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what size exhaust port do u call "well ported"

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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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going to have a caht with bloke who has got my head at min about porting whats a good size for exhaust ports to be ported to?
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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Roosie, head porting really isn't that simple. You can't just specify a size and they open the ports out to that. It is a manual labour task and is down to the individual preference of the person carrying out the work as to what they believe will work best.
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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Depends on spec most big power cars are about 25mm well i have just finished mine and thats what size ball now goes down ports what a piss boring job but they have to be done by hand because of curvature in port
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 06:35 AM
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I think they need to be 4 1/2" each!!
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