MONZTER Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) Has anybody else seen this video yet? It's JMC announcing more new cylinder heads for the L series. The FIA/Safari head a twin cam head, s20 head and another L series head. what do you guys think? I wish they did a LY head, with modern chambers and ports Edited March 24 by MONZTER Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkaw Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Where’s the English version ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONZTER Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 No English version I could find, but they show some pictures of the concepts they are working on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 You can use autotranslate to get a version that will give you the gist of what's being discussed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 He's saying although we are launching a DOHC head in 2024 we readily admit it will be pale in comparison the mighty KN20 from Datsunworks. At least that's what I'm hearing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) I'll be curious to see how these new projects pan out for them. I know the S30 market in Japan has gotten to be American-Mustang levels of insanity, with six figures being the norm for what a clean restoration can go for. But where does "purity" end with those builders and buyers? Is it perfectly fine to do a twin cam head when it's 4x the cost? Will they see any return on value for that? Will commissioning customers be interesting and foot the bill? Will they sell enough to be worth while? I have a feeling they won't come close to approaching the value Derek has, but I also wonder how many potential buyers there would be if someone like JCM just simply imported castings and finished them. Either way, more product options on the market are generally good, and tend to help the community as a whole. So, yay! Edited March 25 by Gollum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyMahoney Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) I chat with the JMS owner all the time, I will just say that a LY isn't off his list to do potentially. I am curious on what his from scratch DOHC head will look like. I tried to talk him into a cost effective DOHC head, but I don't think that is their plan. Edited March 25 by DuffyMahoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 4 hours ago, DuffyMahoney said: I tried to talk him into a cost effective DOHC head, but I don't think that is their plan. The most economical way forward in my opinion would be a custom casting that utilized RB components with custom timing sprockets. But even then you would have to put up a pretty large amount of cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONZTER Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Even if 100 people commited to purchase, its still tiny small numbers vs an OEM production. Its got to be done out of passion and at least not to lose money. This is why this is such a huge acomplisment for someone like Derek, We are fortunate the passion runs deep. I cant imagine the hours of "un-billed" time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 12 hours ago, MONZTER said: I cant imagine the hours of "un-billed" time Don't tell my wife Like I tell other people. some like to fish, some like to bowl, I like to make. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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