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Old 08-14-2017, 03:28 PM
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Trying to contact AHP and Texas speed and no one gets back to me.... Ready to order some heads.....Jeeze who else should I look into?
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AHP will get back to you. Kohle works crazy hours...send him a PM or an email, and he'll respond. It may be 2am Pacific time, but he will respond.
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Tony Mamo can certainly take care of you, though I believe he has a bit of a waiting period.

I'm getting mine from Frankenstein heads because he had a quick turnaround, also the shop I'm working with recommended him.
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Race Proven Motorsports or Brian Tooley can get you a set of AI heads.
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Originally Posted by kevakasper
Trying to contact AHP and Texas speed and no one gets back to me.... Ready to order some heads.....Jeeze who else should I look into?
Sorry about that.

If you sent an email Im way behind on my email reply's. I have been getting 50+ emails a day so its hard to keep up with the emails.

If you need us right away give us a call 310-326-2399. We always answer the phones and or call back if you leave a message.

Give us a buzz we would be more than happy to help you out.

http://www.americanheritageperformance.com/
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Old 08-14-2017, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kevakasper
Trying to contact AHP and Texas speed and no one gets back to me.... Ready to order some heads.....Jeeze who else should I look into?
kevakasper,

If you need anything at all PM me. Good luck with your build!

Originally Posted by moldyviolinist
Tony Mamo can certainly take care of you, though I believe he has a bit of a waiting period.

I'm getting mine from Frankenstein heads because he had a quick turnaround, also the shop I'm working with recommended him.
moldyviolinist,

PM me your build and we'll post you up as Ride of the Week. I've got 2 to use from the forum so far.

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Old 08-15-2017, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by moldyviolinist
Tony Mamo can certainly take care of you, though I believe he has a bit of a waiting period.

I'm getting mine from Frankenstein heads because he had a quick turnaround, also the shop I'm working with recommended him.

+1 very happy with my FRH heads and cam
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Old 08-15-2017, 12:30 PM
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Try to call Dave Ameduri at Livernois. It will take care of you.

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Old 08-15-2017, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jayyyw
Race Proven Motorsports or Brian Tooley can get you a set of AI heads.
My core heads were inspected by AI on 4/19. I didn't get them until middle of July. I'm happy with them but they take 10-12 weeks from start to finish. Ordered mine through RPM.
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Yes, Talk to Dave Ameduri at Livernois motorsports
Dameduri@livernoismotorsports.com

Im across the border and 10hrs away and they are worth every penny. Anything you need


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We currently have 1 day turnaround. Worst case at the moment is 5 days.

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Even if you had to wait an extra few days for your heads AHP is by far the way to go. I think you'll find that to be the general consensus on this board.
Old 08-16-2017, 09:25 AM
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Damn it Kohl.... you should stop what you're doing and call this guy.. ( rolleyes)
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Originally Posted by 0H8Z06
Damn it Kohl.... you should stop what you're doing and call this guy.. ( rolleyes)
No !!! Don't tell him that, he may be the one working on my heads that they got right now. LOL.

But seriously the reason most of these places have to take messages is they are busy due to their success in what they do. And at times it is as good to just talk to the regular employees who have made them successful and can take care of you just as well.

Case in point when I had WCCH do my heads 2 3/4 years ago I never talked to Richard, Debbie took care of everything and the heads were there less than a week.
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AHP with MS90...
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Old 08-16-2017, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gearpuller
No !!! Don't tell him that, he may be the one working on my heads that they got right now. LOL.

But seriously the reason most of these places have to take messages is they are busy due to their success in what they do. And at times it is as good to just talk to the regular employees who have made them successful and can take care of you just as well.

Case in point when I had WCCH do my heads 2 3/4 years ago I never talked to Richard, Debbie took care of everything and the heads were there less than a week.
If you're not getting an appropriate response from the first two businesses you contacted, do like "Gearpuller" did and contact West Coast Cylinder Heads. Apparently they did well by him.

They have my spare set of heads right now, doing them to Katech specs. Once Richard is done, he's shipping them to Jason who's getting a "parts cart" ready for when I drop the car at Katech in mid-October for the "Street Attack" package.

In dealing with Richard, and his Office Manager, Debbie, I've found WCCH a pleasure to work with.
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Sending an email to businesses in 2017 doesn't constitute contacting anyone, particularly shops who do a lot of volume. Sometimes its hard to adult, but I'm sure any forum vendor will be glad to have someone answer their phone and do business with you assuming you are interested enough in doing business to call.

Busy is good when it comes to the aftermarket industry. If you have a shop that has less than a week turnaround there is probably a good reason why they aren't busy. YMMV.

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Originally Posted by Turbo2L
Sending an email to businesses in 2017 doesn't constitute contacting anyone, particularly shops who do a lot of volume. Sometimes its hard to adult, but I'm sure any forum vendor will be glad to have someone answer their phone and do business with you assuming you are interested enough in doing business to call.

Busy is good when it comes to the aftermarket industry. If you have a shop that has less than a week turnaround there is probably a good reason why they aren't busy. YMMV.
Not true on the email part. Can't speak for every company but I can speak for ours as I am the one who answers every email down the pipeline as fast as I can. You are 110% right about the phone call aspect though! As for having a quick turnaround, we're prepared, not slow.

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Both vendors did reply, I understand they are busy. I am trying to get this rolling as the car is being shipped to my son who is stationed in Italy. We had a few questions and both vendors have answered. Now I just need my son to decide. He was coming home for leave and we were trying to get this done so he could use the car when he got back. That just changed as earlier this week he got notice of deployment. Now I need to get it done and get the car in queue for shipping. Thanks to all the vendors who have replied.
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Originally Posted by kevakasper
Both vendors did reply, I understand they are busy. I am trying to get this rolling as the car is being shipped to my son who is stationed in Italy. We had a few questions and both vendors have answered. Now I just need my son to decide. He was coming home for leave and we were trying to get this done so he could use the car when he got back. That just changed as earlier this week he got notice of deployment. Now I need to get it done and get the car in queue for shipping. Thanks to all the vendors who have replied.
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