09-28-2022, 01:13 PM | #1 |
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DIY Hand Porting Cylinder Heads
Hey Team, I hand ported a set of LS1 heads back in the day with help from some pro's and thought it was fun... While my motor is apart, I was thinking of hand porting these LT4 heads as well...
Anyone here done any hand porting with good results?
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09-28-2022, 01:17 PM | #2 |
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No. This just doesn't seem like a good idea to me, but more like "shade tree" engineering. CNC would be advisable.
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09-28-2022, 02:51 PM | #3 |
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Leave it to the pros.
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09-28-2022, 03:00 PM | #4 |
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Massage them a little bit and clean up the casting, free horsepower never hurts...
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09-28-2022, 08:48 PM | #5 |
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09-29-2022, 06:11 AM | #6 |
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If they're out and you have time, go for it! Even if you aren't a pro or have machinery to throw them on, there's can always gains from cleaning up.
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09-29-2022, 11:26 AM | #7 |
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Without it being something I did every day, I'd just clean up any casting crud. Slowly. I have done some port matching on older heads, but just don't know enough about the newer heads to start really grinding on them. I don't know where the big gains are, but more importantly don't know where the meat is.
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09-30-2022, 06:24 PM | #8 |
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without some way to flow test the individual ports i'm not sure you could get them all close to the same? never did it though...
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09-30-2022, 08:59 PM | #9 |
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Wouldn't waste my time, it would all be guesswork.
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10-01-2022, 09:16 AM | #10 |
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https://itstillruns.com/calculate-en...e-6393767.html
Too much will kill the bottom end. I wouldn't touch them without being able to flow them. I did spend $1,000 for George Bryce (Star Racing) to port my Harley heads but they needed it for my intended use. |
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