Porting your stock throttle body
04-28-2005, 10:23 AM
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Porting your stock throttle body How hard is this to do on your own?? Is it something that should be sent out and done professionally?? Thanks for the help!!
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my friend did it with a dremmel and lots of time...i would say spend the money and send it to bo white. he has done some of the best porting i have seen. when i have downtime with my car i am gonna send mine to him to get that sweet shiny porting!
04-28-2005, 11:59 AM
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Do it yourself. It only takes a couple of hours and some dremmel drum sanders. I don't know about you but money saved is a good thing. And you can say that you ported it yourself.
04-28-2005, 12:03 PM
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I got mine from Jantzer, he does an amazing job. I say that its best to just send yours in to get it ported to save time. I thought about porting my own, but its a lot of work.
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Originally Posted by bcrishon
How hard is this to do on your own?? Is it something that should be sent out and done professionally?? Thanks for the help!!
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04-28-2005, 12:48 PM
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You can port it yourself but most do not I guess because of know how, time and equipment. I can do yours up for ya like previously mentioned anytime- just let me know. Thanx for the recommendations fellas 
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I would second the motion to have it done by a professional. Just because you remove a lot of material doesnt mean you did a good job. Consistency and taper angle are very important. Plus knowing just how much you can remove before going through the walls comes from expierience. I will see if i can get some pics of mine up tonight.
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I did my own and probably spent 8 hours on it, what
with the two epoxy & bake cycles etc. I already had
the tools (die grinder and sanding drum kit for 3/4";
Dremels suck for price, removal speed and service life).
I also trust my hand at that kind of thing. Even so I
did well to layer on the protective tape about the
seating circle.
I ported a truck core & swapped on my shaft/pulley,
sensors & fittings. So I would have only been out the
core cost if I screwed up.
So I paid myself slightly more than minimum wage to
do it but I have the pride of ownership, or whatever.
with the two epoxy & bake cycles etc. I already had
the tools (die grinder and sanding drum kit for 3/4";
Dremels suck for price, removal speed and service life).
I also trust my hand at that kind of thing. Even so I
did well to layer on the protective tape about the
seating circle.
I ported a truck core & swapped on my shaft/pulley,
sensors & fittings. So I would have only been out the
core cost if I screwed up.
So I paid myself slightly more than minimum wage to
do it but I have the pride of ownership, or whatever.
