That’s how many heads Air Flow Research’s new facility is capable of cranking out. Formerly based in Pacoima, California, AFR moved to a state-0f-the-art facility in nearby Valencia. At 28,500 sq.ft., the new digs are double the size of the old location.

AFR’s president Rick Sperling tells us, “We have 12 Haas HS1 CNC porting machines, 3 Haas VF4 vertical machines, two FH-6800 Mazak machines, and on order is a Mori Seiki NH6300 machine with a 32 automatic pallet shuttle system with robotics to load and unload stations. We also have numerous other support equipment like two Newen Valve machines, a Serdi surfacing machine, automated pressuring checking, automated tool dispensing equipment, CNC Bridgeport’s mills and lathes, VF2 Haas CNC machine and a Brown and Sharp CMM for QC. ”

As AFR comes up on their 38th anniversary the company that pioneered CNC ported cylinder heads continues to innovate and set the standard for aftermarket cylinder heads. The company recently changed the majority of their cylinder heads over from 11/32″ to 8mm valvestem diameters. The smaller diameter stem reduces weight and thereby allows for a smaller valve spring and retainer. The resulting weight savings not only increase valve train reliability but extend the rpm range by avoiding valve float. Dyno tests have measured over 30 horsepower gains with no other changes! Look for a FordMuscle article and dyno test in the near future.

We congratulate and commend AFR on there new facilities. While many companies in the industry have looked to off-shore production to increase profitability, AFR has managed to be the industry leader in performance and quality while keeping their production right here in the USA.

Visit AFR’s newly designed website for a wealth of information, including dyno tested packages for a variety of Ford displacements.