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The injector inserts just screw out. 11mm or 7/16 allen wrench. New ones =
are less than $5 at the dealer, so if you screw one up.
The gaskets can be opened up, but it is a real PITA cause they have like =
a steel screen inside. I think the easiest approach I used was to grind =
them open with a stone then trim the gasket material with an x-acto =
knife.
Just a suggestion, but if you look straight down the intake you will =
notice the port is round. It's a good idea to keep it that way. Also, I =
wouldn't increase port size very much. Even a Eurospec head, which has =
about as big a port as you would want on the street, didn't require me =
to open up the gaskets very much.
As far as the exhaust, my TT head opens the exhaust port just a little =
wider than the gasket, but pretty much matches the gasket height.
Dan
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From: Rob Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 9:02 PM
Subject: things that get in the way of a port and polish job
This is all on an '84 JH 8v- I am trying to port and polish my =
head(with a dremel.... this is gonna take awhile) and the plastic =
things that surround the fuel injectors are making it a real bi%ch, if =
not impossible to polish much of the intake. Is there any way to remove =
them and put them back in? The injectors are out, I just am hoping to =
rid of their plastic surrounds. The valve guides are also getting in =
the way, but unless anybody has a brilliant solution other than pressing =
them out I might as well not even ask...
Lastly, to anyone else that has done a port job have you noticed that =
you can't widen up the intake much beyond stock because of the gasket? =
Is there anyway to widen the new intake gasket? The exhaust ports can be =
increased by what appears to be a good 40-50%, but the intake is =
ofcourse another story.=20
Thanks alot,
Rob
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The injector inserts just screw =
out. 11mm or=20
7/16 allen wrench. New ones are less than $5 at the dealer, so if you =
screw one=20
up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The gaskets can be opened up, but it is =
a real PITA=20
cause they have like a steel screen inside. I think the easiest approach =
I used=20
was to grind them open with a stone then trim the gasket material with =
an x-acto=20
knife.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just a suggestion, but if you look =
straight down=20
the intake you will notice the port is round. It's a good idea to keep =
it that=20
way. Also, I wouldn't increase port size very much. Even a Eurospec =
head, which=20
has about as big a port as you would want on the street, didn't require =
me to=20
open up the gaskets very much.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As far as the exhaust, my TT head opens =
the exhaust=20
port just a little wider than the gasket, but pretty much matches =
the=20
gasket height.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dan</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Drobw_zz@hotmail.com href=3D"mailto:robw_zz@hotmail.com";>Rob =
Cotner</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 16, =
2002 9:02=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> things that get in the =
way of a=20
port and polish job</DIV>
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<P>This is all on an '84 JH 8v- I am trying to port and polish my =
head(with a=20
dremel.... this is gonna take awhile) and the plastic things =
that=20
surround the fuel injectors are making it a real bi%ch, if not =
impossible=20
to polish much of the intake. Is there any way to remove them =
and put=20
them back in? The injectors are out, I just am hoping to =
rid of=20
their plastic surrounds. The valve guides are also getting in =
the way,=20
but unless anybody has a brilliant solution other than pressing them =
out I=20
might as well not even ask...</P>
<P>Lastly, to anyone else that has done a port job have you noticed =
that you=20
can't widen up the intake much beyond stock because of the =
gasket? Is=20
there anyway to widen the new intake gasket? The exhaust ports can be=20
increased by what appears to be a good 40-50%, but the intake is =
ofcourse=20
another story. </P>
<P>Thanks alot,</P>
<P>Rob<BR><BR></P>
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