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Adger Smith · 11-24-2011, 12:53 PM

Well, I hate to say this, but don't get hung up on name brands. It seems like quality is becoming different for each part # that is sold by any Name Brand company. Last week I did a set of IMCA heads for another shop and they provided the Ferrea valves. 1.94/1.50 as per rules. They were not up to the ususal Q.C. (quality) that I have seen in Ferrea. The seat angles were off. The back side angles were all over the place and not concentric with the seats. When I ground the seats correctly the margins varied in thickness.
I'm hoping they dumped some seconds on E-bay or the "Net" that didn't pass their Q.C. It was so bad I called the other shop and requested another set of valves, which he didn't have. This experience was highly out of the ordinary for what I've seen with Ferrea valves. I hope this is not going to be Ferrea's new standard of quality.

11-24-2011, 12:53 PM	#6
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: valve Well, I hate to say this, but don't get hung up on name brands. It seems like quality is becoming different for each part # that is sold by any Name Brand company. Last week I did a set of IMCA heads for another shop and they provided the Ferrea valves. 1.94/1.50 as per rules. They were not up to the ususal Q.C. (quality) that I have seen in Ferrea. The seat angles were off. The back side angles were all over the place and not concentric with the seats. When I ground the seats correctly the margins varied in thickness. I'm hoping they dumped some seconds on E-bay or the "Net" that didn't pass their Q.C. It was so bad I called the other shop and requested another set of valves, which he didn't have. This experience was highly out of the ordinary for what I've seen with Ferrea valves. I hope this is not going to be Ferrea's new standard of quality. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)