Remanufactured Head (ebay), Need you all experts advise Options

[msk59]

In the near future, I plan on redoing the valves etc on the head and came across some ebay sites that sells remanufactured heads. all work done with cams etc for under $300. Engine is 7A-FE and my car is 1996 Celica ST (AT-200) with manual transmission.

What is your experience with these heads and what advise you can give me that can help me decide.

Thank You
MSK

This post has been edited by msk59: Jun 13, 2014 - 8:09 AM

[msk59]

Never read that one either. I used to watch too much TV ( I know that is bad) so when my then 6 years old daughter started quoting Disney characters, I decided it was time to cut the Cable 'cord'. Never been happier since. The remaining 5 local channels including public provide pleenty of news and entertainment that I never miss cable. I am especially happy that I dont have to hear or see Kardasians/honey bobo anymore. All that saving is now go into this project car (LOL).

Langing; You are in the heart (or close to it) of NASCAR country. You should have machine/engine building shops everywhere in that City. There is a lot of knowledge about engine building down south so I heard. I would recommend check with your folks at work etc., they will let you know or know of someone that does a reputable job.

In terms of buying the $300 rebuild head, some of those come with 1 year/unlimited mileage warranty. Someone told me the other day that usually they do not spend much time in valve lapping. Not sure if the local will do any better, it depends upon how busy they are.

Keeping an eye on the oil consumption right now and doing other stuff to bring it back to the state that I will be happy with.

[Langing]

Never read that one either. I used to watch too much TV ( I know that is bad) so when my then 6 years old daughter started quoting Disney characters, I decided it was time to cut the Cable 'cord'. Never been happier since. The remaining 5 local channels including public provide pleenty of news and entertainment that I never miss cable. I am especially happy that I dont have to hear or see Kardasians/honey bobo anymore. All that saving is now go into this project car (LOL).

Langing; You are in the heart (or close to it) of NASCAR country. You should have machine/engine building shops everywhere in that City. There is a lot of knowledge about engine building down south so I heard. I would recommend check with your folks at work etc., they will let you know or know of someone that does a reputable job.

In terms of buying the $300 rebuild head, some of those come with 1 year/unlimited mileage warranty. Someone told me the other day that usually they do not spend much time in valve lapping. Not sure if the local will do any better, it depends upon how busy they are.

Keeping an eye on the oil consumption right now and doing other stuff to bring it back to the state that I will be happy with.

We also cut the cable. . . about nine months ago. Still watch too much TV, but it's better cause it's actually coming from the computer, and is mostly YouTube how to, news and movies. Now any crap we watch is pretty much our own fault, except there has been a dramatic increase in the number of ads on YouTube. If ads get any worse, we will just cut out YouTube as well. What little intelligence I have is totally insulted by them. Our old provider was TimeWarner and they were so bad you can't believe, but worse because over 20% of their ads were for themselves! We were paying them a fortune to send out TimeWarner ads???

As far as me living in NASCAR country, you do have a good point. The kind of resources you are talking about probably do exist in many of the smaller towns scattered throughout NC, but especially in the mountains around Asheville where the moonshiners once thrived. Those guys created the racing industry because they had to in order to be in their line of business. Now NASCAR's HQs is in Charlotte near or at the Speedway. As I gain more experience working on my own car, perhaps I will run into some of those guys. It's something I should put some time into checking out. But long time racing stables like those of the Petty Brothers, to name one, certainly aren't looking to help idiots like me out. Many of them are now celebrities. I'll let you know if something interesting turns up. Till then, keep on aiming high!

This post has been edited by Langing: Jun 19, 2014 - 5:15 PM

[Special_Edy]

Never read that one either. I used to watch too much TV ( I know that is bad) so when my then 6 years old daughter started quoting Disney characters, I decided it was time to cut the Cable 'cord'. Never been happier since. The remaining 5 local channels including public provide pleenty of news and entertainment that I never miss cable. I am especially happy that I dont have to hear or see Kardasians/honey bobo anymore. All that saving is now go into this project car (LOL).

Langing; You are in the heart (or close to it) of NASCAR country. You should have machine/engine building shops everywhere in that City. There is a lot of knowledge about engine building down south so I heard. I would recommend check with your folks at work etc., they will let you know or know of someone that does a reputable job.

In terms of buying the $300 rebuild head, some of those come with 1 year/unlimited mileage warranty. Someone told me the other day that usually they do not spend much time in valve lapping. Not sure if the local will do any better, it depends upon how busy they are.

Keeping an eye on the oil consumption right now and doing other stuff to bring it back to the state that I will be happy with.

We also cut the cable. . . about nine months ago. Still watch too much TV, but it's better cause it's actually coming from the computer, and is mostly YouTube how to, news and movies. Now any crap we watch is pretty much our own fault, except there has been a dramatic increase in the number of ads on YouTube. If ads get any worse, we will just cut out YouTube as well. What little intelligence I have is totally insulted by them. Our old provider was TimeWarner and they were so bad you can't believe, but worse because over 20% of their ads were for themselves! We were paying them a fortune to send out TimeWarner ads???

As far as me living in NASCAR country, you do have a good point. The kind of resources you are talking about probably do exist in many of the smaller towns scattered throughout NC, but especially in the mountains around Asheville where the moonshiners once thrived. Those guys created the racing industry because they had to in order to be in their line of business. Now NASCAR's HQs is in Charlotte near or at the Speedway. As I gain more experience working on my own car, perhaps I will run into some of those guys. It's something I should put some time into checking out. But long time racing stables like those of the Petty Brothers, to name one, certainly aren't looking to help idiots like me out. Many of them are now celebrities. I'll let you know if something interesting turns up. Till then, keep on aiming high!

Somehow I just read the part about youtube. The ads are fantastic. Most of my income comes from my youtube channel. If it wasnt for ads noone would waste their time bringing you quality videos. Time is money.