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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Ive heard many red flag stories about MOFOCO... Id avoid them. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: Martinez, Leon <martinezl@ftscpac.navy.mil> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 7:00 PM Subject: [T3] Mofoco heads problems.... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Plk554@aol.com [mailto:Plk554@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 9:15 PM > To: martinezl@ftscpac.navy.mil > Subject: Mofoco heads > > > Hi Leon, > > I am looking at some Mofoco heads for my FI system.... I was wondering how > yours turned out?? > > I am building a 2 liter with the "D" FI system using the 914 Porsche 2 liter > > system. It will be 90.5mm with a 78.4mm crank, with 7.5 comp. Just want > more guts... and do not like the new VW heads. > > Thanks, Pat > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ----- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ----- > Answering your question with my usual super long litany: > > I was told by the maker that these heads are > far superior to any other brand even factory : > better casting and machining also > superior alloy 1973 formulation from Germany, > casted in a aircraft alumuminum casting patrs > facility in New York. Extra fins everywhere > on these heads. > > Casting and design > is outstanding but I had problems with > other things that I mention below. You must > be on your feet and be a pain in the butt, > do not take whatever they give you. Get > the best you and your car deserves for > the money you give them. > > I called them after sending my e-mail and > apologized and were willing to rectify > everything at no cost to me. So I sent one > head back , which was the worst of the two. > The pictures in their site are deceiving, > they show the New brazilian heads with > the casted and machined EFI boss and , > they were not aware of this . > > I think I will be satisfied at the end, I > am planning to put a temp sensor on each > head, to minitor both sides, when I am > zooming down the freeway at 90+ mph during > graveyard hours. > > I will let you know what the final outcome > is when my engine is running again. > > new engine specs : > -1600 efi > -8 to 1 compression I hope > -total seal second rings > -balanced forgrd crank > -Mofoco 041 heads with 3/4 inch reach > -one peice valves > -SNIEDER TORQUEY BUS CAM (Mo low end power) > -26 mm oil pump > -2 quart sump > -pressure booster kit (yeah I know) > -Slip in hydraulic lifters > -92 pass mesa cooler with fan and > oil filter > -Swivel rocker adjusters > -dual quiet pack ( will get kitco hidden ceramic ones later) > -all seams on case sealed in epoxy (experimenting for zero oil leaks) > -silicon pushrod tube seals ( my rubber ones got hard and craked after > 50,000 miles (less than two years time) > - will continue with the synthetic oil > - 50,000 volt/high current coil > -pertronix igniton (will add capacitive discharge later. > -Ngk thin electrode palladium spark plugs (like in aeroplanes) > All I need is a jusdson supercharger to blow air into the > intake (I am just dreaming) > > I hope this time my cam gear does not self destruct. > Engine was in perfect running and could have run another 50k > or 100k according to the internal wear and oil pressure > indicated. > > Read my e-mail below to Mofoco. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > - > Oct 20th 2001 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > - > Dear Mofoco Customer service, > > I just wish to remind you that the 041 head your welding the EFI sensor boss > on is a 3/4 inch reach plug. This just in case you use another head for this > > weld job. Order processed 30 Aug 2001 . > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -- > Oct 9th 2001 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > --- > Dear Mofoco Customer service, > > This is not meant as a bash but constructive critisism > so you will know my problem with the heads and > satisfy me , I do not want money back, just good heads. > > My cylinder heads arrived today. I am somewhat > unsatisfied with these. I was told that the quality > of these heads were better than anything out there, > especially the Brazilian, Mexican and Spanish ones. > I assume MADE IN USA is supposed to be the best but... > you can prove that by making this customer happier. > I have heard other people's complaints even though > you have not heard personally, I guess they thought > the bought them so then they might as well use them, > no use telling the maker... > > I am Leon Martinez, I have been the one calling over > and over to check the status of my 041 heads with the > 3/4 inch plug depth and machined EFI sensor boss. I have > made it clear at every phone call that I