Attn: Colin!

[heavywoody]

I contacted Colin about a year ago regarding some headwork and intake work for my 3400, but never ended up doing it.

Now I'm ready to get this work done, and I have PM'ed him about it, but I haven't gotten a response yet. It hasn't been all that long, but I'm not sure if he's still around or whatnot. I know he ended up getting a G6 GTP 6spd, so I don't know if he still visits here or not.

If anyone knows how to contact him, I'd appreciate it. I really need to get the work done to my top end so I can put my car back together and *hopefully* my problem will be gone (I was having a misfire on hot restart that I tracked down to stuck valve(s)). Then I can get the car to Milzy so he can use my car as a donor for 3400 5spd headers for us L-body owners.

Oh, if anyone doesn't know me, I've been around for years, just never got too involved with this site. Is Brad still around? I haven't talked to him in forever!

[bszopi]

What's up Geoff... Yeah, you are a slacker that hasn't been around forever. Colin is still around. I actually need to call him, so if I get ahold of him, I'll tell him to get ahold of you.

Glad to see you coming back over for more fun!

[heavywoody]

Thanks Brad, I appreciate it. I'm sure I'll be around more in the future...

[SappySE107]

Wow, 11 posts and I see 2 of them here. You sure you don't come around often:P

[heavywoody]

Yeah yeah yeah, well, the last time I posted, it was regarding my misfire on hot restart problem I had... then I got real busy. Sold the STE, bought a new car (kept the Z26), moved, got engaged... blah blah blah. It's been a crazy 6 months, let me tell you!

[bszopi]

You just now got engaged? Damn, I figured you guys were close when you stopped by to see me a few years back.

Of course, with my luck, its with a different girl now...

[kflo 93 gt]

Yeah damn Geoff, don't come around for a bit and boom you're damn near hitched! How is the new location and Scion treating you? And the Z of course, what all went into remedying this stuck valve problem? Any extracirricular headwork?

[heavywoody]

Heh, we'd only been together a year or so when we stopped to see you Brad. And yes, it's the same girl. I see your in AZ now, that's crazy! How do you like it out there compared to KS?

Kurt - Charlotte is great, I couldn't complain about the weather. The tC is great, although I am starting to get the mod bug with that now too. The Z is still up in MI, torn apart to the block. I don't have the headwork done yet, but I plan on doing a full port/polish on both the heads and the intakes, new SS valves/ LS1 springs/seals, valve job, bowl polish, etc... I might have to go through Ben's store, and looking at the prices, that won't be too bad.

[SappySE107]

Dont use the SI valves. 3500 valves are the way to go right now. I need to call ferrea and see whats up cause I sent them a set of 3500 valves to copy but no response or pricing yet. My level 2 heads are about done so ill have them up once I have them completed with the 3500 valves.

Brad is in AK, not AZ:P You should get a hold of chris (GPXSS). He is in charlotte. Doesn't post much anymore so you can go kick him in the nuts for me

[heavywoody]

Well, that's news to me. I guess that's what I get for not checking in on this forum from time to time! Right now, the stage 1 heads on your site are in my budget, but I have time to wait and see what the stage 2's will cost. What are going to be the big differences between the two? Price difference?

Whoops, Brad's sig said AR, I forgot Arizona was AZ. What's down in AK?

That'd be cool to meet up with Chris... I remember checking his GP out waaaay back in the day on his AOL site (I think I might still have it bookmarked even). It'd be nice to meet up with some GM FWD peeps in Charlotte, the only people I know here are the people I work with and a few Scion people I see once a month.

[SappySE107]

Level 2 will be 800 vs 550 for level 1. Not a lot more flow at .500 but then again, who cares:P The low lift intake flows are much better, especially with the 3500 valves. 3500 valves don't help the low lift flows nearly as much on the level 1 because of the shrouding in the combustion chamber.

I need to order a set of valves from my machine shop because they can get them for less than GMPD. I just wanna make sure they are in fact the same valves.

It will probably be a couple weeks before GMPD gets the valves I ordered to me. Ill post up the difference between the stock 3400 and 3500 valves in terms of flow once I have them. The 3500 valves weigh less too which is another nice thing.

Are you part of a scion club? I know nothing about them other than I think they use a toyota drivetrain.

[heavywoody]

Ok, I look forward to seeing the difference between the two flow rates on the 3400/3500 valves. I'll wait til then to make a decision on which heads to get.

I wouldn't say I'm part of a "club" per say, I'm a member on Scionlife.com, and the Charlotte area people meetup once a month at a local dealership.

Scion is a subdivision of Toyota, and basically source parts from various Toyotas, mostly drivetrain and suspension/brakes from what I can tell. I bought an '06 tC; the two door hatchback, with a 5spd manual naturally.

[bszopi]

Geez, all these state acronyms flying around! Yeah, I'm in Arkansas... Following graduation, a job with an Arch/Eng firm brought me down here. Its not too bad and not much different than KS really. I liked the house in KS alot better, as well as the garage and 20 acres, but I can't really complain about my current house (other than no garage ).

I called Colin lastnight, and as usual, he wasn't home. But I left a message saying you were trying to get ahold of him. So maybe you'll hear something from him soon. Depending on shipping prices, going with Ben might be a better alternative. I don't mean to take business away from Colin, or give Ben more business, but I just looking at overall costs for the final product.

[ikessky]

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but why are the 3500 valves better than the SI's? Do we need to do anything to them or the heads to make them work in 3400/late model 3100 heads?

[SappySE107]

The si valves are heavier than stock 3400, flow less, and have a crap ass margin tolerance (its not the same thickness all around the valve. Plus the backside isn't even all around. I only have them on my store because some people insist on stainless valves even if they are horrible quality otherwise. I can have them redone to not flow worse than stock but it only makes them a hair better. 3500 valves fit right in without any modification. The only aftermarket valves I would use are ferrea as they are top quality. I know they can make use some oversized valves as well which I wanna test out. If you got the cash they can do a compressed stem near the head for more flow, hollow stem, or hollow stem with sodium in them. Not cheap by any means but if you want the best you gotta pay for it.

Edit, manley and some other known quality manufacturers would be fine too but I havent dealt with them.