Head Polishing How-to
Head Porting for the Do-It-Yourselfer by the technical staff of Standard Abrasives Motor Sports Division
Here’s an interesting head porting fact: In many cases, the greatest performance gain per dollar spent comes upon application of basic porting procedures to a production cylinder head. These basics can be done by any do-it-yourselfer even those with no porting experience–using the Deluxe Porting Kit and the Gasket Removal Kit (part nos. 260001 and 260005) from the Standard Abrasives Motor Sports Division, along with a die grinder and some common hand tools.
It is easy for the do-it-yourselfer to port cylinder heads. All you need is the Standard Abrasives Deluxe Porting Kit, some common tools and some free time.
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Standard Abrasives Motor Sports Division • WWW.SA-MOTORSPORTS.COM • (800)383-6001 Head Porting Do-It-Yourself Guide
There is a significant difference between basic head porting for a street-highperformance or weekend racer application and the very complex cylinder head work you see in a Pro Stock drag race motor or a NASCAR Winston Cup race engine. Doing full-on race heads requires the services of an experienced cylinder head professional, so Pro Stock, Winston Cup and similar heads are best left to experts. Basic head porting, however, is easy…so easy that even beginning hot rodders The components of the Porting Kit are neatly can do it well.
packed in a compartmented box. There are enough abrasive materials to port a set of V8 Basic cylinder head porting heads.
will improve the performance of any production cylinder head by removing flaws that come through mass production. Basic porting does not attempt to correct any design or engineering deficiencies. Once your porting project turns to that, you’re beyond the scope of basic porting techniques. Why is basic port work important to your engine’s performance? It
Here’s an interesting head porting fact: In many cases, the greatest performance gain per dollar spent comes upon application of basic porting procedures to a production cylinder head. These basics can be done by any do-it-yourselfer even those with no porting experience–using the Deluxe Porting Kit and the Gasket Removal Kit (part nos. 260001 and 260005) from the Standard Abrasives Motor Sports Division, along with a die grinder and some common hand tools.
It is easy for the do-it-yourselfer to port cylinder heads. All you need is the Standard Abrasives Deluxe Porting Kit, some common tools and some free time.
-1Copyright 1998 Standard Abrasives - All rights reserved - Any unauthorized copying or distribution forbidden by law.
Standard Abrasives Motor Sports Division • WWW.SA-MOTORSPORTS.COM • (800)383-6001 Head Porting Do-It-Yourself Guide
There is a significant difference between basic head porting for a street-highperformance or weekend racer application and the very complex cylinder head work you see in a Pro Stock drag race motor or a NASCAR Winston Cup race engine. Doing full-on race heads requires the services of an experienced cylinder head professional, so Pro Stock, Winston Cup and similar heads are best left to experts. Basic head porting, however, is easy…so easy that even beginning hot rodders The components of the Porting Kit are neatly can do it well.
packed in a compartmented box. There are enough abrasive materials to port a set of V8 Basic cylinder head porting heads.
will improve the performance of any production cylinder head by removing flaws that come through mass production. Basic porting does not attempt to correct any design or engineering deficiencies. Once your porting project turns to that, you’re beyond the scope of basic porting techniques. Why is basic port work important to your engine’s performance? It