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A ported head is a head that is ported...You take off your stock head and send it to someone and they shave off metal which is the porting job. This allows the head to flow more air. The gains can be as much as 20whp depending on your application. I know a guy who can port the head for 450 bucks too and does a GREAT job.
hey man check out M2Race systems if you wanna learn about porting.. stock LSJ motors have seen as much as 60 hp and 30 lbs of torque from them ... heres the link http://www.m2race.com/product_specs.asp?ID=5#
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way to expensive...
It should only cost 450 bucks, I know a guy who can do it for that and he does amazing work, the head will flow close to 300cfm.
It should only cost 450 bucks, I know a guy who can do it for that and he does amazing work, the head will flow close to 300cfm.
Last edited by Zach06CobaltSC; Jul 17, 2009 at 09:09 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
oh yeah well M2Races flows 303..so ha! lol j/k ima check out another shop in cleveland called victory engines.. i know they port.. dunno what they charge though.. to be honest ive never heard of it being less than a grand unless its just a single person doing it and not a professional shop.. any chance i can get your guy to do it? maybe send it to him?
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So a pro job that is PROVEN can't be costly? I mean, if you have the goods and not many true competitors, you can charge what you want if people will pay. A true port job is not simple.
I recommend Euthanasia tho. Great guy, AWESOME job, and reasonably priced. Here's my head that is on it's way back to me:
I recommend Euthanasia tho. Great guy, AWESOME job, and reasonably priced. Here's my head that is on it's way back to me:
anyone can port a head. not everyone can do it right! theres more than just grinding. you cant just port and say done, you got to flow test it so you dont have cylinder run leaner than another, which will happen if one port flows better than another. its not a do it yourselfer in the garage or a $450 job, this i would not trust. i dont mean to bad mouth this $450 guy but it doesnt seem professional.
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I also went with euthansia for my head porting, thats the guy I was talking about. If you want to know prices pm me or him, he is VERY reasonable and will have a core. He has been doing this for a very long time and is a professional. He will also have a flow bench soon =D. His heads have been flow'd before though and they are around the 300 mark.
Tom I believe the head you linked is mine lol =P. Notice how in these links my names on it haha.
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u...IntZach002.flv
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u...lsjexhZach.flv
I will have my head back in just a couple days but its not going to be put on the car for another week or two. Getting some more parts ordered and doing the build all at once. I highly recommend euthanasia for any port work and for any polishing work, hes a great guy and his rates are VERY reasonable and hes been doing this for several years. This is NOT just a guy doing this in his garage, he has his own shop and works for a great company that has been around for years. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Euthanasia has been doing heads for SEVERAL years, granted his flow bench is on order I still trust his work more then some random company that just wants to make money so they charge 1200 dollars.
Tom I believe the head you linked is mine lol =P. Notice how in these links my names on it haha.
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u...IntZach002.flv
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u...lsjexhZach.flv
I will have my head back in just a couple days but its not going to be put on the car for another week or two. Getting some more parts ordered and doing the build all at once. I highly recommend euthanasia for any port work and for any polishing work, hes a great guy and his rates are VERY reasonable and hes been doing this for several years. This is NOT just a guy doing this in his garage, he has his own shop and works for a great company that has been around for years. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
anyone can port a head. not everyone can do it right! theres more than just grinding. you cant just port and say done, you got to flow test it so you dont have cylinder run leaner than another, which will happen if one port flows better than another. its not a do it yourselfer in the garage or a $450 job, this i would not trust. i dont mean to bad mouth this $450 guy but it doesnt seem professional.
Euthanasia has been doing heads for SEVERAL years, granted his flow bench is on order I still trust his work more then some random company that just wants to make money so they charge 1200 dollars.
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kind of like this random company right? http://headgamesmotorworks.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGE7geH-P1w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGE7geH-P1w
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oh yeah well M2Races flows 303..so ha! lol j/k ima check out another shop in cleveland called victory engines.. i know they port.. dunno what they charge though.. to be honest ive never heard of it being less than a grand unless its just a single person doing it and not a professional shop.. any chance i can get your guy to do it? maybe send it to him?
i love the confusion people see when looking at flow numbers.
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