just got finished porting and polishing my manifold. got a few pics. the first is of just the port. the second is one polished runner and one unpolished. then the last two are the finished product, fully polished. let me know what you guys think.

 

Looks good. How much did that cost?

 

^sounds like he did it himself.

you should've done a write-up on that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

looks good...how long did it take you???

 

awsome man im withthem though u should do a write up on it for everyone else.

looks great though

 

yeah, i did it my self. i still could do a write up if you guys really wanted. it wasnt very hard at all, just VERY time consuming. all in all id say it took me around 10 hours total, and thats being generous. it also would have helped if i had an electric dremel instead of a battery one, lol. gotta love the half hour battery life...

 

How did you get the bits of metal that had gone back into the manifold??
Blow it out dust remover?

 

**** yes!!!!!!! im not stupid!!! i knew i had heard of people using dremels to port stuff!!!!
in your face people who thought i was stupid!!!!!!

anyway.......yes please do a write up, im very interested in this. nice work

 

Not sure about the Dremel, but I picked up a complete rotory tool set (100+ piece) from Sams Club. It's Kawasocki (sp) by label, but it's 1amp and power level (speed) adjustable. People need not be afraid of porting their stuff. Simiply remove it, remove all gaskets and rubber. Port away! Then clean out with AutoZone $1.99 brake cleaner. DIY port job for under $50, if you don't already have a good tool.

 

A good port job requires use of an aluminum cutting carbide burr for the best results. Normal carbide burrs will gum up after about 3 minutes of use. That's what head artisans use in their portwork. After cutting away the necessary material in the runners you can smooth it out with a polishing kit from JC Whitney or Summit. It's always good to do it right the first time!

 

one of you experts should do a write up with links to the best tools to use.

 

I second...or third or whatever the write up. It would save a lot of money and hassle of shipping (maybe easier than DIY). But I could get the tools to do it myself so that wouldn't be a problem. It's also nice to be able to say "Yeah I ported it myself." (Unless it came out crappy). Nice job on the manifold. Let us know how it feels after the install.

 

bump for a write up in the howto's because it would be nice to know how far to port it and what to look out for and cleanup details.

 

ok, ok you sons of *****es...ill do the damn write up!! now dont say i never gave ya anything!

 

YES!!! i so wished i would have figured that out before i got through the first port, lol.