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Originally Posted by david-b
See the thing is... head work is expensive!! I don't have the money to experiment with different setups. I would just have different cars then. Remember, this car is a daily driver. I can't have any down time. That's why I bought another head, and building it on the side... then going to do a swap.
On the other hand, I found a place to port starting at $450.
http://catalog.exileracing.com/produ...c7d9264a4dc465
Is that going to be one of the best? Can a local machine shop do something like that, or is it best to have an automotive place do it. I think the second is the right answer. As you can see in the link, it can get very expensive when I start adding the parts from them too. Just the basics, I'm already looking at $1000. I don't have that kind of money. :-(
I don't know what cams I'm going to be using yet. I want something not too expensive, but yet will still get some power. I know cams make a huge difference in sound too, and I want a nice low rumble. lol. Not that important though. I don't know what to get.
I tried taking out some of the valves and guides and springs using bootlegged tools. I got 1!! Still got some work to do to clean it all up, so it gives me time to look up stuff. |
The "street" port on that site is something you could do yourself, or have a local speed shop do IMO. All they do is gasket match, 3 angle valve job, and polish the chambers. Then again if you don't trust any of your local shops, the online option is all that is left. When I said be ready to experiment, I didn't mean dump a butt-load of money in all at once
. I mean if you are going to keep the car, then later down the road you might think about changes.
Cam selection is all about RPM range. Take into consideration the weight of the car, manual tranny, etc. Since it is your daily driver you will want to keep the duration fairly short, but you can get away with a little more because you are MT
. You will want a broad power range for the street, so you have good torque available at any RPM point.
As for the rest of you
I would like to see him continue with the N/A project. ALMOST makes me want to go get a GS and make a drag car out of it.
