 2012 version fit 970/1071', then the answer is yes, the face is thick enough to be skimmed back to get the required c.c in the head
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mk1 wrote:The table looks like its a throw back from the early 70's

Funny that, so does Rich :lol:

Harsh!! I shall not comment. :) never met him
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I thought the heads were the same size in the chamber with the difference being made up for by the flat top pistons in the 970 for instance.

Were the 163 heads for the S types different for 970/1070/1275?
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Re: Big bore Arden heads

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All S heads were 21.5cc as standard.

The difference between a small bore & big bore head is the spacing of the valves, nothing to do with the chamber volume.
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