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Sep 27, 2012 | 06:56 PM

Labhound

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My head porting

I just smoothed out all the rough spots and opened them up some.
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Then I checked the intake, it needs a LOT taken out to match up to the head.

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I'm using the stock intake with a 2bl adapter with an Autolite 2100, EFI exhaust and an "Rv cam" so maybe it'll flow a little better.

Sep 27, 2012 | 06:57 PM

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Oh yeah, pics taken with my I phone 3g, so not so great..

Sep 27, 2012 | 08:34 PM

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From: Earth

Don't bother with porting the head at the gasket face and definitely don't take any material off the intake. Any mismatch that far away from the valve won't make a lick of difference in performance, especially with a relatively mild combo like you're considering.

Sep 28, 2012 | 08:30 AM

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Looks good! Nice and smooth. I know I can notice a real difference with my ported head.

Sep 28, 2012 | 06:42 PM

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I'll keep that in mind and not get too crazy with it.

Sep 28, 2012 | 09:01 PM

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As long as there are no ledges from the head ports sticking out in the downstream flow from the intake, no grinding is necessary and then only enough to remove the ledge.

Oct 2, 2012 | 06:29 PM

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Those ports look great. I did that to mine a few years back. Opened them up under the valve seat and smoothed them all to the manifold face. It did make a noticeable difference. Good luck with it.