Come on guys... people hand port their intake manifolds AND cylinder heads all the time and have for many years with tons and tons of success. This is a tried and true way to genuinely get more power out of what you have. It doesn't NEED to be done by a CNC machine and if you match the gasket to the head and trace the outline of the gasket to the intake manifold ports it'll be fine. I don't get the hate honestly.
Nicely done video. You describe things really well and make it interesting. If you're open to feedback, one thing I can suggest is using a face shield in addition to the safety glasses. Several years ago I was porting iron Ford 390 FE heads to match the new valve sizes. I was using a die grinder. Lots of chips were flying. One found its way under the glasses and into my cornea. Very painful. It left a "rust ring." in my cornea. Fortunately I got to the ER in a few hours so the ring wasn't super dark and didn't need "polishing out" later by the doctor.
Agreed 100%. I haven't seemed to need the help much with my carbide burrs since I went with single cut rather than double cut. It's supposed to be better for aluminum. Seems to be true. They never clog up, but they haven't seen tons of use either. Buying the cheaper double cut burrs would buy a LOT of WD-40 to prevent galling. LOL
I was watching this video, as I ported my Intake Manifold. I've been using hand Filers, pretty easy since mines Aluminum as well. Then smoothing it out with another filer. Great Video
The MOST important thing in porting( as a porter) is get the right intake first! 2nd, have the right tools that works best for YOU, not someone else. I only use air tools to remove unwanted bulk. For the important part I use a FOREDOM foot controlled unit. They are expensive for the USA made Foredom but NO SHORTCUTS.Have a plan/theory. Don't cut metal just to cut metal. If you don't know what to do, just port match everything and leave it at that. You can always go back at a later date. I have a background in Physics and have build engines that have set 14 land speed records, won AMA titles and put smiles on many a face! One thing to remember, velocity is more important than volume!
Get yourself a high quality variable speed electric die grinder. I've got an old corded quarter inch Milwaukee that I've had for around 40 years. I use it with a speed controller. It may be a little bit of an investment, but it's a tool that you will use all the time once you have it. Also, pick yourself up a good old can or tube of quality grinder grease. You can use the WD-40 to keep the residue down while you're working.
Three is such a fun age! When my son was young, I would read to him at bedtime a book called My Race Car. He had it memorized. So I would improvise new lines or plot twists. He loved that. Now speaking of twists, I'm into a unique off-road build based upon a T5 swap into a Vanagon. Custom 4X4 "sin crow." Pretty soon I will start a build thread on TheSamba.
Well, we'll see. The idea is for my son to have a reliable and fast travel/camping rig. He is a trombonist in music school. During summers he can get good work in west coast music festivals between San Francisco and Bellingham.
read sumtin about porting a while back that kindah made sense the older tuners that tested there ported intakes for carburaters on the dyno kept the surface slightly rough the roughness caused the air to roll around a little wish kept the fuel atoms suspended in the airstream people that used polished intakes thought the air would had less resistance and flowed better , it did but allso caused the fuel to setle and puddle in the manifold wish caused the engine to stumble / bog down wish robbed power with the newer portinjection manifolds they now tend to polish everything in front of the injectors and keep everything rough after the injectors , not sure if its the right way but it makes sense in getting the best of both theories by the way good news for me : think i finaly found a bigger (shared) garage / storage for my trucks with use of a lift ,that its about a 1/2 hour drive from my home hopefully it will help me finish the trucks i own
I like to have the heads on the block torque the gaskets down, mark it all, undo it scribe the intake Glue gasket back on the head on the marks. After you cut the intake, tourqe it back down and check it with bore scope you will be happy. I used to do them without that until I found on some heads I was having overhang. They look good though.
I do basically the same and have done a number of heads and intakes. Electric high speed to rough everything in, regular ol' slow drill to finish/detail. Sit my ass down w/ some music just like you show...except I put hearing protection over the earbuds...kills my ears otherwise. I find there's a certain meditative quality to this kinda work.
Now THAT was a really nicely balanced video. I usually enjoy a good porting video, but balancing it out with some questions and family time? That was a super hi-end quality choice to edit all that together.
I grew up riding motorcycles also, And go carts, My first bike was a honda XR-75, I purchased it from a good friend of mine who raced that bike, when he upgraded in class, he sold me, his Honda XR-75 bike, it had many upgrades, and was very fun, and very fast little bike!
just want to say you do some great work and a lot of people have no clue on how to be in two worlds at the same time thats the hobby and the family I have 4 children and 5 cars some of them are racecars and some of them are street cruisers love building cars for people and myself my day job is working on diesel engines on buses and a full time dad and im only 26 thanks for the tips and taking the time to read this
I started out to do the same thing to my 350 small block. I'm using an Edelbrock intake manifold and Fel-Pro gaskets as my guide. The gaskets are much larger than the intake port. Like you, I would have to remove a great deal of material to get the intake manifold to match the gasket. When I put the same fel-pro gasket on my cylinder heads, the port shape of the gasket is much larger than the cylinder head opening. If I make the intake manifold port the same as the felpro, there will be a great deal of mismatch between the intake manifold and the cylinder head port. If, and when I bolt the manifold to the heads, the mismatch will be significant. What I'm wondering.... with all this mismatch between the manifold and head, won't the disruption of flow hurt the efficiency and performance? I think it will. Oh, I'm using AFR ported 180 cylinder heads with the 2.02 and 1.6 valves.
Rob Macfarlane Hey what's up just going through his comments for answers to some my questions and was wondering how did you make out and which of the 2 parts was larger than the other. You said mismatched but didn't specify which one was larger,smaller, and I would love to know the end result? Did you change the valves because of the problem or they stayed the same? Looking forward to your reply and if you have the time to can you write the details. Thanks and have a great day.
