Thanks for the kind words Modeler -- but be careful -- you are giving away your age Here's the actual part and the nozzle (108205) that it replaces: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Scott M (smg2) did a run of these a year or so ago and they were cheap as dirt. Search is your friend: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131252 Birdman
Yes, I read that thread before starting this one. Scott had a great price on them. However if you'll read Scott's post #117 in July '07 in that thread you'll find out that the machine shop wouldn't make him more at anything like that price. That's why Scott couldn't deliver on the 2nd round. BTW, I was looking over my spreadsheet & the not to exceed number is $150, not $200. I had a programming bug that I didn't catch. Teach me to do something in a rush. I'm looking into a couple of other sources, including Sean, so hopefully there is room for improvement. I looked into getting std M14x1.5 bolts & cutting their nose down. Ran into 3 problems: 1) M14x1.5 is a custom make in anything other than class 10 steel. 2) The std head for M14 bolts is 22mm across, not 17mm for the plugs. 3) M14 is one of several metric sizes being phased out by the ISO stds. It is on the 'not reccommended for new designs' along with M18 & some other sizes! This probably accounts for 1).
Another option - simply make up a set of plugs from your old damaged injectors. Cheap. I have posted the play-by-play of what I did on my website. See: http://groups.msn.com/ferrari308gtsi/1980ferrari308gtsi.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=249 and then click on the "Next" button up at the top for the 5 or so pictures in the sequence. Cheers - DM
Rock, What material are your plugs made from? Do they have noses that fill the holes into the exhaust port? A picture would really help people understand your offering.
Two winters ago, when I pulled the engine on my '78 GTS, I installed a set of those plugs that I got from Scott. IIRC, the plugs were aluminum. I don't remember what I paid (I'm thinking around $75 delivered, but could be wrong), but they were a great product, fit perfectly, and no "chirping" noise when running the engine. Since this is a once in a lifetime installation, I would pay up to Verell's $150 to get a set of them (obviously cheaper is better). They made the conversion easy and did exactly what they were supposed to do. Compared with a lot of other parts for these cars, that's cheap enough to be well worth the investment, IMHO.
