Sounding like a scene out of a future ‘Harry Potter goes Fast and Furious’ movie, the Cylinder Head Shop’s motor magic recently outwitted a Sorcerer … ‘The Sorcerer’, in the case, being the nickname of one of the world’s most legendary cylinder head tuners, and Knight of the Legion of Honour, Amédée Gordini of the Le Mans winning Renault Gordinis …
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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 degree of finishing and accuracy.
All parts composing the machine, such as basement, table, column and head, are made of high quality cast iron which is widely well-framed offering high rigidity and sturdiness as a feature.
No movement means more accuracy. Precision skimmed heads and blocks lead to far better performance.
The table feed on the Comec 850 is operated by a ball screw drive with extreme precision, even at slow feed speeds. A frequency inverter controls the ball screw driving moto-reducer, offering a variable speed feed widely adjustable by potentiometer. We are able to produce excellence result every time.
See video below.
| Table travel Max workpiece length Max workpiece width Max workpiece height Min workpiece height Segmented grinding wheel diameter Variable head speed rotation Variable table travel speed Head motor Table motor Head rapid feed motor Coolant pump motor Dimensions (LxLxH) | 1050 mm 895 mm 315 mm 545 mm 125 mm 315 mm 550 – 1450 rpm 130 – 1300 mm/min 2,2 kW 0.75 kW 0.18 kW 0.10 kW 1680 x 1100 x 1850 mm Weight 1015 Kg |
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”. …
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 …
Expert Vapour Blasting
The Cylinder Head Shop offers a top quality vapour/aqua bead blasting service using market leading abrasive developments. These produce a better than new, concours finish, to aluminium components.
IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS SERVICE IS NOW SUB CONTRACTED OUT….
We use a Komet cabinet unit but that is not where the magic lies. Having had more than 25 years in the business, we have …
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Nucleus Power Guides
CHS Nucleus Power Guides to Compliment our Range of Valves Power Guides in Colsibro
For 15 years, The Cylinder head Shop has been on the leading edge of cylinder head technology – leading the field in the application of racing materials and specifications to road and classic racer cylinder heads. We have questioned many of the “pre-sets” that govern current thinking …
K-line Interrupted Spiral Guide-Liners
A Useful Solution to Reconditioning Valve Guides and Race Preparation
K-Line introduced Bronze Guide-Liners to the market over 20 years ago and is the leader in bringing thin wall bronze liner technology to today’s ever changing market. Focusing on quality, efficiency of installation and most of all durability, they have been working for over 25 years to bring the most advanced …
Nucleus Sports Elite Valves and Guides
About 75% of the power in your engine comes from the cylinder head. In money terms, you get more B.H.P. from developing your head than any other other part of your machine. In other words, if you are looking for more performance cheaply, your head is the place to spend it on. You’ll get the best return.
Astonishingly, most head parts …
Twin Plug Conversions
The image to the right is an example of what can be achieved, a Triumph T120 oppositional-angle, twin-plug conversion. Such twins cylinder heads cost from £65.00. Other options offered by the Cylinder Head Shop include the use of an offset vertical relocation of the spark plugs and the use of 8mm or 10mm plugs.
Heads previously considered beyond twin-plug modification …
