as many of u will know i am now building my metro turbo engine, i am just about to start porting, polishing and enlarging the combustion chambers of the turbo cylinder heads. i could do with some pictures of before and after shots of the ports and combustion chambers before i start so i know what aim for, does anyone now where i could find some pics like this or does anyone have any that you could send me?
if you have anything please let me know i need to be in this car very soon and this is one of the most time consuming jobs of the build.
thanks
steve
porting and polishing turbo head
Started by
stevenford_uk
, May 13 2004 05:09 PM
10 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 13 May 2004 - 05:09 PM
#2
Posted 13 May 2004 - 06:05 PM
pop out to your nearest halfords or bookshop and get yourself a copy of tuning bl's 'a' series by vizard, has all the information you'll need and more!
#3
Posted 13 May 2004 - 06:17 PM
cheers
#4
Posted 13 May 2004 - 09:14 PM
Aaaa, the bible...
Dont try and read it and understand it, because not alot of it will make sense, but the diagrams are good tho when you get confused. Dont pollish your head, you want some roughness in it to stop pooling and mix the fuel/air better.
Dont try and read it and understand it, because not alot of it will make sense, but the diagrams are good tho when you get confused. Dont pollish your head, you want some roughness in it to stop pooling and mix the fuel/air better.
#5
Posted 13 May 2004 - 10:20 PM
yeah, know bout the pooling, but combustion chamber wants be fair smooth dunnit??
#6
Posted 14 May 2004 - 07:43 AM
The inlet doesn't want to be polished to a fine finish, a slightly rough finish is best for mixture. The combustion chambers can be polished though.
See if this link helps - head chamber pics
Phil. :grin:
See if this link helps - head chamber pics
Phil. :grin:
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#7
Posted 14 May 2004 - 11:10 AM
on those heads you are showing the beak has been removed hasn't it, isn't that bad for the swirl in the combustion chamber???
or should i copy them religiously?
or should i copy them religiously?
#8
Posted 14 May 2004 - 01:43 PM
Standard chamber shape is better for "swirl" as you say.
The reason the chambers on these heads are taken out to that size is purely to lower the compression so more boost can be run.
If you do not need to lower the compression much or at all then the chamber design can follow much the same route as for a normally aspirated A-Series, deshrouding the valves etc
Phil. :grin:
The reason the chambers on these heads are taken out to that size is purely to lower the compression so more boost can be run.
If you do not need to lower the compression much or at all then the chamber design can follow much the same route as for a normally aspirated A-Series, deshrouding the valves etc
Phil. :grin:
#9
Posted 16 May 2004 - 11:10 PM
I can furnish you with pics of my avonbar turbo head if you want just send me PM or somert.
#10
Posted 18 May 2004 - 08:22 AM
thankyou very much papa smurf, those pics are very very helpful, love the big chunk missing from 2+3
what kinda cc's is that head, how can i work mine out?
cheers
what kinda cc's is that head, how can i work mine out?
cheers
#11
Posted 18 May 2004 - 09:26 PM
I havent measured the CC of the chamber yet. I'll be getting it skimmed hopefully within the next few weeks and have it ground out a litte more to compensate so if you want I'll let you know.
Only way I figure to measure the capacity is to use a measured pipette and drip water into the chamber till its full.
Only way I figure to measure the capacity is to use a measured pipette and drip water into the chamber till its full.
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