Mofoco 040 heads. Buyer beware
Back in 2012, I bought these heads not knowing all the bad feedback available on TheSamba.com on Mofoco heads/engines. I paid $600 not including shipping, for the heads, which included polished ports. Heads cut for 90.5 cylinders to build a 1776. After reading a post about Mofoco heads on samba, I learned what to check for, on these bad heads. The valves spring seats, were are not cut completely round. All 8 valves seats have over hang, which can come loose with time & engine heat. Roy from Mofoco was suppose to send me another set of heads over 3 years ago. I never received them.
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on the other hand, my mofoco 041's purchased new in 2016, with about 9k miles on them now, have been just fine. i know roy had to find a new foundry a couple years ago to cast his heads. i think he also redid / reworked the molds. one of the reasons i bought the mofoco heads is the fact they are cast, machined and assembled in the usa.
@vintage76vipergreenBeetle
2 ай бұрын
I bought the Mofoco heads for the same reason as you did. But after I learned about the bad feedback about the heads. I got ripped off.😤
Make sure the valve guides are tight they like to fall out. I have a brand new set of these in the shop right now I’m trying to fix up
@vintage76vipergreenBeetle
4 ай бұрын
I never ran these heads. I was going to build a 1776 and was gathering parts for the build, before I learned about the Mofoco heads issues. The valve guides feel tight, but I'm sure they will come loose with a few miles on them. Thanks for leaving a comment.
I got a set of the Mofo 041 from a buddy and I was not impressed with the quality of the machining. Being a machinist myself I spotted the problems pretty quick. I was able to fix them well enough to use but I would take some good OG castings over those any day.
@vintage76vipergreenBeetle
Ай бұрын
I'm going to try to find a local machine shop, to see if they can fix the heads.
Well then.
I'll never buy those after seeing this!
@vintage76vipergreenBeetle
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for leaving comments.