Took my Indy SR heads to the porter yesterday. He is a new guy i’m trying out. 9 hour driving time there and back. He is gonna flow them b4 and after. They are standard port now. He is opening them up to Max Wedge ports. He will do a valve job also and set them up. He is gonna vapour clean them. They won’t look like shinny aluminum anymore. Pretty dull looking actually. He says he will start on them next week. I’m hoping for the best. Kim
Getting heads ported
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doug 371
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Nice Kim! Good luck 
Vapor cleanin. Splain please.
Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
Cool.
Why wouldn't you want them shiney?
Are you going to paint them to be somewhat stealth looking?
Why wouldn't you want them shiney?
Are you going to paint them to be somewhat stealth looking?
Rob, I’m not sure. But I think it may be a heating/baking thing. It was a fair sized box type thingy. Kim
Please post pictures of them after. First time I've heard of it.
Tom, I did but I guess this is all the rage now. I asked about painting them but he said no body he knows has painted them yet. Kim
He is on FB. Strong arm porting and heads. Ponoka Alberta. Kim
Thanks Doug. KimNice Kim! Good luck
Bill Crowell
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When I grow up, I want to be just like Kim. Hey, wait a minute, I am grown up! In fact, I'm as old as the hills! Well, I guess that will never happen.
512Stroker
We are all here because we are not all there.
If its like the one we had in the Engineering Lab back in the 80's it is like a vapor hot tank. Worked very well, super clean. I would be tempted to scrub them down with soapy water before I tried to paint them.
gzig5
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It's like wet sand blasting with a really fine media. Supposed to be very gentle on the parts. Popular for carb rebuilds and other aluminum, zinc, Zamak cast parts that regular abrasive blasting would damage.
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Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
Mmmmkay.
I would love to see a pic of them when they are finished, Kim.
Sure thing Tom. Kim
1 head is ported. Should have pics and numbers hopefully tomorrow. Kim
I got a PDF but don’t know how to attach it. No pics though. Kim
yellow rose
Overnight Sensation
Here is a few pics. Quite a difference in port size from standard port to Max wedge. Kim
yellow rose
Overnight Sensation
I love that burr finish. Whoever did the grinding has a very good hand. Very nice work, and a lot of it.
famous bob
mopar misfit
Sure would have been nice to have a before and after flow diff. on the standard to max ports .
Bob, I have a PDF but can’t seem to post it. Kim
He said he would have 40 hours into them. He only has the use of 1 arm. That’s why he is called strong arm. Kim
famous bob
mopar misfit
That doesn`t look like a pure bur finish to me ---------
I have no idea. Kim
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