
Who does the 185/200 small block kits
- essexgp
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Im looking for a 185/200 alloy kit to fit a small block casing and ive read somewhere that someone does the kits and the ports are cleaned up and the barrel honed, ready to fit - or did i imagine it 

are the port timings on these kits ok ?
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122017831407
The same kit but £40 cheaper.
The same kit but £40 cheaper.
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With regards to these kits we have pulled the last batch as the ports were way out. the exhaust port sits approx. 3 mm low and the top ring is visible at bottom of the stroke, these kits have got gradually worse so we have been looking at other options. other problems were the combustion chamber in the head was not central to the bore, again we use to rectify this by skimming the face and re-profiling the head but with the last batch I was unable to get it right as there was insufficient material on the face
I have some cast iron 185 barrels coming in and these will be paired with a GOL race piston and an Italian head. we have had one on test now for about 3 months without issues .They are not in the same league as the muggello or the casa kits, but are far better than the Indian alloy ones. should be around the £190 mark
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I have some cast iron 185 barrels coming in and these will be paired with a GOL race piston and an Italian head. we have had one on test now for about 3 months without issues .They are not in the same league as the muggello or the casa kits, but are far better than the Indian alloy ones. should be around the £190 mark
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Antony
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Yeah, I've had such great hope for these kits, but they're getting worse, depending on where you're getting them from. The one thing is that they seem to be using the same liner, just cast wrong, which means all of the ports are off in the same relationship. I have a barrel just like the one you described, and it'll end up just fine with a packing plate and machining off the top to put everything back in order. And the bore is too tight....and the ports are terrible...and the head is garbage.buzzsolomoto wrote:With regards to these kits we have pulled the last batch as the ports were way out. the exhaust port sits approx. 3 mm low and the top ring is visible at bottom of the stroke, these kits have got gradually worse so we have been looking at other options. other problems were the combustion chamber in the head was not central to the bore, again we use to rectify this by skimming the face and re-profiling the head but with the last batch I was unable to get it right as there was insufficient material on the face
If you're ever gonna do one of these kits, you have to include the cost of fixing them into the purchase price.
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I'd be interested in a cast iron 185 for the chop. Any idea what the porting will be like?
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Any idea how long it wil be before they are going on sale as im in need of a barrel, piston and head now and after reading your post I dont think i will be getting an indian alloy one nowbuzzsolomoto wrote:With regards to these kits we have pulled the last batch as the ports were way out. the exhaust port sits approx. 3 mm low and the top ring is visible at bottom of the stroke, these kits have got gradually worse so we have been looking at other options. other problems were the combustion chamber in the head was not central to the bore, again we use to rectify this by skimming the face and re-profiling the head but with the last batch I was unable to get it right as there was insufficient material on the face
I have some cast iron 185 barrels coming in and these will be paired with a GOL race piston and an Italian head. we have had one on test now for about 3 months without issues .They are not in the same league as the muggello or the casa kits, but are far better than the Indian alloy ones. should be around the £190 mark
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Antony
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you could try one of these and do a little bit of porting yourself, or get someone to do it for you
https://www.beedspeed.com/lambretta-bar ... rh8asj9qs0
https://www.beedspeed.com/lambretta-bar ... rh8asj9qs0