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jagman

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we have now rebuilt and refitted CJs engine,he is now running in the engine,the results look promising ; the effect so far with the ported and polished head is a reduction in egt of 100 degrees c under the same conditions as prior to his plug fail, I did promise pics,but havent got round to it,as my head comes back this week I will take some pics of mine post porting.

As the engine is run in and running more boost we will get more feedback on the egt margins and the effect on spooling of the single turbo I will post more later

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I've been reading on an american site some 'expert' modifying sup heads to fix the 'issue' with the offset inlet ports.

He thinks they're a weak link, a defect of some sort, which he felt should be put right.

Oh dear these people have hundreds of nukes too...

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Guest Terry S
So what's the mechanism at work here? 100degC reduction in EGTs from porting and polishing - that must be almost a 10% drop?

 

Or am I missing the point?

 

also in a car that is being run in, off boost, kept below 4k. Would be good to know at what load point the comparison was taken.

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So what's the mechanism at work here? 100degC reduction in EGTs from porting and polishing

I think it's highly unlikely mate.

If the figures are correct, then he's probably not comparing like with like.

This happens often, as after the headwork, other things are also changed, sometimes cam timing, even the turbos (and a different exh A/R or wheel size will affect EGTs big time...)

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That's why I said am i missing the point. :)

 

The first post reads as if the porting and polishing is being credited with the drop in EGTs, but maybe I'm reading it wrong. So apart from the head, what else has been changed?

 

That is how I read it too

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TBH, this may have been my fault for not explaining things to Adam properly. I will give an update when the engine has been run in and I can give it some welly :)

 

As for the changes, it has had the following:

 

2mm HG

New oversize valves

New Ti springs and retainers

Polished and ported head

ARP rod and head bolts

New Pistons and rings

All cylinders honed

New BL auto box

New shroud fitted around the FMIC to ensure maximum air throughput

 

I have probably forgotten something :conf:

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rods???!! :complain: :woot: :D

nice spec tho CJ. :eyebrows:

I asked the engine builders to check out the existing ones and they said they were fine and dandy. Bear in mind that I will not be trying to reach eleventy hundred BHP - unlike some who push the boat out :innocent: :tongue:

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Guest Usmann A

AFAIK, the porting actually decreaces the rough surfaces in the head, the casting so to speak, the rough surface actually decreaces the surface area, which is relative to heat transfer, that is my understanding behind it.

 

But with high HP apps, you want air in and out as AFAP. :thumbs:

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