The intake runner should always be ported smaller than the gasket. Just make them equal and square them up. If the heads are ported right, there will be a taper into the port that will compensate for typical misalignment.
OK, I did the same thing to my GMC 5.7 with that worthless Throttled Body Injection system. I'm trying to get a few more ponies out of my TBI set-up. Here's what I did: I match ported my throttle body injector set-up to my Edelbrock intake manifold. The TBI has two throats that are both cylindrical in shape. I bolted the manifold on to my Bridgeport and got the mating surface fairly flat. Then I bolted on the TBI, removed the butterflies, and dial indicated each of the two throat bores. I put this dimension on my digital read out so I can remove the TBI and still come back to it and get the centerline of each throat bored to line up with the spindle of the mill. The two tjhroat bores are perfectly lined up to be bored out to a larger throat bore diameter. Oh, I'm using the after market TBI set-up. This has the larger throat bores. They are bigger than stock. OK, here we go. I start boring out the first throat bore. First, I'm into the l vacuum passage, and I've still go a long ways to go. So we keep going making the hole bigger. Next, we are into the water passage. Not to be discouraged, I still have about .150 more to take out of the hole. I figure I'll make some aluminum sleeves. OK, so we keep making the hole even bigger....to allow for the .100 wall thickness. OK< so I've got the sleeves made and the two throat bores ready for the sleeves to be pressed in. Probably some bondo to seal the sleeves is a good idea. So, we get all done. I take a skim fly cut on the top of the manifold to insure a good mating surface. Wait for the bondo to dry and install the manifold. Put every thing back together. Fire up the engine.........and there is no improvement at all. Nothing. No nothing. No improvement. I'll check back after l change the cam shaft.
If you buy the aftermarket TB from Holley, the P/ N 502-6, the TB comes with a gasket that's about a quarter of an inch thick. You need this thickness to raise the TB away from the manifold otherwise the butterflies with bump on the manifold and not open all the way.
dn-------The only thing I have not done, yet, is change the camshaft. The cam is the heart of the engine and controls how the engine performs. In my case, I've changed the cylinder heads to AFR 180 heads with 2.02 and 1.6 valves, added headers, and edelbrock intake. I am experiencing very little HP increase. I expect the CS to make all the difference.....I hope.
FYI,,, gasket matching provides very little (if any) gain! (unless the head has a smaller opening than the manifold, then it's worth doing. Opening that up, can hurt more than help b/c the air slows down when it hits that larger cross section. Just saying... Always enjoy your videos though. Rock on. MCE Performance
I recently rebuilt the engine for one of my vehicles. I matched ported all the manifold and also cleaned up all the port runners on the cylinder head. I ended up machining some dowels and used them to keep the gaskets aligned. I also match ported the turbo to the exhaust manifold. I think I spent a total of 15 hours all up in fine tuning.
This is to me exactly why I love this channel. I knew porting a head was good for performance but I had no idea what it was how it was done or anything. In under 20min I now have a much better understanding of the whole process. So happy.🙌😁
this isn't porting... its gasket matching. this will increase throttle response maybe... but possibly lose low end torque lol probably barely increase in CFM
first I want to say I love your videos. sharing knowledge is how we all become better craftsman/woman. My set up for porting that I like is an electric die grinder and a simple foot pedal from Amazon. it allows me to control the speed, keep my hands free to control the machine and is safer than using the EDG with the on off switch. been porting heads for about 6 years now....
I've been thinking about doing this to the 340 Dodge small block. I would use gasket material and a small ball peen hammer to make a template of the head. Then transfer that to the intake. With my luck the ports on the LD-340 intake are larger, and I'll have to grind down the cast iron heads. Great kids, your daughter cracked me up. She probably has a list of mods for you to do to her Jeep, before you can carry on with the goose.
Greetings from Norcal....grandbabies hitting 2 so that 3 year old is pretty cool, enjoy those children...they will grow up. your channel is pretty good thanks for making the videos
for a nice final texture . try a wire wheel on a die grinder . also works super well to get rid of carbon build up in the runners. also this is only efficient if matched to head porting .
+The Fab Forums you gasket matched to intake manifold ,, but its only matched if you match gasket to head as well . surprised theres so much slop room in the gaskets bolt holes. mad wiggle room .. makes it hard to keep consistent and or accurate when installing. def try the wire wheel on a dremel for final texture, but for aluminum, make sure to use a designated one , so no cross contamination happens . but it'll leave a final texture of about 2k paper. almost mirror like.
Love the ending..! Awww.. God bless your beautiful family and the business.. Keep moving foward, Best of luck to yall. Thanks for the how to videos btw.
Nice job! I can appreciate your talents and experience. I’ve been around this and in the biz since childhood. I love the twist on your vid. (Those kids!) Beautiful. She’s definitely a “Daddy’s Girl”. And the little one is so content! lol! Take care and keep up the good work!
Too cool! I just bought a 67 stang with a stock 78 351 W. Was thinking about buying the edlebrock performer top end kit, but maybe I should just port & polish the stock heads & intake manifold?
I did my intake based on this video , I’m just wondering if I should be brave enough to do my trickflow 170cc heads. I bet your kids have changed a lot since even this video! My son is getting a deep voice it made me wanna cry lol
I like to just bolt the gaskets to the intake manifold finger tight, and totally center the gaskets. The I scribe or outline the ports. Take the gaskets off, and take my time grinding away. Yes the WD40 definitely works the best. Pressure wash it, clean it up with cartridge roll and Pressure wash it one more time. Done..
everyone else says corded electric drills are not good for this. one said something about the sideways forces being bad on the bits. they say the rpms are too low. would you also use this on some iron heads?
