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31607, Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by Kahn, Sep-01-02 03:19 AM
Umm.. in a word - FAST!

Two questions
1) I am currently burning off the 89 gas -- seems to run fine though - odd.

2) Is the computer adjusting for this even though I have a higher compression ration?

A comment:
I need a bored throttle body in a bad way -- the car starts to scream at 4500 all the way up - this is really a top end mod but damn is the top end nice.

Anyways -- thanks for the help guys.
31608, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by kewlj20, Sep-01-02 04:33 AM
where did u get it p&p how much did it cost
31609, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by Stan2gnt, Sep-01-02 09:55 AM
Ah finally some umph. Now take it to the track and buss something better than Todds 15.5
31610, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by 96venger, Sep-01-02 11:22 AM
Isn't there different stages you can go with??? as far as P&P goes?

What stage did you go with?
How much did it cost?
How would this do with about 15 psi???
31611, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by Hybrid 420a, Sep-01-02 04:35 PM
what does todd have that he ran 15.5

built 420a coming soon
31612, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by eclipzGST, Sep-01-02 05:30 PM
<<what does todd have that he ran 15.5>>

mad skillz. ;)




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31613, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by Kahn, Sep-02-02 12:00 AM
Well - I got a pretty good deal on the port and polish plus 5 angle valve job - it was 350 -- that including disassembling + reassembling the head and 2 new valves.

I guess you would say I got a stage one -- I told him I did not want any error codes or funky idles - so he opened it up / smoothed it out quite a bit though -- I can probably post some pics.

As far as cost for you -- haven't a clue - on a side bar I do have an extra cylinder head lying around now -- so any takers???

Complete - cams and all - which means you can send your cams off to be reground whatever.

Let me know guys.


31614, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by silverbullet, Sep-03-02 02:25 PM
how much of a difference did this make on your car would you recommed having it done
31615, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by MetalJim, Sep-03-02 05:00 PM
>1) I am currently burning off the 89 gas -- seems to run
>fine though - odd.

Mitsu says 87 octane is just fine.

>2) Is the computer adjusting for this even though I have a
>higher compression ration?

The computer will adjust the fuel mostly based on the a/f ratio at the o2 sensor. You should be just fine with the stock feul system even if your running a very high compression ratio.

My question to you is - what is your compression ratio? If you just did a p&p, then your compression ratio is stock - 9.6:1. If you had the head milled then it would be higher. You made no mention of milling the head...just the p&p. No matter what compression ratio you have the stock fuel(computer) system should be allright - as long as you are NA. If your compression ratio IS higher - you will have to run higher octane feul. Make sense?


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31616, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by Kahn, Sep-04-02 12:40 AM
Milled the head .030 -- not sure what the exact compression ratio would be on that but I am guessing 10.2?? Someone have a calculation to figure this out?

As far as was it worth it? Yes -- nice little umph --- I would not do it if you weren't already going to be changing the head gasket or doing the timing belt though - its A LOT of work.

Oh on a side note -- I blew 180 on all four cylinders when I did my compression test :-)
31617, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by Stan2gnt, Sep-04-02 09:16 AM
>Milled the head .030 -- not sure what the exact compression
>ratio would be on that but I am guessing 10.2?? Someone have
>a calculation to figure this out?
>

About 10.4:1 compression. I'd run premium from now on although it might not be absolutely necessary.
31618, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by SEA97GS, Sep-04-02 10:36 AM
I've got my ported cylinder head on the car now as well. I screwed up and got the wrong cam profile and messed up a valve seat on cylinder #1. Although you couldn't tell from the compression or leakdown test. 200 across all 4 and 12% +/- 2% on the leak down, but that was with 150psi air pressure.

I've got my head milled to produce 10.6:1 compression. Port matched the intake and exhaust manifolds and ported the intake manifold. I've also got 1mm oversized intake valves, 3-angle valve grind, Crane valve springs, PT rockers and lifters.

The cams should be back in the car on the 13th or 14th and should have new timeslips within a week of that. Given that I can just touch up the valve seat and pop the cylinder head back on quick enough.

It's become a pretty serious race to see who can get into the 14s first.

31619, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by Hybrid 420a, Sep-04-02 04:14 PM
So has anyone hit a low 15 yet on their na set up without juice
someone post their times and what u have.......I would like to know where i stand.......


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31620, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by VX100, Sep-05-02 12:52 AM
>So has anyone hit a low 15 yet on their na set up without
>juice

not yet, I'm working on it :)

BTW, thanks for the compliment Tony! I'd like to think I have something to do witht he good times.

>someone post their times and what u have.......I would like
>to know where i stand.......

see below ;)
31621, RE: Just installed my ported and polished head and intake manifold
Posted by MetalJim, Sep-05-02 07:41 AM
>About 10.4:1 compression. I'd run premium from now on
>although it might not be absolutely necessary.

Yep. I would run the premium as well - You should be fine on 89 though.


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incomming___lower strut bars