Port molding. 3D model of your porting work

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'63GT said:
No, you weren't.. (me either) especially when you add up all the R&D to see what the port wants, that you can't charge for..
Is your flowbench for sale ?
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I would never sale my flowbench. My 29 year old son loves to race but has zero interest in porting heads. I even paid for him to go to Darren Morgan’s two day porting theory class hoping he would get interested. Maybe someday he will after I’m dead and gone. Lol.
 
pittsburghracer said:
I would never sale my flowbench. My 29 year old son loves to race but has zero interest in porting heads. I even paid for him to go to Darren Morgan’s two day porting theory class hoping he would get interested. Maybe someday he will after I’m dead and gone. Lol.
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Boy, I'd love to sit in on that ! ... ever consider adoption ? :) lol
I have 'speed talk' interview with him. pretty interesting.
Harold Bettes gives a pretty intertaining talk too. When the PRI trade show came to the west coast, I was there with bells on. That ain't happening anymore...

I didn't think your bench was for sale...
 
pittsburghracer said:
I would never sale my flowbench. My 29 year old son loves to race but has zero interest in porting heads. I even paid for him to go to Darren Morgan’s two day porting theory class hoping he would get interested. Maybe someday he will after I’m dead and gone. Lol.
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That’s because he has you, DAD! The master, the head porter extraordinaire!
Keep good notes just in case he becomes interested in it one day. My son may need his skills. ;)
 
rumblefish360 said:
That’s because he has you, DAD! The master, the head porter extraordinaire!
Keep good notes just in case he becomes interested in it one day. My son may need his skills. ;)
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Lol. He has some good blueprints. He’s using my best set of Edelbrock heads on his 360 right now. They stated out at 243 cfm and are at 318 with a Victor intake bolted to them. A nice set of 440-1’s are sitting on a shelf maxed out in the 380 area but will soon be upgraded to a 2.25 valve in search of better numbers but he is strictly a small block small tire lover.
 
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pittsburghracer said:
I would never sale my flowbench. My 29 year old son loves to race but has zero interest in porting heads. I even paid for him to go to Darren Morgan’s two day porting theory class hoping he would get interested. Maybe someday he will after I’m dead and gone. Lol.
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He may come around when you stop doing his work for him and he sees what it actually costs if dad ain't fronting work for free!!!!!!
 
yellow rose said:
He may come around when you stop doing his work for him and he sees what it actually costs if dad ain't fronting work for free!!!!!!
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I hear ya but things are a little different now. A very good friend of his, same age, father passed away. His dad was know in the area as one of the go to guys for Ford engines. He worked with his dad but didn’t learn the tricks and now pays to have his engines built. Thank God the kid is a good racer and wins several races or he would be hurting.
 
318 cfm with an intake bolted on?
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang
 
rumblefish360 said:
318 cfm with an intake bolted on?
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang
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Don’t ask me how many flow tests I did to get there but I did these heads for a friend. He decided to sell them so I paid to much for them but there was no way in heck I was going to let them disappear. They ended up going 9.70’s on my 408 on a worn out .030 over bore at 2860 pounds in my car and 10.12 in my sons car at 3200 pounds. Now on a stock crank 360 he has gone several 6.54@3200 pounds with a small 610 roller cam. Junk open chamber 340 style Edelbrocks. Lol.
 
That’s it! Make’em work!
I’d be very happy @ 10.12 in the 1/4 on a S/S ride.
 
rumblefish360 said:
That’s it! Make’em work!
I’d be very happy @ 10.12 in the 1/4 on a S/S ride.
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I wish the newer Edelbrock Victor heads were more cost friendly. I like the 360-1’s on my car now but man with indy’s Porous reputation its best not to get greedy. With the victors I would need new custom pistons, rockers, of course a bigger cam to make use of the flow gain, plus the cost of the heads. Just think if you did all that and then hurt your R3 block.
 
pittsburghracer said:
I wish the newer Edelbrock Victor heads were more cost friendly. I like the 360-1’s on my car now but man with indy’s Porous reputation its best not to get greedy. With the victors I would need new custom pistons, rockers, of course a bigger cam to make use of the flow gain, plus the cost of the heads. Just think if you did all that and then hurt your R3 block.
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I skipped this whole read for the most part, Bill Jenkins had a chevy racing manual/book out about 45-50 yrs ago telling how to do this , with pics.
 
pittsburghracer said:
Don’t ask me how many flow tests I did to get there but I did these heads for a friend. He decided to sell them so I paid to much for them but there was no way in heck I was going to let them disappear. They ended up going 9.70’s on my 408 on a worn out .030 over bore at 2860 pounds in my car and 10.12 in my sons car at 3200 pounds. Now on a stock crank 360 he has gone several 6.54@3200 pounds with a small 610 roller cam. Junk open chamber 340 style Edelbrocks. Lol.
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Proof is in the pudding
It’s easy to see both of your cars
I know one is your sons
But both are running faster then most with
The same setup
It’s nice to see them running good
And I’ve said it before folks are paying a lot of money for head work and don’t see those results
 
pittsburghracer said:
Don’t ask me how many flow tests I did to get there but I did these heads for a friend. He decided to sell them so I paid to much for them but there was no way in heck I was going to let them disappear. They ended up going 9.70’s on my 408 on a worn out .030 over bore at 2860 pounds in my car and 10.12 in my sons car at 3200 pounds. Now on a stock crank 360 he has gone several 6.54@3200 pounds with a small 610 roller cam. Junk open chamber 340 style Edelbrocks. Lol.
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Oh, come on, tell us how many flow tests you made.. :)
80-120 per set.. :)
first few - mildly encouraging, next 10 - determination sets in, 10 more - you're pissed, next 5 - you found something, another 5 - this is the worst port on the head, the break through 5 - let that dog eat, try different seat angles - 3 more, I'm tired and I have 7 more to do.
Next week, Exhaust side.
 
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