Flat faced valves flow characterisics
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Flat faced valves flow characterisics
I know there have been many people saying that the added compression is not worth the extra weight in the valvetrain, but I heard DonF mention awhile back about flat faced valves actually having better flow characteristics on the exhaust side if this is true it changes things alot.
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like so many things with engine building/cylinder head flow, "it depends". You probably wont get a real good answer from anyone on here that really knows. If you REALLY want to know, send me a set of flat faced valves, and $100 and i will flow them against stock valves on a stock B16 head that I have here. Ya gotta pay ta play!
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i dont port heads, but thinking about does make sense. but then again, there's a lot of things that made sense and didn't make a difference.
i guess its back to the good old trial and error
i guess its back to the good old trial and error
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well aftermarket valves are lighter than stock ones so im sure
the extra material on the valve make them about the same weight as
a stock valve
the extra material on the valve make them about the same weight as
a stock valve
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
idk, i dont think companies like skunk and supertech would make products that they know are useless, im sure it has some kind of benefit. It just depends on the setup I suppose.
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How would it be "useless" if it flowed a few CFM less than stock? They still will seal, and enable you to add compression without changing pistons or skimming the head. Im not saying that any of them do flow less than stock, but if they did, they would still be far from useless.
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
anyone else have any info on this ? Or even the weight difference between a flat faced valve, stock aftermarket valve and a OEM valve. I think that would be interesting.
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
How would it be "useless" if it flowed a few CFM less than stock? They still will seal, and enable you to add compression without changing pistons or skimming the head. Im not saying that any of them do flow less than stock, but if they did, they would still be far from useless.
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
grab a precision weighing scale to the 0.1 grams and check the static weights...
also depending on how many valve jobs you've had you might actually lose compression...so be careful...
lighter, dished valves for the win...
cheers
Lubo
also depending on how many valve jobs you've had you might actually lose compression...so be careful...
lighter, dished valves for the win...
cheers
Lubo
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
Just curious, are there any OEM or factory race engines in the world (Honda or otherwise) that use flat-face valves?
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
like so many things with engine building/cylinder head flow, "it depends". You probably wont get a real good answer from anyone on here that really knows. If you REALLY want to know, send me a set of flat faced valves, and $100 and i will flow them against stock valves on a stock B16 head that I have here. Ya gotta pay ta play!
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
I know there have been many people saying that the added compression is not worth the extra weight in the valvetrain, but I heard DonF mention awhile back about flat faced valves actually having better flow characteristics on the exhaust side if this is true it changes things alot.
From what I know, it has to do with the way the air flows around the valve head. A dished (standard/stock style) intake valve allows the air to flow around it more quickly due to it's shape. The exhaust valve flows better if it's flat or even bubbled slightly since the air moves in the opposite direction over the valve head. When the valve is dished like stock, it can "cup" the airflow and slow it's exit speed.
I'm sure CC or don F could give a more technical explaination of what I'm trying to say.
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seems like it would be pretty easy to model the system using some computer software to see what flows better
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
I'd be up for CC doing the flow test and seeing the difference.
From what I know, it has to do with the way the air flows around the valve head. A dished (standard/stock style) intake valve allows the air to flow around it more quickly due to it's shape. The exhaust valve flows better if it's flat or even bubbled slightly since the air moves in the opposite direction over the valve head. When the valve is dished like stock, it can "cup" the airflow and slow it's exit speed.
I'm sure CC or don F could give a more technical explaination of what I'm trying to say.
From what I know, it has to do with the way the air flows around the valve head. A dished (standard/stock style) intake valve allows the air to flow around it more quickly due to it's shape. The exhaust valve flows better if it's flat or even bubbled slightly since the air moves in the opposite direction over the valve head. When the valve is dished like stock, it can "cup" the airflow and slow it's exit speed.
I'm sure CC or don F could give a more technical explaination of what I'm trying to say.
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Re: Flat faced valves flow characterisics
All aftermarket but the intakes are just stock replacements to the best of my knowledge. Similar shape and design, nothing really special, just replacing them at the same time as the exhaust and are probably less expensive than the stock ones.
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