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Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port head
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:31 am
by Astro
Hi,
last year we got one from Weslake heritage, but it dit not work
. Does anyone run such a head with success?
Best regards
Astro.
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:52 am
by mk1
Astro,
Please contact me direct!
mark(youknowwhat)the-forsters.co.uk
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:02 am
by sandman
What do you mean - it didnt work?
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:16 am
by Astro
Hi,
it seems to be a problem with the cast. The third outlet draws a lot of water.
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:09 pm
by sandman
Sounds like a manufactur / casting problems... I would return it to Dean for a new head or refund.
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:42 pm
by mk1
Ed,
He hasn't sold you one too has he?
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:15 pm
by sandman
No, but I have a few friends who have bought some... why you ask Mark?
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:24 pm
by Austin Costin
Has anyone got to the bottom of this
Is this a problem with all the re made heads.
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:38 am
by mk1
The head referred to here is the only 8 port head that has been produced by Weslake Heritage. Dean has taken a lot of peoples money, but we all have nothing to show for it so far.
I and a good few other people are looking forward to / hoping for some progress very soon!
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:29 am
by Astro
Hi,
I had the possibility to handle both heads, the Weslake and the Arden. The Weslake has a quite good Potential. With today’s technology it is possible to produce a good cast. As always it’s a question of people and money. I have been told that sprite owners bought some of these heads too. Therefore Weslake Heritage should concentrate on the result. Harry Weslake would have been amazed.
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:58 pm
by phil82
are you talking about this one:
or about the crossflow head?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... RyDrMp3ql8
Are they sold by the same guys?
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:42 pm
by Fred
What is that? Non crossflow 8 port? Who manufactures that one?
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:06 pm
by scooperman
If you right-click on Phil82's photo, the image info is "
http://www.weslake.co.uk/images/parts/8_poer_head.jpg". So going to the weslake.co.uk site, that head is there on the Mini parts page
http://www.weslake.co.uk/mini.htm.
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:47 pm
by phil82
scooperman is right. The head is advertised on the Weslake site with the following text:
"This is the Weslake 8 port 2 tier cylinder head that originally came out at the end of the 1950's. A complete kit is due to be available in the very near future. Please contact us for further information."
but in their news section they write about the crossflow head: "Weslake 8 port cross flow cast iron mini head" and show the video I have linked above.
As far as I understood this is the head that Mark worked on together with Swiftune?! Can't find the old thread in this forum or one of the older versions...
Re: Does anyone have experience with the new Weslake 8 port
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:56 am
by Astro
Hi,
here we spoke about the new cast of the crossflow head from weslake, originally homologated in 1970. It was announced by weslake heritage.
Best.