You gonna kill power if you do it like this. You need to first make a mold of head openings and transfer that to intake manifold. You should never use gasket for this job.
What gasket do i use for my edelbrock performer on iron eagle heads? there is a gap at the runners. Seems heads were milled before i got them.1970 350cu
I think for this job it would have been better to use a cylindrical tree file instead of a oval since the oval one removes material inconsistently meanwhile the cylindrical one would be straight all the way through. . .
Curious how far into the runner you actually take the Porting? Just curious how large a benefit you can get by just porting near the basket flange and not addressing anything up top in the plenum.
hey, i have a 351 windsor that has an aluminum intake manifold just like that one. the engine was rebuilt some time in the early 90s before i was born, and i don't know if the guy who owned it before me did a good job in rebuilding it. A, because it has an aluminum intake manifold, and i don't know if they put them on there in the factory in 1979. B, the last opening (what looks to be a channel for coolant) was closed, and it was opened on the heads.. plus they were clogged. My engine was over heating for no reason. the water pump was good, the thermostat was out, and i had put brand new coolant in it. so when i pulled the engine, i saw how the the end was blocjed off. my question is, would that be the reason why it was over heating? does it need a new intake manifold? this is a real head scratcher. i never found out why it was over heating. and i still have no idea until today.
+Omar Mahmoud no most aftermarket intakes dont have a rear passage. If you didnt have a thermostat in it thats probably why it was over heating. When you remove a thermostat, the coolant is able to flow faster than it should and doesnt stay in the radiator long enough to be cooled down.
Kyle Love your stuff. but one problem with a drill is the rpm it's to low for the carbide tip. it tends to chip small pieces from the teeth. because of the wrong cutting speed. they're made for die grinders with a rpm around 20.000. the carbide tips last much longer. sorry about my English. from Sweden.
You need to mark the gasket as it lays AS INSTALLED on the block China Wall w/ heads installed. Because that is where it will sit no matter where you MIGHT want it.
Before I put a tool into the metal, I bolt the head and intake together and have a look down the hole. Why? Not all gaskets make a perfect pattern to cut. The whole idea here is to cut just what you need to. A lot of times the intake and head are real close and the gasket is way off. So, when buying a gasket call the manufacture Tech Line and ask if they make/or recommend a specific gasket. Brodix makes their own gaskets that are really good. I'm sure other companies have their own as well. Keep up the postings! I dig your passion!
If all parts were matched to one another then yes, one Felpro for all. But in my world that isn't always the case. Brodix makes gaskets that look identical but measure .015 to .035 wider in the ports than the other. Hi Savannah!
Thought about doing this to my intake manifold during a rebuild, but what happens when you do all that work and have to replace the gasket later on only to find out the new gasket no longer matches the ports either...
if you port match to a known gasket size you just keep ordering those gaskets in the future. Felpro makes over sized gaskets for high performance use....also stocked at advanced
Elisabetta Canalis It will work. You don't have to port the cylinder head. BUT if you have things apart and have the time you might as well port the intake and heads. You will get gains from the intake porting but of course if you don't do the heads it will be choked down a bit. Imagine going down a nice smooth slide. Then near the bottom the slide narrows and there is gravel scattered about on it. So your gunna be slowed down a bit i.e just like the air going from your ported intake runners down into the unported heads.
most aftermarket intake manifolds are pretty much the EXACT same size as cm stock intake gaskets .. before flipping a hissy fit remember I said STOCK gaskets .. if you intend on using the stock gaskets out of a felpro kit porting the intake is pretty much not going to be needed .. however if you purchased CNC ported heads or ported your heads using a larger port intake gasket as reference then porting the intake will also be needed unless you bought cheap Chinese knock off intakes ?
I have never had an aftermarket part match a stock gasket. The they are always matched to a aftermarket performance style gasket. That being the case the ports still never line up perfectly once bolted together, thats when port matching is valuable.
Nice vid im im doing a pi head swap on my ford, so any tips on how much hp ill get by porting the intake manifold and heads and will it be a good idea with my stock pi cam
hey man just want to say out of all of the videos your's have to be the best. I'm just starting my 04 mustang v6 build putting twin turbos on it. I'm new to the turbo thing but I want to try it. what do u think, hp wise thanks and keep them coming
Thanks Roy...no idea on HP. I dont have nay experience with v6 combos and even then it would really depend on a lot of other factors. Sound like a rad build though
Hopefully it will be, but on the real you are very talented love your builds and you talk like you really care about the job not like the others that just want ppl to see them
Thanks for posting this mysterious art of porting. Cute kids. Do you have any idea of flow increase and resulting horsepower increase on this project? Thx!
Nice Video! I am porting/ gasket matching my intake right now. I got some nice 6 in long carbide burrs from summit that work really well for that extra reach.
Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Now I'm porting my own. Saves me some cash. Is it just as easy to port the throttle intake as well or is there to much meat for and electric? I have a 6.1 hemi
Cute kids you have there and very helpful video I also don't have a air compressor big enough to run my air grinder too long, already have the carbide bits so that's a great idea I'm going to have to pick myself up a corded drill as well :-)
if using an electric die grinder over an air one go to harbor freight they have a rheostat for under $15 where you can adjust the speed of your electrical an infinite amount or pretty much anything within the amp rating of the rheostat ..I also use it on a house fan the ones that have 3 settings ..load as fuck and almost as loud or quit but doesnt move any fucking air. plug the rheostat in and crank it up till it gets noisy then back it off and nice quiet fan that keeps you cool ..just a place to keep it till you need it again
Nice video. I would really secure the manifold (but you know that) and use a high speed electric grinder like a Makita. As a "get by" demo for your average DIY person - this was great. Nice work.
