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Cylinder Head & Block Skimming & Resurfacing

The Cylinder Head Shop uses a Comec RP 850 utilising CBN and diamond tooling to achieve a perfect finish on cast iron and aluminium heads for two and four-stroke petrol and diesel motors.

The RP 850 is a resurfacing machine for cylinder heads and blocks of motorcycles, cars and trucks, as well as any other flat surface, which require a high …

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IMPORTANT: Please Note ‘WE HAVE MOVED’ Back To Lincolnshire.
THE (Original) Cylinder Head Shop.
Tel/Fax: 00 44 (0)1507 357194
Mobile: 00 44 (0)7810 273600.
E-mail:len@cylinderheadshop.com
THE PRICE LIST”S ON THIS WEBSITE ARE OUT OF DATE.
PLEASE CALL OR E-MAIL FOR PRICES-COSTINGS-QUOTES-ADVICE.
Please do NOT read something on this website & presume the information herein is the only option available, Presumption is the creator of misunderstandings, Do …

Triumph Twin Head Repair

A recent article about the repair of a classic Triumph Twin cylinder head, here.
Triumph 8 stud heads have always had a reputation for cracking due to their method of production. The heads had cone shaped cast in seats which meant they did not fall out but that they caused this cracking.
The Cylinder Head Shop has worked to develop a fix …

Tuning for Speed

Philip Edward Irving OBE, C.Eng., M.I.Mech.E., M.S.A.E., (1903–1992) was an Australian engineer and author, most famous for the classic engine performance guide, ‘Tuning for Speed’.
Tuning for Speed should be on the top 10 list of just about everyone’s motorcycle classic book list and has been called “one of the best books ever written on the improvement of motorcycle engines”. …

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Serdi Race Shops

High Performance Engineers Using Serdi Equipment
Vance & Hines – California, USA
Carl’s Speed Shop – California, USA
Renault Sport – France
Alpina Tuning – Germany
Amg Motorenbau – Germany
Bmw Motorsport – Germany
Alfa Romeo Corse – Italy
Cagiva – Italy
Ducati – Italy

Rolling Roads in the UK

Carb Settings and rolling roads, how to set your head up properly.
After having your head re-worked to high quality, close tolerances, setting up your head requires expert help re-jetting the carbs. This will add to its performance, clean running, emissions level and longevity. Injection systems also require re-calibration, but this is not quite as critical.

We recommend that you use a …

Serdi 100

CHS Seat Cutting on Formula One Standard Equipment. The Serdi Systems were the first valve seat cutting equipment capable of producing the degree of valve seat accuracy required in today’s formula one racing engines and is widely used by a number of racing teams and leading manufacturers.
Although now superseded by the Serdi 5 & 7, the Serdi 100 remains the …

Nucleus Street Elite Valves & Guides

Cylinder Head Shop Nucleus Street Elite Valves and Guides are design specifically for today’s high performance sport motorcycles. The Nucleus Sports Elite stainless steel valves are the best available stainless steel valves on the market, designed with the benefit of 25 years experience of working on virtually all models, of all makes of motorcycle and with all other aftermarket manufacturer’s …

The Cylinder Head Shop

Since 1993, The Cylinder Head Shop (previously of Wimbledon), has established its name as a leading specialist in cylinder head tuning and repairs for motorcycle road and racing engines, and other vintage and high performance motorsport vehicles.
The Cylinder Head Shop first pioneered the market leading Serdi valve and valve seat equipment for demanding air-cooled, high-performance engines, and especially vintage …