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ported head poll??/
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 12:40 pm
by gremlinsteve
im in a business where we port heads for some of the fastest of the fast. speed numbers aside, we know what it means to move air. to make torque where it is needed and to do it within certain guide lines that keep the vehicle and its owner happy.
i have parts on the fastest 5.7 hemi based car in th world right now. in fact, we have the top 10 of the 12 fastest.
while not a 4.0 jeep engine, the principle is the same.
who would be interested in a head ported by proffesionals who have been in the business for 30 years?
steve-o
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 1:58 pm
by SilverXJ
It depends on the price.
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 6:06 pm
by gremlinsteve
i would expect 1000 in expense for the work. thats a ready to run head btw. wont need anything. includes chamber work and a new valve job. 5 angle hand blended.
steve
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 6:28 pm
by SilverXJ
That is not a bad price. Hesco's Al head is around $2000 with no porting. Patriot performance has a CNC'd cast head, but I believe it is only on the chamber for $800.
Besides the port, do you polish it as well, the exhaust runners and the chambers that is? Would one be able to get the flow numbers as well?
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:58 pm
by gremlinsteve
yes. flowed, ported and polished.
steve
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 5:45 pm
by Alex22
You mentioned in another post that your shop has a Hauss 5-Axis milling machine, Would your cylinder heads be ported on this machine or are they hand done? I'm doing my own head, but i'm still curious.
~Alex
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 5:50 pm
by Flash
This 5 axis is Greek to me. What is it designed to do, or what is it capable of doing?
flash
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 10:23 pm
by Alex22
Here is a video of some 5-axis porting
http://www.competitioncnc.com/video2.html
I think thats an LT-1 head being ported
~Alex
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 8:02 pm
by Flash
Cool little video.
was wondering if it could make cams
Flash
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:24 pm
by Jnessy
gremlinsteve wrote:
i have parts on the fastest 5.7 hemi based car in th world right now. in fact, we have the top 10 of the 12 fastest.
10 of the 12 fastest? LOL
Name them off please
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:42 pm
by seanyb505
That seems a little pricey, dont most port and polish jobs run somewhere around $400?
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:24 pm
by SilverXJ
seanyb505 wrote:That seems a little pricey, dont most port and polish jobs run somewhere around $400?
No way you will get a P&P for that much.
Re: ported head poll??/
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 9:56 pm
by Alex22
SilverXJ wrote:seanyb505 wrote:That seems a little pricey, dont most port and polish jobs run somewhere around $400?
No way you will get a P&P for that much.
You can get some nice work done for 5 hours of work (labor rate where I work is $80/hr) and If the person porting knows what they are doing they could make some significant gains.
~Alex