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Was going to go with the ACL 5cc dish. But it depends on if there's a massive difference in price. That's if I even get new pistons. I never realised how expensive they are! And all for a 5kw power boost. I may just stick to a general rebuild and the head work for now. I've gotten less and less enthused as time has gone on.
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MoNGooSE wrote: I've gotten less and less enthused as time has gone on.
Yeah I agree with you on that. If you spend a lot on a car over a long period of time, you come to realise that the money can go else where which probably is more important or has better outcome. It's only fun if you have the money as well as doing it over a short period of time. Shorter period of time = less thinking = more spending = getting things done. Longer periods of time = more thinking = changing mind = more money = over thinking = more change = more money spent = less enthusiasm. Stick to your goal and you'll be more then happy  .
Anyways...hopefully what ever you choose MoNGooSE will put a smile to your face. As they say, so long as your happy. If it was me, I'd personally just to a general rebuild, unless you can get your hands on cheap AU pistons. ACL pistons are pricey...for 5kws 
phong =P~
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cjh wrote: MoNGooSE wrote: Head arrived today. The ports all feel very smooth which I'm assuming is what they're meant to feel like if they've been ported and polished... Haven't taken the cam completely out but it had an engraving on one end of it. I think it is 813B/801N with a 1x down the bottom. Anyone help me out with these?  All the coolant channels are in good condition with no corrosion so I'm happy. However it is just a standard 94AB head. You say that head has been ported & polished. Looks like they didn't do much with the exhaust ports. Heres my head ( 94AB) that I'm currently doing. I haven't finnished it yet, but I hope it works OK. why would u go to all that effort pollishing the chambers and not unshroud the valves, take the humps between the valves out etc? did u cc the chambers atleast? very shiny by the way, good work on that |
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Not a wiser word was ever spoken Phong.
I spoke to a mate of mine who can somehow get all sorts of parts for very cheap and he said he can get me a complete ACL Race Series rebuild kit complete with 5cc dish style Race Series pistons for $600 which is damn good. He also knows someone who can do very very good block work for cheap. I said at the start of this little project that I wouldn't spend any more than a grand on and it seems as if I was fairly on the money.
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3.9from hell wrote: why would u go to all that effort pollishing the chambers and not unshroud the valves, take the humps between the valves out etc? did u cc the chambers atleast? very shiny by the way, good work on that
Do you mean me? I bought the head for $400 posted off ebay second hand. He said it had been ported and polished and was fitted with a stage 1 cam. I figured $400 was a good enough price for me to take a risk on. I bought it not knowing how well it had been worked or what type of cam it was. I'm not fussed for $400. I've got a mate who who works in race engineering coming to have a look at it. So he'll tell me if I was ripped off.
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MoNGooSE wrote: 3.9from hell wrote: why would u go to all that effort pollishing the chambers and not unshroud the valves, take the humps between the valves out etc? did u cc the chambers atleast? very shiny by the way, good work on that Do you mean me? I bought the head for $400 posted off ebay second hand. He said it had been ported and polished and was fitted with a stage 1 cam. I figured $400 was a good enough price for me to take a risk on. I bought it not knowing how well it had been worked or what type of cam it was. I'm not fussed for $400. I've got a mate who who works in race engineering coming to have a look at it. So he'll tell me if I was ripped off.
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twason wrote: MoNGooSE wrote: 3.9from hell wrote: why would u go to all that effort pollishing the chambers and not unshroud the valves, take the humps between the valves out etc? did u cc the chambers atleast? very shiny by the way, good work on that Do you mean me? I bought the head for $400 posted off ebay second hand. He said it had been ported and polished and was fitted with a stage 1 cam. I figured $400 was a good enough price for me to take a risk on. I bought it not knowing how well it had been worked or what type of cam it was. I'm not fussed for $400. I've got a mate who who works in race engineering coming to have a look at it. So he'll tell me if I was ripped off. i think cjh would be porting the head for a n/a application, so trying to get a high compression ratio by preserving as much as the chamber as possible. |
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yeah fair enuff
dont hav to take much out to make a big improvement tho nothing a quick shave job wont more than make up for |
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I have made the exhaust ports the same size as the factory tin exhaust manifold gasket, which as it turns out is the same size as the head of the ex valve. It took me ages to polish those chambers, about 2hrs each.
I have also port matched the inlet to the head.
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cjh wrote: I have made the exhaust ports the same size as the factory tin exhaust manifold gasket, which as it turns out is the same size as the head of the ex valve.
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tickford_6 wrote: cjh wrote: I have made the exhaust ports the same size as the factory tin exhaust manifold gasket, which as it turns out is the same size as the head of the ex valve. Why? If it can breathe in, its gotta breathe out.
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cjh wrote: tickford_6 wrote: cjh wrote: I have made the exhaust ports the same size as the factory tin exhaust manifold gasket, which as it turns out is the same size as the head of the ex valve. Why? If it can breathe in, its gotta breathe out. Constipation wasn't always healthy  hahaha.
I just noticed how much bigger the outlet/inlet ports are compared to factory  .
Bit off topic...is it hard to polish the combustion/valve area? I am doing N/A as well so I won't be using a die grinder to get rid of the humps, just smoothing it out more then factory. phong =P~
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cjh wrote: tickford_6 wrote: cjh wrote: I have made the exhaust ports the same size as the factory tin exhaust manifold gasket, which as it turns out is the same size as the head of the ex valve. Why? If it can breathe in, its gotta breathe out. what was the need to make the port as big as the valve? |
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Looks like some of us are still stuck in the 60s & 70s. bigger isn't always better. maybe useful if its force feed but useless for day to day N/A usage!
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Havn't had much experiance with the i6 heads.. but i know with the v8 heads matching the exhaust ports to the exhaust gasket is one massive no-no.
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