I run Subarus it's an absolute bitch porting those crazy manifolds but so worth it.👍💯 I use a steel cable DIY sanding attachment with a super cheap corded harbor freight drill that spins super fast. Adds amazing power.
i watch your channel all the time, but i am really into the custom jeep cherokee XJ's and chevy square body trucks such as k10,k20,,k5...i bet any offroad build you do would be spectacular! besides dont you live near a shit load of public offroad trail systems.?.!. they have closed all the trails here in western part of nc, but i still continue to have the desire to create custom trucks,buggies, and jeeps
Christopher Kimpel It most definitely would and would be worth it because it is hard to find parts for the V6s. I am currently building a 4.3 that came stock in my S10 Extreme. Only reason I am doing this build/mission is because my truck has 77k miles and 1 previous owner, it's also a pickup truck and every gear head in America knows the importance of having a pickup truck to your fleet of vehicles and and a S10 or any other GM small pickups are probably the biggest asset in your fleet. For that engine theirs a guys who done the most incredible work I ever seen for that engine on RUclips and was very detailed in his description of do and don't while porting the manifold and head to the MAX. Reply back to me and I will reply to you his channel name and just sit back and enjoy. He was doing for his buddy's Typhoon. Wait that truck has a 4.3 like mine. Anyway let me know if you want more info and he replies back with great detail if your serious about really doing or about to. Grand National has that engine so it's best to watch my buddy's videos. It's a lot of work though and isn't worth the time and effort if your not doing a cam,forced induction of your choice, or both. Also stroke the crank if possible and the sleeper you will have will be a beast depending on the setup you have. Way faster than you can imagine.
Alright, hands down the best lubricant for the carbide is WAX! Just get an old wax candle and hit it with the bit every now and then. Your bit will be hot and the wax melts, no sticking what so ever.
Thanks for being a great dad for your children! Nice port matching lesson too!
Come on guys... people hand port their intake manifolds AND cylinder heads all the time and have for many years with tons and tons of success. This is a tried and true way to genuinely get more power out of what you have. It doesn't NEED to be done by a CNC machine and if you match the gasket to the head and trace the outline of the gasket to the intake manifold ports it'll be fine. I don't get the hate honestly.
They dont understand the true process. Hell the cnc port designs generally come from ones done by hand.
You would think anyway but about the time you hog out the gasket area too much it screws up the port velocity and that's a bad thing
@@blackbirdxx928 not if you're running a bigger cam
@@blackbirdxx928 moves the rpm band up
The Fab Forums by the way you enlarged the holes how much power you think you added
Nicely done video. You describe things really well and make it interesting.
If you're open to feedback, one thing I can suggest is using a face shield in addition to the safety glasses. Several years ago I was porting iron Ford 390 FE heads to match the new valve sizes. I was using a die grinder. Lots of chips were flying. One found its way under the glasses and into my cornea. Very painful. It left a "rust ring." in my cornea. Fortunately I got to the ER in a few hours so the ring wasn't super dark and didn't need "polishing out" later by the doctor.
Good tip on the WD40 for lubricant, looks like you got it matched up and blended back pretty nicely!
+🔥Ramsey Customs - turbocobra thanks
Agreed 100%. I haven't seemed to need the help much with my carbide burrs since I went with single cut rather than double cut. It's supposed to be better for aluminum. Seems to be true. They never clog up, but they haven't seen tons of use either. Buying the cheaper double cut burrs would buy a LOT of WD-40 to prevent galling. LOL
ATF works very well also.
I was watching this video, as I ported my Intake Manifold. I've been using hand Filers, pretty easy since mines Aluminum as well. Then smoothing it out with another filer. Great Video
instablaster...
I tried to subcribe to the channel and found out I was already subscribed. Its good to see you take the fear out of diy porting
The MOST important thing in porting( as a porter) is get the right intake first! 2nd, have the right tools that works best for YOU, not someone else. I only use air tools to remove unwanted bulk. For the important part I use a FOREDOM foot controlled unit. They are expensive for the USA made Foredom but NO SHORTCUTS.Have a plan/theory. Don't cut metal just to cut metal. If you don't know what to do, just port match everything and leave it at that. You can always go back at a later date.
I have a background in Physics and have build engines that have set 14 land speed records, won AMA titles and put smiles on many a face!
One thing to remember, velocity is more important than volume!
true dat
Steve Solo who are you?
Your not al Teague are you ? And I'm being serious
He's gasket matching right
Your children are beutiful!!!!!!!!!
Get yourself a high quality variable speed electric die grinder. I've got an old corded quarter inch Milwaukee that I've had for around 40 years. I use it with a speed controller. It may be a little bit of an investment, but it's a tool that you will use all the time once you have it. Also, pick yourself up a good old can or tube of quality grinder grease. You can use the WD-40 to keep the residue down while you're working.
Three is such a fun age! When my son was young, I would read to him at bedtime a book called My Race Car. He had it memorized. So I would improvise new lines or plot twists. He loved that. Now speaking of twists, I'm into a unique off-road build based upon a T5 swap into a Vanagon. Custom 4X4 "sin crow." Pretty soon I will start a build thread on TheSamba.
