Re: porting head? how beneficial?

[<jester@westfailure.net>]

On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Wing Gee wrote:

> Just how beneficial is porting the head? since i'm on the turbo route, i'm
> just wondering if i'm going to be wasting 400+ bucks to port it. Is the
> gains with 400 bucks? would i have to port the intake manifold as well to
> make use of the ported head? what do you guys think?

What i've heard is turbo porting is different than normally aspirated
porting, is that true?

> oh yeah.. any of you guys know where i can get some Audi 5k turbo (forged)
> pistons?

A junkyard... If you are going to put them in a 1.8 block w a 1.7 crank,
you'll need the rods from the audi as well, or so i've been told.

take care,

Steve

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