I have a spare '99 d16y8 head sitting in my garage that I was going to use for a mini-me on my EF, but I abandoned that project in favor of a SOHC turbo on my EJ8. Im getting the Greddy kit w/ intercooler FYI. Would any type of machine work be beneficial for boosting? I thought I read somewhere that a port job actually decreases performance on an FI motor. Since I have the head off, what should I do to it to prepare it for boost (nothing too extreme...Im already bending over backwards for the kit!)?

 

ttt

 

I guess all the smart people are already sleeping?...

 

ttt until I get some responses.....so just get it over with....

 

well you can think of it like this
you do port and polish when you do N/a set up with better springs and valves and cams.. and dyno it N/a you will have lets say 140 to the ground.. just putting up a number there.. now if you go turbo .. and not drop your compression...you woulld start out at that hp instead of being 127 to the crank... get my drift...

 

Right...thats what I figured, but I read that porting the head decreases power in FI motors. So its good then? Thats all Im looking for....what is recommended, not some technobabble article.