I got the opportunity to attend the SEMA show in Las Vegas this year, I stopped at the Trick Flow booth and asked about the status of their FE heads & intakes. They told me that they have NO intention of discontinuing the FE heads, they confirmed the issues they have been battling are the same foundry issues Jay has told us he had the last couple years. They have increased the amount of foundries they are working with, but that often requires new tooling being made to accommodate the new foundry, and that of course takes more time, something Jay has also mentioned he has had to deal with. They think they are back on track, but of course still so far behind it will be a while until inventory builds up to a point that the stuff is in stock on a regular basis. Talking to them I could tell they are as frustrated as consumers are. As far as the intake manifolds, it’s the same situation. They had their FE 2-4 bbl Tunnel Wedge copy on display, and also confirmed they are very happy with the sales on that, when they can get them of course. I took the opportunity to let them know to try and get their 1-4 bbl single plane back in production too, that it had lots of fans, and with the Edelbrock Victor hard to find now too it would be nice to have some option available. They told me part of the reason they sometimes ask retailers to mark the intakes as not available or take them off their websites periodically is so consumers aren’t ordering them, and being charged with funds or deposits held for long periods, when they are still unsure exactly when they can get them delivered.
