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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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Heads are already on and car seems to pull harder now than before the stock 853 heads. I wanted to get some feedback on how the port work looks and what is your estimated guess on my rwhp that i should be at with my set up..

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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 10:58 PM
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looks alright, but kinda tough to tell from the pics
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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The pics suck. Hard to tell.
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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does it?? Damn.. Well it was a hand porter... let me see if i can post better pics
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put it on a dyno and quit guessing
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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Honestly man, dont really see any major porting, just looks cleaned up... here are my heads, just put down 411rwhp on a dynojet with supporting mods - pretty simular setup to yours but mines an A4.




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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 11:41 PM
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7th darkness cool thanks im just shooting over 400 rwhp but madmike is right just need to dyno it.. I have a street/race tune think a dyno tune will make a big diffrence in rwhp gains or should i just dyno it???
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This is my opinion, but using a dyno to tune is only good for WOT.

I had my car tuned, first changed all the settings, drove around 3 or 4 different times dialing in the airflow, afr, idle, shift points, ect. Then lastly jumped on the dyno. Only minimal changes should be needed once you get to that point.

But just my opinion based on my experience. With my A4 pushing 411 to the wheels with small cam and bolt ons, who am I to complain.
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I will say 380-400

The pics aren't the greatest..Any the porting form what I can see looks mild compared to some other I have seen..
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SpeedySam
I will say 380-400

The pics aren't the greatest..Any the porting form what I can see looks mild compared to some other I have seen..
I would have to agree with those numbers also. Go to the dyno and see, Im interested to see the numbers.
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heads u posted look totally untouched. look at the second pics posted and u will see what theyre supposed to look like. the only thing that looks touched on urs is where the seats meet the head behind the valve. look at the guides on the second pics and then look at yours, that where the difference is made
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Originally Posted by SpeedySam
I will say 380-400

The pics aren't the greatest..Any the porting form what I can see looks mild compared to some other I have seen..
from others you have seen...........?

how often does a dsm guy look at threads for ported lsx heads?
i suppose as often as he visits forums for lsx crowds
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 05:28 AM
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Lol ... Yeah ill let you guys know what it makes on dyno
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