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Curious on what you guys recommend for just doing a simple home port job? These are going on my boosted 370 build. Figured I have everything apart I could just clean the heads up easy enough. I am also in no real rush. I have done some searching around but figured I would still ask.
I recommend you don't do it. Very few people truly have a knack for it. If you want horse around on a set of junk heads for the experience, that's different. By the time you buy what you need to do a not harmful job, you're halfway to sending them to AI or Livernois for proven results.
There is power to be had by just cleaning up the rocker stud, and working around the bowl area/against the valve guide. Not extremely time consuming, or difficult to do. Just need a nice aluminum die set and a die grinder.
There is power to be had by just cleaning up the rocker stud, and working around the bowl area/against the valve guide. Not extremely time consuming, or difficult to do. Just need a nice aluminum die set and a die grinder.
You do that yourself? Does look good. My problem is I have zero experience in that and I have never watched anyone do it. Make it a bit scary to try.
Did you want your compression that high for street manners? Great numbers for a relatively cheaper build. That's exactly what I am shooting for with my procharger setup.
Did you want your compression that high for street manners? Great numbers for a relatively cheaper build. That's exactly what I am shooting for with my procharger setup.
You do that yourself? Does look good. My problem is I have zero experience in that and I have never watched anyone do it. Make it a bit scary to try.
yes that was all me. My machine shop did the valvejob, shaved the valve tips and decked the head .005 when i was done.
lots of youtube how-tos on porting LS heads. It takes a lot of work to **** up a cylinder head completely.
Just need to remember that a little bit goes a long ways, especially on a boosted application.
Originally Posted by farmington
Looks good? broke through to the water jacket!
if youre referring to the hole you see in the runner, that is the rocker boss not the water jacket.
Every CNC LS head on the planet has a hole there, and is normal.
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317 heads for boost...Home Porting ? 
