Hello
I'd like to explain how I work. I don't deliberately hold back on info. I'm not that devious! I do the best in the time I get to write on my own website, remember that something that may seem important to you may not necessarily strike me as significant enough to write about. We sit in different chairs you see. Often I could write for hours, but I don't have that much time. I do the site on Sunday if I get time between design jobs.
The idea of the site is that if someone wants additional info they can write and ask me, which they do all the time, client or not. Re criticising people or firms in this line of work who get things wrong, it's not a case knocking others - it's exposing bad practice. Nobody respects a person who climbs on others shoulders to gain an advantage. However with my site I do try to say to potential clients that this is how it's going to be done here and because I am confident enough to be able to put the details on my website for the whole world to see, it gives clients confidence too.
A picture of how it should not be done against one showing how it should is a valuable learning tool. What you see on the site is the tip of the iceberg, believe me, there are lot of firms and individuals hacking around with engines for good money and passing things off or making a real mess of them. This is not good. I was on the receiving end of this many years ago and I
don't like it. There is no code of practice in this business.
At least at
www.guy-croft.com folks can get an idea of how it should look.
Was John Valentine's engine right before? No. Huge ports, low compression, low cam lift, big carbs. A recipe for a mismatch as I said to John when I stripped it. The head work was a real knife and fork job by someone who had no flowbench or dyno exp at all. Did it work, no, ask John at sfconline.org.uk or read latest Retro mag. Does it work now - well, ask him.
There are a few marvellous firms around, when I get the chance I say so too. There are also accredited experts on other engines around with years of experience and I would not for one minute try and compete with them.
Now you know I'm a member here, I cordially invite you to ask for more detail if you want to! I hope this post will not seem impersonal or curt. It is not intended to be.
Regards
GC