ARE Heads
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From: Below the Mason/Dixon Line Alabama
Originally Posted by KS Rebuilder
Maybe someone could tell me about ARE heads and what does ARE stand for. Ken
Agostino Racing Engines it is.
A company with a VERY chequered career, now bankrupt due to incredibly poor customer service and iffy work. I had a Head/Cam package from them years ago which went south, and took the engine with it, after a broken valve spring. They then built me a 436 on new heads: the latter had bad welds (which cracked) when they recontoured the chambers; bad valve guides which leaked, and unstable valve train geometries.
I ended up with an entirely new, full-out Cartek 447: the only piece we reused was the block which of course was se-sleeved with Darton MDS sleeves.
In summary: run for the hills!!!!!!! There are tons of reputable choices out there (TEA; AFR; etc. etc.) that you shouldn't settle for ARE.
Last edited by SPEED DOG; Jul 15, 2006 at 11:48 PM.
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Originally Posted by KS Rebuilder
Maybe someone could tell me about ARE heads and what does ARE stand for. Ken
If you are looking for low buck decent heads, then patriot performance makes some pretty ok ones. Its worked gm castings, but them i have seen is ok.
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