02-08-2018, 04:05 PM
O.K., How are 260 KSI bolts going to be made anew when we just don't have the numbers to satisfy a manufacturer? These companies couldn't care less about making a few hundred screws, or even a thousand for a specialty group, and I don't know of anyone outside of USMP that wants a large stock of expensive hardware sitting in bins. If USMP would agree to install the 260 KSI bolts in ALL their industrial engines, maybe it'd become economically feasible. The original screws that Dave Bonbright "set up" for the 820's were being made by MS Aerospace. US Motor Power has the remainder of Dave's stock, and decided to raise the price. MS Aerospace decided not to make further quantities of these screws, so unless USMP is getting them made by another outfit, when they're gone, they're gone. ARP never had a hand in the manufacture of the 260 KSI screws that Engine Masters and USMP sells. I'm certainly interested in one more pair of the MS Aerospace 260 KSI screws for a new engine I want to build, and, unless Steve or another of our group is successful in enlisting a fresh manufacturer, and I hope he is, I will be forced to pay USMP's price. I'm not going to risk sawing a rare modified 610 block in half to avoid paying for the best available screws. What has Jeff Brown said about the dilemma? Ted