+Kevin Hornbuckle sounds very interesting
Well, we'll see. The idea is for my son to have a reliable and fast travel/camping rig. He is a trombonist in music school. During summers he can get good work in west coast music festivals between San Francisco and Bellingham.
read sumtin about porting a while back that kindah made sense
the older tuners that tested there ported intakes for carburaters on the dyno kept the surface slightly rough
the roughness caused the air to roll around a little wish kept the fuel atoms suspended in the airstream
people that used polished intakes thought the air would had less resistance and flowed better , it did but allso caused the fuel to setle and puddle in the manifold wish caused the engine to stumble / bog down wish robbed power
with the newer portinjection manifolds they now tend to polish everything in front of the injectors and keep everything rough after the injectors , not sure if its the right way but it makes sense in getting the best of both theories
by the way good news for me : think i finaly found a bigger (shared) garage / storage for my trucks with use of a lift ,that its about a 1/2 hour drive from my home
hopefully it will help me finish the trucks i own
+watahyahknow I have heard very similar things about leaving cnc heads alone because the tool path marks work the same way you just described
Yep smooth intake ports are a bad thing all the new c&c stuff has little edges all the way down the intake port
I like to have the heads on the block torque the gaskets down, mark it all, undo it scribe the intake Glue gasket back on the head on the marks. After you cut the intake, tourqe it back down and check it with bore scope you will be happy. I used to do them without that until I found on some heads I was having overhang. They look good though.
I do basically the same and have done a number of heads and intakes. Electric high speed to rough everything in, regular ol' slow drill to finish/detail. Sit my ass down w/ some music just like you show...except I put hearing protection over the earbuds...kills my ears otherwise. I find there's a certain meditative quality to this kinda work.
yeah for sure
Love the music. Great video. I'm porting a 351m Weiland 4 barrel intake this weekend. Thank you for the video.
Now THAT was a really nicely balanced video. I usually enjoy a good porting video, but balancing it out with some questions and family time? That was a super hi-end quality choice to edit all that together.
thanks
I grew up riding motorcycles also, And go carts, My first bike was a honda XR-75, I purchased it from a good friend of mine who raced that bike, when he upgraded in class, he sold me, his Honda XR-75 bike, it had many upgrades, and was very fun, and very fast little bike!
My first bike was an XR 75 also, great little bike, lots of fun!
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Dude i STILL refer back to your tube bending video's!!! This is another good one
just want to say you do some great work and a lot of people have no clue on how to be in two worlds at the same time thats the hobby and the family I have 4 children and 5 cars some of them are racecars and some of them are street cruisers love building cars for people and myself my day job is working on diesel engines on buses and a full time dad and im only 26 thanks for the tips and taking the time to read this
thanks for watching
I started out to do the same thing to my 350 small block. I'm using an Edelbrock intake manifold and Fel-Pro gaskets as my guide. The gaskets are much larger than the intake port. Like you, I would have to remove a great deal of material to get the intake manifold to match the gasket. When I put the same fel-pro gasket on my cylinder heads, the port shape of the gasket is much larger than the cylinder head opening. If I make the intake manifold port the same as the felpro, there will be a great deal of mismatch between the intake manifold and the cylinder head port. If, and when I bolt the manifold to the heads, the mismatch will be significant. What I'm wondering.... with all this mismatch between the manifold and head, won't the disruption of flow hurt the efficiency and performance? I think it will. Oh, I'm using AFR ported 180 cylinder heads with the 2.02 and 1.6 valves.
Rob Macfarlane Hey what's up just going through his comments for answers to some my questions and was wondering how did you make out and which of the 2 parts was larger than the other. You said mismatched but didn't specify which one was larger,smaller, and I would love to know the end result? Did you change the valves because of the problem or they stayed the same? Looking forward to your reply and if you have the time to can you write the details. Thanks and have a great day.
The intake runner should always be ported smaller than the gasket. Just make them equal and square them up. If the heads are ported right, there will be a taper into the port that will compensate for typical misalignment.
OK, I did the same thing to my GMC 5.7 with that worthless Throttled Body Injection system. I'm trying to get a few more ponies out of my TBI set-up. Here's what I did:
I match ported my throttle body injector set-up to my Edelbrock intake manifold. The TBI has two throats that are both cylindrical in shape. I bolted the manifold on to my Bridgeport and got the mating surface fairly flat. Then I bolted on the TBI, removed the butterflies, and dial indicated each of the two throat bores. I put this dimension on my digital read out so I can remove the TBI and still come back to it and get the centerline of each throat bored to line up with the spindle of the mill. The two tjhroat bores are perfectly lined up to be bored out to a larger throat bore diameter. Oh, I'm using the after market TBI set-up. This has the larger throat bores. They are bigger than stock. OK, here we go.
I start boring out the first throat bore. First, I'm into the l vacuum passage, and I've still go a long ways to go. So we keep going making the hole bigger. Next, we are into the water passage. Not to be discouraged, I still have about .150 more to take out of the hole. I figure I'll make some aluminum sleeves. OK, so we keep making the hole even bigger....to allow for the .100 wall thickness. OK< so I've got the sleeves made and the two throat bores ready for the sleeves to be pressed in. Probably some bondo to seal the sleeves is a good idea. So, we get all done. I take a skim fly cut on the top of the manifold to insure a good mating surface. Wait for the bondo to dry and install the manifold. Put every thing back together. Fire up the engine.........and there is no improvement at all. Nothing. No nothing. No improvement.
I'll check back after l change the cam shaft.
Rob Macfarlane does your TBI butfly open all the way out
damn, i guess there is absolutely no way to get the tbi's to perform right lol
If you buy the aftermarket TB from Holley, the P/ N 502-6, the TB comes with a gasket that's about a quarter of an inch thick. You need this thickness to raise the TB away from the manifold otherwise the butterflies with bump on the manifold and not open all the way.
dn-------The only thing I have not done, yet, is change the camshaft. The cam is the heart of the engine and controls how the engine performs. In my case, I've changed the cylinder heads to AFR 180 heads with 2.02 and 1.6 valves, added headers, and edelbrock intake.
