Need some professional advice - head work, valve springs, rockers, cam. pretty long.

AxemanZZ · 01-11-2001, 02:42 AM

Ok, the pedastals are already tapped and there aren't any studs in there. I got these heads from a friend so maybe he already installed studs on them? They seem to be pretty small studs though. And what size studs do I need?

I started porting one of the heads tonight. Man, this is fun! I haven't done anything in the bowls yet, and am kinda scared to. But I am going to grind off the exhaust valve boss inside the bowl and smooth out the intake one a bit. Anyone do there own port work? If so any tips you might have will be much appreciated.

I do have another question that I hope someone can answer (sorry to be asking so much of you guys). I was thinking about getting some header gaskets and lay out the ports on the head for a guide to open the ports up a bit. Are the ports (pipes) on the MAC long tubes big enough that they won't be smaller than the openings in the heads if I open them out this far?

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01-11-2001, 02:42 AM	#10
AxemanZZ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 984	Ok, the pedastals are already tapped and there aren't any studs in there. I got these heads from a friend so maybe he already installed studs on them? They seem to be pretty small studs though. And what size studs do I need? I started porting one of the heads tonight. Man, this is fun! I haven't done anything in the bowls yet, and am kinda scared to. But I am going to grind off the exhaust valve boss inside the bowl and smooth out the intake one a bit. Anyone do there own port work? If so any tips you might have will be much appreciated. I do have another question that I hope someone can answer (sorry to be asking so much of you guys). I was thinking about getting some header gaskets and lay out the ports on the head for a guide to open the ports up a bit. Are the ports (pipes) on the MAC long tubes big enough that they won't be smaller than the openings in the heads if I open them out this far? ------------------ 90 Mustang LX 5.0 My Ride*My Site