on a z6 head, whats it worth? i got a reputable porter who does domestic, LT1 heads who will do my z6 head for 400. is that worth it?

 

ttt

 

porting z6 intake mani and TB too?

or port matching to an aftermarket manifold?

its not so much a question of weather or not he does a good job, but more a question of why port only the head?

 

oh ill port all three, head, intake, TB. but for the head alone he said about 400.

thinking about these guys too http://www.dh-racing.com/cgi-b...e.cgi

 

first off honda heads flow very very very well even running forced induction you really only need to have the combustion chambers cleaned up, and as for intake and exhaust ports if you want to save money buy some sand paper start with 80 to get casting burrs cleaned up and work your way to 220 on the intake side nothing higher on the exhaust side you can make it shine, because you do not want anything limiting exhaust flow, for more info take a look at endyn's site, larry is the man, a little rude on the phone but in person he is the man, as for RH i donot no what to tell you good luck

 

hmmm...so no real benifit when you weigh the dollars vs performance gains when it comes to boost?

 

if your boosting it it doesnt really matter because the turbo will force the air through the head any way.

 

hmmm i just thought a ported head would make the same power with less boost, or more power on the same boost.

more power with less boost, can run more agressive timing, dont have to run as high a octane gas.

would love more input guys

 

porting a head for turbo is very beneficial, ever heard of charge density, when you get your head ported it helps to smooth out and inlarge both the intake and exhaust ports so you can move more air in and out faster with ever engine cycle, not only that but by getting your combustion chambers cleaned up you cut down on your chances of detonation, which will allow you to run more boost and make more power

 

if you are running the vitara pistons make sure you deburr them i am running them on my a6/y8 combo, with low boost 8psi on a 57trim t3/t4, and have had no problems what so ever, but i would highly suggest investing in increasing the cooling capacity of your motor, oil cooler, redline water wetter, and going back to your head spend the money and get the thing ceramic coated the last thing you want is your head cracking because of the additional heat..and yes it will crack

 

thanks for the input!

hmmm, maybe ill use my domestic guy if its just some simple cleaning up thats need to be done.

 

and take your time rushing only means you will have to do it over again

 

no rush at all, thats why i did the suspension mods first. im new to hondas, so im trying to learn as much as i can. right now im sticking to the d series, LOL

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ppfalcon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you are running the vitara pistons make sure you deburr them i am running them on my a6/y8 combo, with low boost 8psi on a 57trim t3/t4, and have had no problems what so ever, but i would highly suggest investing in increasing the cooling capacity of your motor, oil cooler, redline water wetter, and going back to your head spend the money and get the thing ceramic coated the last thing you want is your head cracking because of the additional heat..and yes it will crack</TD></TR></TABLE>

ceramic coating?? do you have any pics?? this is the first ive heard. whats the process?

also isnt the vitara pistons coated in some sort of teflon or something?? wouldnt deburing them ruin the coating??

didnt think about the oil cooller, wanted a hiflow water pump though.

BTW im aiming for 300hp on my vitaras

 

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not worth $400, pay for shippng and i'll do it for $150

if you have the tools its worth the $20 carbide bit

air comp/die grinder/ext

 

yeah ok buddy. do you have a flow bench? do you have vouches? im sure you know it takes more than just some guy with a grinder and a carbide tip. if you want it done right. and i was just saying that it wasnt a huge deal to port if your gonna run a turbo. and if your gonna blow 400 in head work why not spend the extra 700 and put in some forged internals? itd make more sense. what rods do you plan on running? stock d series are toothpics you gonna end up brakin a rod at 300 hp. what manifold are you gonna use? are you gonna upgrade the cam and valvetrain? theres alot of other stuff you should probably do before you get into head work. id spen the exta 300 on forged internals. thats just me though. and like ppfalcon said honda heads flow well stock. if i were you id spend the exta 300 on forged internals and then id gasket match the head which you could easily do your self without a flow bench (take your time and do it slow aluminum is very soft) and then id polish everthing up and port match it all. youd be suprised at how much it will help you. i dont know im just babbling. do what you want.

P.S. you can get a kit to do all the gasket matching for like 40 bucks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted_hatch_216 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah ok buddy. do you have a flow bench? do you have vouches? im sure you know it takes more than just some guy with a grinder and a carbide tip. if you want it done right. and i was just saying that it wasnt a huge deal to port if your gonna run a turbo. and if your gonna blow 400 in head work why not spend the extra 700 and put in some forged internals? itd make more sense. what rods do you plan on running? stock d series are toothpics you gonna end up brakin a rod at 300 hp. what manifold are you gonna use? are you gonna upgrade the cam and valvetrain? theres alot of other stuff you should probably do before you get into head work. id spen the exta 300 on forged internals. thats just me though. and like ppfalcon said honda heads flow well stock. if i were you id spend the exta 300 on forged internals and then id gasket match the head which you could easily do your self without a flow bench (take your time and do it slow aluminum is very soft) and then id polish everthing up and port match it all. youd be suprised at how much it will help you. i dont know im just babbling. do what you want.

P.S. you can get a kit to do all the gasket matching for like 40 bucks </TD></TR></TABLE>

look at my sig, got the eagle rods, vitara low comp pistons.

and yes i will be upgrading the valvetrain, im going with either the zex turbo cam or a custom grind if i can find a cam shop that knows hondas well.

exhaust manifold is a header, im going with a remote mount setup. intake manifold is a z6 to go with the z6 head.

supertramp, you got any experience? pics of your work? results etc? if so send me an email and ill check it out roynaidu@shaw. ca

the guy who i know is lloyd elliot who does phenominal work on f bodies.