I am experiencing very little HP increase. I expect the CS to make all the difference.....I hope.
Rob Macfarlane fine cop car with the TBI on early 93 they work every will
FYI,,, gasket matching provides very little (if any) gain! (unless the head has a smaller opening than the manifold, then it's worth doing. Opening that up, can hurt more than help b/c the air slows down when it hits that larger cross section.
Just saying... Always enjoy your videos though. Rock on.
MCE Performance
Yeah for me its not so much about performance....and more about doing it right
I recently rebuilt the engine for one of my vehicles.
I matched ported all the manifold and also cleaned up all the port runners on the cylinder head.
I ended up machining some dowels and used them to keep the gaskets aligned.
I also match ported the turbo to the exhaust manifold.
I think I spent a total of 15 hours all up in fine tuning.
This is to me exactly why I love this channel. I knew porting a head was good for performance but I had no idea what it was how it was done or anything. In under 20min I now have a much better understanding of the whole process. So happy.🙌😁
this isn't porting... its gasket matching. this will increase throttle response maybe... but possibly lose low end torque lol probably barely increase in CFM
first I want to say I love your videos. sharing knowledge is how we all become better craftsman/woman. My set up for porting that I like is an electric die grinder and a simple foot pedal from Amazon. it allows me to control the speed, keep my hands free to control the machine and is safer than using the EDG with the on off switch. been porting heads for about 6 years now....
+D Rell (Duce) awesome...thanks
I've been thinking about doing this to the 340 Dodge small block. I would use gasket material and a small ball peen hammer to make a template of the head. Then transfer that to the intake. With my luck the ports on the LD-340 intake are larger, and I'll have to grind down the cast iron heads. Great kids, your daughter cracked me up. She probably has a list of mods for you to do to her Jeep, before you can carry on with the goose.
that would work
Greetings from Norcal....grandbabies hitting 2 so that 3 year old is pretty cool, enjoy those children...they will grow up. your channel is pretty good thanks for making the videos
+danekeeper1 thanks for watching
I found that if you use a scribe instead of a marker..it gives you a better shot of a closer and better cut match..hope it helps someone..
I would agree with that
Are you buying a new gasket with bigger holes and porting to increase the airflow or is a stock gasket holes typically bigger?
for a nice final texture . try a wire wheel on a die grinder . also works super well to get rid of carbon build up in the runners. also this is only efficient if matched to head porting .
+twistymcslide2 I was matching in this video
+The Fab Forums you gasket matched to intake manifold ,, but its only matched if you match gasket to head as well . surprised theres so much slop room in the gaskets bolt holes. mad wiggle room .. makes it hard to keep consistent and or accurate when installing. def try the wire wheel on a dremel for final texture, but for aluminum, make sure to use a designated one , so no cross contamination happens . but it'll leave a final texture of about 2k paper. almost mirror like.
@@Thefabforums what is the name of the drill you use ?
Love the ending..! Awww.. God bless your beautiful family and the business.. Keep moving foward, Best of luck to yall. Thanks for the how to videos btw.
+yoed mirabal Thanks man
I’ve always stuck to using chalk to keep chips from clogging my grinding tools, but WD works just as well!!
Instead of using WD40, you can get blocks of bees wax that works better and last longer. Works great for any aluminum work, even on sandpaper!
I always taught you had to have some special skills which i didnt have to do this till i succesfully ported my first manifold.
Nice job! I can appreciate your talents and experience. I’ve been around this and in the biz since childhood. I love the twist on your vid. (Those kids!) Beautiful. She’s definitely a “Daddy’s Girl”. And the little one is so content! lol! Take care and keep up the good work!
Good job bud! Your blessed with a beautiful family!! Lime to see you head porting and deshrouding the valves!!
Nice channel. Grew up in Lexington. Plenty of hot rods there.
as a combat veteran that song ya played while porting was outstanding.
Glad you like it
This video was cool , had good music and adorable all at the same time 👍🏻
Too cool! I just bought a 67 stang with a stock 78 351 W. Was thinking about buying the edlebrock performer top end kit, but maybe I should just port & polish the stock heads & intake manifold?
If they are cast iron I would suggest just buying new aluminum ones...the cast iron is a pain to port
I did my intake based on this video , I’m just wondering if I should be brave enough to do my trickflow 170cc heads. I bet your kids have changed a lot since even this video! My son is getting a deep voice it made me wanna cry lol
yeah for sure...they have changed a lot
I like to just bolt the gaskets to the intake manifold finger tight, and totally center the gaskets. The I scribe or outline the ports. Take the gaskets off, and take my time grinding away. Yes the WD40 definitely works the best. Pressure wash it, clean it up with cartridge roll and Pressure wash it one more time. Done..
everyone else says corded electric drills are not good for this. one said something about the sideways forces being bad on the bits. they say the rpms are too low. would you also use this on some iron heads?
I never had any issues...I would spend the time need to work cast iron heads
Does opening up intake port to match heads intake port size slow down the air velocity?
Yes.
Great video! Just a question, what is the best way to clean the runners for those aluminum bits and also for decarbonizing? Water and soap can do?
Just wondering ,improve performance much? Like without porting heads to? Cheers from Oz
You gonna kill power if you do it like this. You need to first make a mold of head openings and transfer that to intake manifold. You should never use gasket for this job.
What is the tune your listening to? I like it.
What gasket do i use for my edelbrock performer on iron eagle heads? there is a gap at the runners. Seems heads were milled before i got them.1970 350cu
Good tip about the WD-40 I could have used that a few time in the past. No tool box is complete without some WD.
