dmg-mori seiki is a high end machine company. they do sell lower end machines for minor stuff. but there are companies more dedicated to automotive machining in the automotive aftermarket. dmg-mori and okuma you would see at the oem like tesla, john deere, ge, s&w, etc. another aspect is the tooling. there is so much new stuff out there. just amazing what there is. then there is the lasers, additive machining which is amazing, 3d stuff, woof. just too much. :laugh:
3000 inches per minute say in a 24" area with 2 spindles and 3 turrets running with coolant blasting all over and you can't see a thing is pretty wild. :laugh:
thankfully most crashes are too bad because how they design them nowadays. what's really not so neat is when the riggers dropped a million dollar machine. not a pretty sight. causes all sorts of commotion.
The new machine is not the only CNC they have so even if there is slight delay setting things up its not like they are going to stop production...
the guy who keeps saying his book small block performance will be released soon please guy take that off you've been killing us with that for a couple years now you got a book or not
Wow that is a great first post welcome to the forum! I will release the book once I have my alum heads ported and all my research and documentation done... Why would I release a book now when the heads are about to be released? That would make the book obsolete... Haters will hate...
I get excited every time that this thread gets bumped. I am really looking forward to seeing the heads once they are completed, and I'd like nothing more than to have my name on a pair. So with that being said. [video=youtube;Q8nbBBbLF4U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8nbBBbLF4U[/video]
Yeah, pretty funny someone's first post is criticizing another member for not producing something yet. That being their only post, what exactly have they contributed to the forum? A big fat NOTHING! But let's be real guys, this is probably an existing member who created a new screen name to mouth off anonymously. I've seen this sort of chicken ****tery on other boards. It'd probably be easy to tell who it was, just look for someone else who posts with no idea how to put a period at the end of a sentence. Kinda like comparing handwriting. I probably shouldn't comment regarding it as it's just "feeding the troll" but I thought it was too laughable not to. Keep on keepin on Sean.
I have been putting a lot of time, effort and money into the Buick 350 research and development and helping promote the use of the wonderful engine that it is. It takes time to develop these projects but I am happy with how things are coming together. There are challenges and wow it takes forever to build a max effort 350 waiting for each custom part to be made. I really am doing my best to help promote the success of this engine. I try to help other people when I can and that is why I am writing the book. I have reached out to the experts to get things done right and I appreciate the help that people like Chris Skaling, Gary Paine, Bobb Mackley, and TA have provided. I have a publishing deal that is a once in a lifetime opportunity I'm certainly not going to put out the book until I am happy with it... And even once I do there will still be haters but at least I can be proud that I did my best and helped promote the SBB.
Keep it up Sean - it's not easy forging a path where few have gone, but the Buick 350 has such tremendous potential & IMHO, the most underrated V8.
Pay no attention to any nay-sayers, Sean. We all recognize and appreciate all you've done for the community.
Hence my name underdog350. To be honest by the time anything is printed its obsolete. But a good call to wait for the new heads. Would be incomplete without them. Keep on Sean!
ok guys I apologize for being too judgemental about Sean's book Sean I hope you accept my apology I've followed the v8 Buick threads some years now and at one time owned a gs350. so I too am very interested in the 350 head development. I have a 1993 lexus sc300 laying around and have kicked around the idea of a 350 Buick with aluminum heads dropped in it. what do you guys think
Very user friendly and easy to train people on. Perfectly fine for short run, light milling production.
SBB in a Lexus SC300? Those have one of the best independent front suspension setups out there, same as the Toyota Supra. I'm using that IFS on my project, the Space Cruiser. When I get my heads and drop in the powertrain, I'll be fabricating motor mounts for that cross member. If you go that route, I'll send you my specs, if I don't make two sets.
