[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

$60,000 for 40 miles!

Seriously, Bill, you have no idea what you’re talking about in terms of Cammer parts and engines. What little I know is that if you bothered to research the matter over the years, problems with SOHC chain drives and Bill Coon SOHC heads have been well-chronicled. Any google search on this matter will yield you many threads/posts on these bad SOHC parts, including websites like FE Power and FE Forum. Several years ago, I considered buying and building a Cammer, but felt the industry was not there yet in terms of parts reliability.

The engine builder knowingly sold an engine with defective parts.

Personally, I don’t care how many successful engines have been built by any engine builder. To further my example above about new home builders, do you think when a new home is built, a buyer gives an “S” about the drywall being cracked, missing roof tile, inoperable HVAC, poor stucco finish, cracked pool surface, etc.? Of course, they care. The buyer of the home w/defects doesn’t care if the other 500 homes in the subdivison are perfect.


BTW, the engine builder still sells Bill Coon aluminum heads. Care to buy a pair? Or would you rather have the Robert Pond SOHC heads for an additional $250?

Or how about a brand new SOHC engine with Bill Coon heads from the engine builder? I hear they have a warranty too!

Ford 427 FE SOHC Aluminum Coon Heads

New Robert Pond 427 SOHC Aluminum Heads CNC | eBay

New Ford Aluminum SOHC 427 FE Cammer Engine Complete | eBay

$60,000 for 40 miles!

I disagree. He builds engines for a living he would not build one expecting it to fail. I believe Keith mentioned most of his frustration is from internet experts, are you one? How many engines have you machined and built?