+Tim datoolman for sure
I think for this job it would have been better to use a cylindrical tree file instead of a oval since the oval one removes material inconsistently meanwhile the cylindrical one would be straight all the way through. . .
if you dont like using the air. get a small end grinder its ment for doing that stuff an they spin just as fast air ones
what I have works perfect
Curious how far into the runner you actually take the Porting? Just curious how large a benefit you can get by just porting near the basket flange and not addressing anything up top in the plenum.
+Brandon Wilson These runners were already nice, they just didnt match the head so in this video I was just matching them to the head.
laughed my ass off when I saw you put that bit in the drill 10/10
hey,
i have a 351 windsor that has an aluminum intake manifold just like that one. the engine was rebuilt some time in the early 90s before i was born, and i don't know if the guy who owned it before me did a good job in rebuilding it.
A, because it has an aluminum intake manifold, and i don't know if they put them on there in the factory in 1979.
B, the last opening (what looks to be a channel for coolant) was closed, and it was opened on the heads.. plus they were clogged.
My engine was over heating for no reason. the water pump was good, the thermostat was out, and i had put brand new coolant in it.
so when i pulled the engine, i saw how the the end was blocjed off.
my question is, would that be the reason why it was over heating? does it need a new intake manifold? this is a real head scratcher. i never found out why it was over heating. and i still have no idea until today.
+Omar Mahmoud no most aftermarket intakes dont have a rear passage. If you didnt have a thermostat in it thats probably why it was over heating. When you remove a thermostat, the coolant is able to flow faster than it should and doesnt stay in the radiator long enough to be cooled down.
+The Fab Forums thank you sir, ill make sure to try it out.
Kyle Love your stuff. but one problem with a drill is the rpm it's to low for the carbide tip. it tends to chip small pieces from the teeth. because of the wrong cutting speed. they're made for die grinders with a rpm around 20.000.
the carbide tips last much longer. sorry about my English. from Sweden.
+Victor Bergdahl Thanks Victor. I have been using the same bits and drill to port with for over 10 years now with no chips yet.
I'm surprised your son was so chill when you had your phone out lol my baby boy goes crazy trying to get my phone when I have it out
yeah he was pretty young then
You need to mark the gasket as it lays AS INSTALLED on the block China Wall w/ heads installed. Because that is where it will sit no matter where you MIGHT want it.
I did
Before I put a tool into the metal, I bolt the head and intake together and have a look down the hole. Why? Not all gaskets make a perfect pattern to cut. The whole idea here is to cut just what you need to. A lot of times the intake and head are real close and the gasket is way off. So, when buying a gasket call the manufacture Tech Line and ask if they make/or recommend a specific gasket. Brodix makes their own gaskets that are really good. I'm sure other companies have their own as well.
Keep up the postings! I dig your passion!
+Steve Solo why do all that when you can match it to a felpro performace gasket you can buy anywhere
If all parts were matched to one another then yes, one Felpro for all. But in my world that isn't always the case.
Brodix makes gaskets that look identical but measure .015 to .035 wider in the ports than the other.
Hi Savannah!
Thought about doing this to my intake manifold during a rebuild, but what happens when you do all that work and have to replace the gasket later on only to find out the new gasket no longer matches the ports either...
if you port match to a known gasket size you just keep ordering those gaskets in the future. Felpro makes over sized gaskets for high performance use....also stocked at advanced
You just gained like 50 gazillion rep points just because the beagle walked in. I love my beagle chip.
+Kevin Kurz lol
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The Fab Forums Will ported intake manifolds work with the stock non ported cylinder heads or do I have to port the cylinder heads as well?
Elisabetta Canalis It will work. You don't have to port the cylinder head. BUT if you have things apart and have the time you might as well port the intake and heads. You will get gains from the intake porting but of course if you don't do the heads it will be choked down a bit. Imagine going down a nice smooth slide. Then near the bottom the slide narrows and there is gravel scattered about on it. So your gunna be slowed down a bit i.e just like the air going from your ported intake runners down into the unported heads.
R. Flash Thanks for the info
0:34 music kicks in* thought I was watching a Ford commercial
most aftermarket intake manifolds are pretty much the EXACT same size as cm stock intake gaskets ..
before flipping a hissy fit remember I said STOCK gaskets .. if you intend on using the stock gaskets out of a felpro kit porting the intake is pretty much not going to be needed .. however if you purchased CNC ported heads or ported your heads using a larger port intake gasket as reference then porting the intake will also be needed
unless you bought cheap Chinese knock off intakes ?
I have never had an aftermarket part match a stock gasket. The they are always matched to a aftermarket performance style gasket. That being the case the ports still never line up perfectly once bolted together, thats when port matching is valuable.
Nice vid im im doing a pi head swap on my ford, so any tips on how much hp ill get by porting the intake manifold and heads and will it be a good idea with my stock pi cam
hey man just want to say out of all of the videos your's have to be the best. I'm just starting my 04 mustang v6 build putting twin turbos on it. I'm new to the turbo thing but I want to try it. what do u think, hp wise thanks and keep them coming
Thanks Roy...no idea on HP. I dont have nay experience with v6 combos and even then it would really depend on a lot of other factors. Sound like a rad build though
Hopefully it will be, but on the real you are very talented love your builds and you talk like you really care about the job not like the others that just want ppl to see them
Awesome videos man do you live in SC?
Absolutely wonderful video! Now my only question is how worth it is this? Any kind of issues such as check engine codes?
thanks....you wont get codes from this. This is mainly for race type applications
The Fab Forums if I did this to my protege would I have any downsides?
Thanks for posting this mysterious art of porting. Cute kids. Do you have any idea of flow increase and resulting horsepower increase on this project? Thx!
thanks. I dont sorry. I was mainly matching the cylinder heads on the projects
Can anyone tell me if this will help or make it worse if I open intake runners all the way open they have these little squares in the runners
Awesome, your kids remind me of mine when they were that little, enjoy your time with them.
