Eurospec head on eBay

[dan.bubb at gmail.com (Dan Bubb)]

David,
All I'm saying is that it's not a VW casting. It's a bespoke casting
for Eurospec. That does not mean that they cast it themselves in
house. It's not necessary that they use the OE casting plant either.
Where I work, we design all sorts of parts that are machined, welded,
cast, plated, etc....
We don't do any of that in house. That does not mean those parts are
not proprietary 4Wave Inc. parts!
Casting is somewhat of a specialized process, very unlike machining.
i.e. the investment to produce castings is far greater than buying
machining tools.
So, it isn't surprising that Eurospec didn't do it in house.
In the motorsport world it's surprising the number of engine and
transmission manufacturers that subcontract their casting. Completely
understandable in light of the quantities they produce though.
Eurospec wanted BIG ports. They've got them! They needed a special
casting to do that.
Dan

On 12/17/05, David Utley <fahrvergnugen@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Not to beat the horse to death on tangential minutia (my speciality, I
> know), but I can't agree.  I worked for Overland, aka Eurospec for a
> distgustingly short period of time as a salesman in '98.  They have no
> casting abilities, they only buy direct from the manufacturers which as I
> mentioned may explain the differences from an OE casting.  To be plain, they
> may have commissioned a head from the original manufacturer, ie the cleaner
> casting, non-OE head, etc., but they themselves have did not do it.  I would
> be interested in reading the article if it says otherwise, perhaps things
> changed before I got there?  *shrug*  I really don't know.  All I know is,
> they only had the one facility in '98, and there were no casting facilities
> there, only an excellently prepped machine shop with more than capable
> workers.  I never saw a raw, unmachined head, but it is more than possible
> that is how they bought them and machined them themselves for the final
> product...
>
> I can't tell you how many times I had wished I could have survived there
> professionally.  Looking at all the fresh, go-fast parts was more than
> exhillirating...
>
> David
>
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