"Its a sin to buy retail"
Ray
I am unaware of any shortage of beams in the US. Right now I personally know of 5 spare beams our series participants bring to the track as spares. Over the past few years we have seen German, Brazil and Chinese made products. From my limited perspective the German ones were the best but I haven’t seen many of those recently. The Chinese beams have been pretty good too. The Brazil parts were the worst but they are serviceable. I agree with Dietmar's implication that you really want to work with a wholesaler. My advice is to PM Butch Deer or Jim Schings and get a wholesale recommendation. For example, the wholesale price of a complete cylinder head is 50% less than what we see at the good retail level.