head porting question
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Racer
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From: Jonesboro AR
head porting question
when porting heads is it better to do the intake and exhaust side or just the exaust side. i ask this b/c i had mine done and they only did the exaust side. I have since been told that the should have done both sides. I am really confused and i dont want to be shortening myself any power.
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Team Owner
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From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
Did they flow the heads before they ported them? What are the particulars as far as type/size of head, motor, gear, etc? Some intake ports are strong out of the box and may just need a bit of exhaust work to bring the percentage up.
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Racer
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From: Jonesboro AR
i dont know the numbers. It is a lt1 w/ an aggressive cam. adding longtubes. all i know is that the exhaust side was done but the intake wasnt. i have been told that this is better and i have been told the opposite so?? 
Burning Brakes
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From: Warren Ohio
If you're talking about stock LT1 heads, there would be a fair amount of work on both intake and exhaust to maximize the potential of a 224/230 with .544 lift. (Assuming the cam in your profile is the one we're talking about.)
If they went (took you) to all the expense of pulling the heads, stripping them down, and putting them on the bench, I can't imagine why they would do only the exhaust.
Maybe you had them under some budgetary constraint?
If they went (took you) to all the expense of pulling the heads, stripping them down, and putting them on the bench, I can't imagine why they would do only the exhaust.
Maybe you had them under some budgetary constraint?
