RWDAddict Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) So it started off with a stock 86' head Inspected for cracks Shaved down just a hair .5mm OS valves Street race port & polish job on intake and exhaust 3-angle valve job Chamber opened up a bit Custom ground stock cam profiled out to a 272 Schneider Double HD springs New Valve seals Intake and exhaust ports were hogged out for more flow With parts and labor I roughly paid $1500 and it's just been sitting over at Sully's on a fresh block torqued down. Also if interested I have a port matched stock intake mani and exhaust mani. The exhaust mani had a crack but was welded up and ground down. You wouldn't be able to tell if it were cracked. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0385.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0384.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0383.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0382.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0381.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0380.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0379.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0378.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0377.jpg Edited July 28, 2009 by RWDAddict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyrgr Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Is that a crack that I see on the #1 intake port between the air and water? If not, might want to re-shoot those pics. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emagdnim Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Looking into the left runner it looks like is was ported too much and went completely through the sidewall... See the black line down the side? http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0381.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Looking into the left runner it looks like is was ported too much and went completely through the sidewall... See the black line down the side? http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/ntsullivan/RWDAddict/101_0381.jpg Hmm, I'll have Sully check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Sully checked it out and said it was just some debris and just whiped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 :driving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwbrocloud Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 that doesnt look like a good port gob to me looks like you stuck a drill bet in there and tryed to port it with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 (edited) that doesnt look like a good port gob to me looks like you stuck a drill bet in there and tryed to port it with I paid a highly respected shop in my area to do this work. They build 1500+ HP engines on a monthly basis. Powersource Racing Engines out of Fox Lake, Illinois. Check them out. Sure they may not focus on our engines but when it comes to a head on a 4 cyl it's not too much different than that of an 8 cyl. For being around since 92' they must be doing something right! Edited June 19, 2008 by RWDAddict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 (edited) Here are a couple of examples http://www.phatdaddyracing.com/ http://advanced-autosports.com/CFS_99_Nascar_Busch.htm http://forums.performanceyears.com/forums/...ad.php?t=416920 http://www.racingwisconsin.com/lgr050423.htm Quote from phatdaddy's website "The first year I did ok with the "oitsa75" Trans Am. I qualified for the NHRA Division 3 Championships. The week before the Divisions I spun a bearing on the 400c.i. Engine. I thrashed on the motor up to the last second but came up short. I rented a rental car and raced it in the Division 3 Street Championships and went three rounds. Pretty good for not knowing what the car would do. When I came home from the Championships I had PowerSource Racing Engines rebuild my 400 c.i. "When it was done ......WOW" I went off and won the 2001 Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk Ohio. My first time to the Nationals and the big win. It took me a few weeks before it sunk in. "I think it was when I was looking at some of the pictures that it just hit me....... I Won the Nationals!"" Edited June 19, 2008 by RWDAddict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Update bump :dancing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Bump, taking offers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putz2point6 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 can you provide a flow sheet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenquestTSI Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 i never caught how much this was? or are we supposed to make offers.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 can you provide a flow sheet? Never did get it flowed. How much does that cost? I can maybe get it flowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 can you provide a flow sheet? I was looking for around $900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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putz2point6 Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I was looking for around $900 if you paid 1500 for the job, they should have thrown the flow test in for free.... a lot of "respectable" shops include that with all their port jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 if you paid 1500 for the job, they should have thrown the flow test in for free.... a lot of "respectable" shops include that with all their port jobs I'm sure they would have if I had asked but I didn't and still don't know what any of it would mean. Never heard of a flow bench until now. I told them to hog it out as much as they could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinturbo Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 ya they should have flow tested it for u, they did my flow test for free when i had my bimmer head done. do you have more pictures of that? because i see light reflection off of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 ya they should have flow tested it for u, they did my flow test for free when i had my bimmer head done. do you have more pictures of that? because i see light reflection off of it... What angles/views did you want of the head? I can have Sully take more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travs87tsi Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 i thought that the ONLY way to effectively port a head was on a flow bench. if not you are just removing material and have no idea of the effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 i thought that the ONLY way to effectively port a head was on a flow bench. if not you are just removing material and have no idea of the effects. They may have. Like I said, I didn't even know what a flow bench was. I just told the shop to make this head flow. This was over 2 years ago and if I were to go back to the shop they probably wouldn't have that chart anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Price lowered to $800 !!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDAddict Posted July 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Last bump. $800 for at least $1300 worh in labor and parts. Maybe once i get the head back from Sully i'll bring it up to my old high school. From what i remember they have a flow-bench. Get some numbers off the piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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