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Hi
Where can I buy a vmc head ? A person had shared a link with me for this site and the head but I haven't got a clue what it says

https://www.avotecnica.com/cilindri-gruppi-termici/1894-testa-di-ricambio-per-177-stelvio-e-super-g-in-alluminio-pressofuso-attacco-candela-laterale.html

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They don't or couldn't ship to USA for me 2 yrs ago and refunded me after a month or more of emailing them to ask where my shipment was. I don't hold it against them, but you might want to check if they ship to your location currently. I never got the vmc kit from them, and went with the malossi kit I have now as a result.
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They don't or couldn't ship to USA for me 2 yrs ago and refunded me after a month or more of emailing them to ask where my shipment was. I don't hold it against them, but you might want to check if they ship to your location currently. I never got the vmc kit from them, and went with the malossi kit I have now as a result.
Not sure if Molassi will work , I was going to order it in case my excess squish doesn't work out , the vmc or bgm head is suppose to work toward taking up the excess clearance.
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why the interest in that head? fins look thick and not enough of them to me, but could be missing something
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why the interest in that head? fins look thick and not enough of them to me, but could be missing something
Apparently the way it's designed it will take up excess clearance between piston and head, the squish on mine is quite high.
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I cannot comment on that particular head. The VMC head that I use on a DR177 cylinder is CNC milled, with radial fins and zero squish, so you can run with a 1.0mm (or even 1.5mm) base packer, and still have a respectable squish. This gives some useful port timing flex without using a 60mm stroke crank. The BGM head takes this to the next level, because it slips inside the bore, thus allowing even more flex, but then you'd want a GS piston with thinner rings. At that point, you might as well have bought a full VMC or BGM cylinder kit
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I cannot comment on that particular head. The VMC head that I use on a DR177 cylinder is CNC milled, with radial fins and zero squish, so you can run with a 1.0mm (or even 1.5mm) base packer, and still have a respectable squish. This gives some useful port timing flex without using a 60mm stroke crank. The BGM head takes this to the next level, because it slips inside the bore, thus allowing even more flex, but then you'd want a GS piston with thinner rings. At that point, you might as well have bought a full VMC or BGM cylinder kit
Before I even finished reading I had thought sheeesh might as well had with a vmc or Bgm head.

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