wanted the > Fuel Injection boss machined, I was told that tapping > the boss would cost an additional 10.00 dollars, I agreed > to have one head machined at this boss. > > I was told by you over and over that this would be done. > Originally , during the first phone call I asked alot of > questiones about the construction and design of the head. > Among other things, I asked if the EFI boss existed > on your 041 heads like the 042 heads. You told me that > you went to the shelf to verify this and in fact the boss > was there ready to machine. The picture on your site did > not reflect this but I was told that was an old picture > that needed updating and that a newer one would have the > machined boss. > > The heads that you gave me ??? > > They do not even have bosses to machine, the casting is > obviously different from the one you saw. I cannot > use this matched pair, if the EFI boss is not there, I > have Electronic fuel injection in my car, I made that clear. > > I have minor complaints about the quality of the machining > even though the casting is outstanding (except for some > cast flashing that partially plugged some areas, this is > easily correctable). > > > - There is machine flashing everywhere, the machining > was not finished by deburring, Many sharp areas. > I must finish the job with a dremmil tool. > > - driling of the head bolt holes are of low quality, > kind of crooked at the begining but straigtens out. > It is acceptable though. Hoping the bolt does not end up > tweeked. > > - machining of one of the internal headbolt bosses with the > lip (under the cover)the lip is almost machined off > and what is left is a razor sharp crooked piece of burr > where the lip was. This maybe acceptable as long as the washer > is centered. > > - Some head bolt washer bosses are machined offset from the > head bolt holes. This may be acceptable if the offset washer > does not tweek the bolts. > > - The bale wire cover bosses are not drilled evenly, one is a > bit forward and the other back . I do not know how strong the > one drilled forward is since there is less metal left for the > tension of the headcover clamp. This maybe acceptable if it is > strong. > > - I do not know if this is by design but the intake holes are > full of machine flashing and/or made smaller than other brand > stock heads with stock valves. I can fix this with a dremmil > tool. > > This is just constructive critisism, i do not wish you to feel > bad. I took these heads to a machine shop to verify that > the machining did not reach the quality of the Brazilian, > Mexican and Spanish heads. I hope you can correct this for future > customers. The machine quality of the Brazilian(and others) heads for > example > is of supurb quality in comparison to yours, it is straight and > clean. What the Brazilian and others are lacking, is clearly > the better casting you have. > > I am concerned because I am an American that beleives that > American quality should kick some serious butt no matter who > they should be especially at the place like Milwaukee, where > machine creation is tops. > > I am the coordinator of a TYPE 3 club that has 40 cars/members and I > am in ocassional contact with magazine comentators, editors, > VW webmasters, sometimes I info other clubs wich make up hundreds of > cars during gatherings. I have told many people that I was looking for > heads without machine problems of the Brazilian heads (only REAL off > angle plug holes, would not seat flat, got three heads like this),or > heads that did not melt easily (inferior metal of AMC of Spain) or > the difficulty of getting universal dualport heads from the VW factory > with the VW logo casted (Mexican heads, I have just now found two easy > sources for these ), or heads that would not overheat immediately > (all racing heads of all brands with thicker but a lame amount of > fins). > > I am the torture tester of cars for my VW club. I have driven 90 mph > routinely for an hour each day at 5:00 am while going to work, I have > broken balanced cranks of American brand detroit big blocks (Chev etc...) > I always look for the best, I told everyone you may be the best and that > I would test you next, I do not wish to tell everyone what I found but > I wish to tell everyone that I was satified with Mofoco products > and that my heads turned out as bullet proof, and cooled better > as expected , slight machine problems are of no concern to me but > are for comment. I like your casting very much but were is the BOSS ? > > To satify me please contact me with a fix, all I wanted was a > pair of the same heads with one of the EFI bosses machined, > the ones you sent me do not even have the bosses casted in them. > All I need is a one 041 head with the boss casted and machined > with 3/4 inch reach sparkplug holes. > > </x-charset>