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Old 11-06-2009, 08:21 AM
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Default Inlet port sizes for 600 bhp on cossie head??

Im interested in a bit of info on cossie heads.

From what i seem to remember when i measured them stock cossie inlet ports are 24 x 48? mm at the gasket face.

What size would you expect to see on a head destined for a 5-600bhp car? Would the valves be increased in size?
Old 11-06-2009, 08:45 AM
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25mm in 26mm out imo.
Old 11-06-2009, 10:03 AM
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You will get the wrong answer asking that question its the biggest error that Tuners make getting port sizes wrong.
Best to say my valves are standard & port sizes not bigger than the ones quoted above & that made 838bhp so be warned go to someone who knows what its all about not the average punter on here.
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I dont believe there is a right or wrong answer, it all depends on the rest of the spec.

As rod mentions, he is getting massively more power than that on what most people would consider a fairly small head, but then he has a MASSIVE turbo.

Trying to get 600bhp out of a 600bhp turbo will probably require bigger ports than trying to get 838bhp out of a 900bhp turbo etc.

I agree with Rod that its easy to get carried away though, especially when selling things to people as people want to "see" the difference when they buy a head.
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i recall a post by Karl some time ago where he stated that his std 500bhp head had standard sized holes at the head faces
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Thats interesting. I was looking at some er, interesting porting the other day and the ports were 30.5 mm at the gasket face!
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Originally Posted by Chip
I dont believe there is a right or wrong answer, it all depends on the rest of the spec.

As rod mentions, he is getting massively more power than that on what most people would consider a fairly small head, but then he has a MASSIVE turbo.

Trying to get 600bhp out of a 600bhp turbo will probably require bigger ports than trying to get 838bhp out of a 900bhp turbo etc.

I agree with Rod that its easy to get carried away though, especially when selling things to people as people want to "see" the difference when they buy a head.
Chip

Mad ades head size is the same as Rods and guess what it makes on a 600hp turbo.

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What turbo is Mad Ade on then, I though it was a GT35R capable of well over 600bhp on the right application?
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Originally Posted by Chip
What turbo is Mad Ade on then, I though it was a GT35R capable of well over 600bhp on the right application?
Yes it is and its well over 600hp so it shows the ports sizes are correct.

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