+Jason Morgan They are fun for sure
Nice Video! I am porting/ gasket matching my intake right now. I got some nice 6 in long carbide burrs from summit that work really well for that extra reach.
+draperb1 awesome...those long bits come in handy
Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Now I'm porting my own. Saves me some cash. Is it just as easy to port the throttle intake as well or is there to much meat for and electric? I have a 6.1 hemi
right on
And how did you get every lil shaving out of the thing ?
probably an air compressor
Nice job match porting and a great Q and A
+huck01955 thanks
Your kids r so cute I remember when mine were that little enjoy it it goes by so fast
Too fast!
Not a Ford guy, but beautiful family and awesome porting vid. I'm out in California still. Good day.
thanks
Can I just port a head but keep the stock valves? Would there be a difference in power? How does polishing a head make power?
Cute kids you have there and very helpful video I also don't have a air compressor big enough to run my air grinder too long, already have the carbide bits so that's a great idea I'm going to have to pick myself up a corded drill as well :-)
if using an electric die grinder over an air one go to harbor freight they have a rheostat for under $15 where you can adjust the speed of your electrical an infinite amount or pretty much anything within the amp rating of the rheostat ..I also use it on a house fan the ones that have 3 settings ..load as fuck and almost as loud or quit but doesnt move any fucking air. plug the rheostat in and crank it up till it gets noisy then back it off and nice quiet fan that keeps you cool ..just a place to keep it till you need it again
Nice video. I would really secure the manifold (but you know that) and use a high speed electric grinder like a Makita. As a "get by" demo for your average DIY person - this was great. Nice work.
have u ever powder coated the inside of the intake makes it smooth as glass keep up the videos
+Electrical_Dynamo I have not
It's awesome you involve the kids. Keep it up!
thanks
I run Subarus it's an absolute bitch porting those crazy manifolds but so worth it.👍💯 I use a steel cable DIY sanding attachment with a super cheap corded harbor freight drill that spins super fast. Adds amazing power.
Nice job. Cute kids.
+RetroWeld thanks
Nice Video... Your a Great Father... Keep it up...
thanks man
How deep into the manifold do you port? Only the first couple inches?
yeah for a match you just go as far as you need to in order to have a clean match
The Fab Forums would it benefit to go further and do as much as you can reach?
Does it really make a difference porting the intake?
dumb question the bibster is the fox buggy right?
+Noah W (BmxNoob) yeah
Old methods never die! We live on free horsepower!
Does Porting help with HP and Torque?????????????
yeah if done properly
I have a 79 merc capri rs turbo. Complete but in pieces. Needs to be gone through. To much work for me.
Really nice to see you spending time with your kids :) they definitely have the opppertunity to do some awesome things with you
+joseph summers Yeah...hopefully they will be into building stuff...
Should have pointed out the casting flanges that are commonly deep inside the intake channels that need cleaning up too..
I wanna do this on my subaru do you think it will work? will I notice a power increase? do I need a tune after?
Probably wont notice much of a difference. This is more for matching an intake to an already set of ported cylinder heads.
Nice shop bro!!!
Dude, nice...thanks for the knowledge
Getting ready to do mine great video keep up the good work hoorah
cant wait for an offroad build on the fab forums channel !
I have the itch
i watch your channel all the time, but i am really into the custom jeep cherokee XJ's and chevy square body trucks such as k10,k20,,k5...i bet any offroad build you do would be spectacular! besides dont you live near a shit load of public offroad trail systems.?.!. they have closed all the trails here in western part of nc, but i still continue to have the desire to create custom trucks,buggies, and jeeps
excelente trabajo, lo maximo pasar tiempo con la familia. saludos y gracias por compartir.
+celso guajardo villarreal gracias
Whats the point though? What does it help?
It matches the intake port with the cylinder head port.
Ugh no it does not unless you gasket match the cylinder heads also.
Devin Freeland No shit
Would it be worth porting out my 3.8 GM V6
probably not
Christopher Kimpel It most definitely would and would be worth it because it is hard to find parts for the V6s. I am currently building a 4.3 that came stock in my S10 Extreme. Only reason I am doing this build/mission is because my truck has 77k miles and 1 previous owner, it's also a pickup truck and every gear head in America knows the importance of having a pickup truck to your fleet of vehicles and and a S10 or any other GM small pickups are probably the biggest asset in your fleet. For that engine theirs a guys who done the most incredible work I ever seen for that engine on RUclips and was very detailed in his description of do and don't while porting the manifold and head to the MAX. Reply back to me and I will reply to you his channel name and just sit back and enjoy. He was doing for his buddy's Typhoon. Wait that truck has a 4.3 like mine. Anyway let me know if you want more info and he replies back with great detail if your serious about really doing or about to. Grand National has that engine so it's best to watch my buddy's videos. It's a lot of work though and isn't worth the time and effort if your not doing a cam,forced induction of your choice, or both. Also stroke the crank if possible and the sleeper you will have will be a beast depending on the setup you have. Way faster than you can imagine.
Christopher Kimpel hell yes port that bitch is it a supercharged one? people mop v8s all day with 3800s they are sick engines
4.3 a good motor and hell im a ford guy id say port intake and heads
How did you guys get on the 4.3...The question was about porting a 3.8
Alright, hands down the best lubricant for the carbide is WAX! Just get an old wax candle and hit it with the bit every now and then. Your bit will be hot and the wax melts, no sticking what so ever.
I use wax on grinding discs for aluminum work, I could see this working I'm gona try this this thanks
Why don't they come already ported and polished?