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CYLINDER HEADS

STRAIGHT 6

ALUMINIUM CYLINDER HEADS What we design, is what you get BENEFITS OF OUR HEADS
Increased investment in CAD software has - every time. • Fully CNC machined chambers
allowed us to redraw the head in 3D as a Now the ports are machined with • Pressure tested water jacket
solid model, producing all new technical symmetry and are all identical, not only • Precision ground, replaceable lead free
drawings - including fully modelling and from head to head but each port along valve seats of the latest high grade material
drawing the inlet and exhaust ports. an individual head. This
We further enhanced this ‘design to makes for • Fully inspected and assembled in-house
manufacture’ investment philosophy by considerably • CNC ported inlet manifolds match
including state of the art CAM software. higher power seamlessly
This allowed us to plan the tool paths and gains and
write the machining program from a balanced
professionally designated drawing performance, with the
office, not the shop floor, linking these potential for each engine to
programs direct to the CNC machine, give much more consistent
with a dedicated computer network. power outputs than ever before.
Around 1.5 million lines of code We not only lead the Jaguar and Austin
will download just to machine Healey market with this technology, we
the 12 ports of a straight six are at the very front of modern engine
cylinder head with a development offering this service to all
continuous machining time of makes and types of engine.
13 hours. So whether you require a standard, fast
2010 saw a huge upgrade to our capabilities road or full race head, there really is no
with the acquisition of a brand new CNC better or more up to date version available
machining centre. on the market today.
This allowed us to fully machine the inlet Be sure to buy a Denis Welch Motorsport
and exhaust ports along their entire length, original…look for our logo!
so no more hand gas flowing like the old
days with its inherent inconsistencies
making each head liable to variations in
flow capability – this is now eliminated.

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