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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 12:07 PM
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Okay i just got my 243 back from getting a full pp work done and my question is. Is it really worth swapping the stock valves to a 2.02 and exhaust to 1.575 i just caint see my self spend $300 for maybe 1 or 2 hp if u will even see that. Or maybe im wrong what yall imput
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Won't see much more of a difference than what you noted, a few HP accross the board is what you get. Now if you have a big bore (4" or more) and go with say 2.055 or bigger valves you might see more of a bump than a few HP.
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Not to mention during porting would be the time to talk bigger valves not after it is done.
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@Red thats what i thought im still on stock bottom end ls1 so i should be fine for now then
@96 it was mentioned to me i told them i just wanted to pp first and go back to the valves later as i thought i wouldnt see much gains but need to see other ppl input i just don't see spending $300 plus cutting it to see little to hardley any gains
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But a flow bench is not the measure of a head, great sales tool, and useful tool for the porter but not the measure of how it actually works.
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Depending on the rest of your combination I'd say it is worth it, I have 3 sets of CNCed 799s all by the same guy & put them all on the bench but I'm not sure I have the flow sheets.

1st have stock valves, 2nd have Manley stock size valves, 3rd have Manley 2.02 hollow stem intakes.
Set 2 with the stock size Manleys were like 6-10 CFM better than the stock valves & saw about the same gains on set 3 over set 2.
And how much power do you think 6cfm is going to get you?
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Could a different backcut on the stock valve do the same thing for flow as the Manley stock size valves?

If there was 20hp in 2.02" valves then no porter would bother reusing stock. You keep racing that bench HARD pretty soon you will have 1000hp, stock idle that is happy with a stock stall and last indefinitely.
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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
Could a different backcut on the stock valve do the same thing for flow as the Manley stock size valves?

If there was 20hp in 2.02" valves then no porter would bother reusing stock. You keep racing that bench HARD pretty soon you will have 1000hp, stock idle that is happy with a stock stall and last indefinitely.
lmao...

the only thing I will add is Advanced Induction seems to think stock valves work fine and they have produced plenty of results to support their theory.
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Originally Posted by bigantws6
Okay i just got my 243 back from getting a full pp work done and my question is. Is it really worth swapping the stock valves to a 2.02 and exhaust to 1.575 i just caint see my self spend $300 for maybe 1 or 2 hp if u will even see that. Or maybe im wrong what yall imput
Who has done this PnP work for you , is it a hand port or cnc ?
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Hand ported by a local in dallas morgan and son racing engines the ones that build the motor in the s10 on street outlaws daddy daves
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20 hp from a 2.00 to a 2.02 is a little crazy. Ur talkimg about .020 thousands maybe seeing a little wth a 2.055 but 2.02 i just caint see maybe im wrong
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To touch up on my previous post, I thought bigger valves really only shine on engines with a bigger bore due to valve shrouding of the 3.9 bore?
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The 6-10 CFM gain was with stock size Manley valves.
Google it, like 2-2.5 HP/CFM so 20 HP for 8 $17 Rev 2.02 valves=$136
Yeah its a waste of money & no one does it
Bench racing at its finest.

That means that my ported heads (which flow 87cfm more than stock) gained me 217hp

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Originally Posted by kinglt-1
To touch up on my previous post, I thought bigger valves really only shine on engines with a bigger bore due to valve shrouding of the 3.9 bore?
Depends what you consider shrouded. Lots of people have success with a 2.165" valve in a 4" bore LS2 or LQ9. That's a valve diameter that is 54% of the bore diameter. That same percentage for a 3.898" bore is just a tad larger than a 2.100" valve.
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Looking at percentage only ignores location in the bore and proximity to cylinder wall. Which would be the part that does the shrouding.

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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
Looking at percentage only ignores location in the bore and proximity to cylinder wall. Which would be the part that does the shrouding.
Define "shrouded". How close to the bore wall is "shrouded"?

The point was that a 2.02" valve is a long ways away from 2.100" and would be further away from the wall in a 3.898" bore than a 2.165" valve in a 4" or even 4.030" bore.
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Originally Posted by bigantws6
Hand ported by a local in dallas morgan and son racing engines the ones that build the motor in the s10 on street outlaws daddy daves
Could you tell us more about those heads , what casting # , do you have any flow numbers and pictures of them bare ported. Details , did they mill them , valve job , new guides , new seals , what cc the runners are now and how much did they charge you ?
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Originally Posted by KCS
Define "shrouded". How close to the bore wall is "shrouded"?

The point was that a 2.02" valve is a long ways away from 2.100" and would be further away from the wall in a 3.898" bore than a 2.165" valve in a 4" or even 4.030" bore.
Would that not depend on angle of the head as well? For example, A 11 degree aftermarket head would place the valve further away from the cylinder wall thus effectively reducing "shrouding" and taking better advantage of the larger valve compared to a stock casting?
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Originally Posted by kinglt-1
Would that not depend on angle of the head as well? For example, A 11 degree aftermarket head would place the valve further away from the cylinder wall thus effectively reducing "shrouding" and taking better advantage of the larger valve compared to a stock casting?
That's along a different axis, but yeah, the shallower angle should help but up to a certain point. If you're rolling that valve angle over and the port isn't being raised as well, you're making a sharper turn for the air to make before it gets to the valve, so there is some give and take there.
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