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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:02 pm
by veecee
uh - i think rudeboy is in the eastern cape???
thats a long way from benoni!!!
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:48 pm
by WarrenS13
Ah....
Knew that, hehe
Um, nevermind, carry on...
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:30 pm
by RudeBoy
veecee wrote:uh - i think rudeboy is in the eastern cape???
thats a long way from benoni!!!

what gave it away: all the no plates

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:59 am
by veecee
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:05 pm
by WarrenS13
Ja , duh

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:57 pm
by RudeBoy
Update:
well, after being delayed by customs, finally received valves and springs.
head assmebled: +- 60hrs of work by hand + 24hrs on the cnc later the head is now ported and fitted with supertech S/S intake and inconel exhuast valves, Tomei valve springs and a pair of Tomei cam-shafts.
engine still on stand, waiting for branch to get back from powerkote.
will take some more pics over the weekend...
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:23 am
by Gary57
+ 24hrs on the cnc later the head is now ported
How did you do that?? More info please.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:27 am
by RB25SX
What size turbo are u using? I wana go single turbo on my RB26, but not sure whats the best size for good power and driveabilaty, thinking of T61 or T66.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:41 am
by RudeBoy
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:42 am
by Gary57
Rudeboy how did you port your head with a cnc?? Did you write a program just for your head??
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:22 am
by RudeBoy
yea Gary, have a friend with a cnc that wrote a program to do a portion of the head work that would have been sh*t by hand, kinda like this:
http://www.theoldone.com/components/cyl ... s/skyline/
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:24 am
by RudeBoy
p.s the cnc work had more to do with combustion chamber work and less with the actual porting....
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:53 am
by Gary57
Oh ok.
What kind of gains do you think this head work will make??
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:21 am
by RudeBoy
more flow... (unshrouding the valves) - lower compression ratio at 8.6:1, that allows for more reliable high boost ( 2bar+) , should also allow more agressive timing, but i quess time will tell.
quote from "Endyn / theoldone" :
"Note that we've made some major changes to the factory's box-style combustion chamber. Our chamber design unshrouds the +.1mm oversize valves and our unique recessed quench pads completely eliminate the detonation-prone deep-stepped factory quench pads."
lotsa info available re this subject, but at the end of the day , you got to decide what you think will work for your application and how much of a risk you willing to take
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:23 am
by RudeBoy
should also enable us to "safely" add nitrous at a later stage