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> Listers,
>
> I had another chat with my friend that is involved in
manufacturing
> engine heads and other components. They are seriously
looking into
> doing short runs (500) of engine heads for various
vehicles. They
> would basically be suppliers to places like the Big 3 and
other
> smaller sales outfits. Basically what he was telling me
that for it
> to be profitable enough and still keep the cost down they
need an
> order for approximately 500 heads. Once they receive an
order the
> total time in the loop is somewhere around 6 months. The
biggest
> technical problem they have at the moment is finding a
foundry that
> is capable of producing cast iron castings of high
quality that is
> located here in the states.
Now if only they could make bullet-proof diffs and
enhanced trans parts for GT6s....
That would be nice.
Tom
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