RE: 8V mechanical head (JH) porting question

[Marc Marc <marc_scirocco@yahoo.ca>]

The gasket and the openings of the cast iron exhaust
manifold do match, as I opened it before, but not by
removing a lot of metal...

 --- "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com> a écrit : >
Marc-
>  Are you sure you have the correct gasket? 
> remember; you want the match
> between the head and the manifold (intake OR
> exhaust).   How does the gasket
> match up to the manifold/header? 
> 
> Larry
> old crock and his old 'Roc
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Marc [mailto:marc_scirocco@yahoo.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 7:44 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: 8V mechanical head (JH) porting question
> 
> 
> Anyone done a port matching job to an 8V solid
> lifter
> head (from a JH 83 Scirocco)?
> 
> I am doing one right now, and I have a question. As
> far as the Intake ports go, you do not have to cut
> that much aluminium to get the ports to match the
> gaskets (basically only the top 1/16" portion of the
> Intake ports need to get removed, 1 1/2" deep into
> the
> ports).
> 
> But, for the Exhaust ports, it seems that I would
> need
> to cut 1/8" all around to get the port to match the
> gasket. And if you go 1" to 1 1/2" deep to really do
> a
> good job, I was wondering if I would cut through
> something and wreck the head... I know that the
> Exhaust ports are not as critical as the Intake
> ports,
> but if I can do a really good job, then why not.
> 
> FYI ==> http://www.sa-motorsports.com
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Marc
> '83 Scirocco
> '88 Scirocco Slegato (my winter beater, 127 Slegatos
> out of 292 000 Sciroccos)
> 
> 
> 
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