welli think ive decided to port and polish my own heads...my dad told me i should go to the junkyard and ask for some cracked heads that they dont need to practice on first, and i got a friend who ported and polished his own heads, he said somthing about you can buy a kit that tell you how to do it, but do you guys know of and articles on how to do it or and pictures of someone doing it?

 

HONEST?
Wanna spend your time wisely?
Swap your old heads over the counter for a fresh rebuilt set.
Spend your time driving.
Then go get aset for free fro mteh head rebuilder.
Play with those.
MANY articles/kits, etc out there.
Look in back of any Hot Rod, SUper Chevy.
Includes vides, etc.
I've spent 10 hours on one V-8 head.
3 more V-8 cylinder heads to go!.
I won't waste my time on the V-6 ones.
They work just fine, as is.
Fresh guides & good springs are the key to performance from the V-6 heads.

 

Search for headport in the V6 forum (click on search on the upper right corner of this screen), I typed up an exhaustive message about it. But quick links for you:

http://www.sa-motorsports.com/diyguide.shtm

http://www.summitracing.com sells the Standard Abrasives kit, and http://www.eastwoodcompany.com sells their own kits. I believe you get more for the $$ thru Eastwood.

 

sooo.. its kinda pointless to port and polish my heads and intake? i plan on rebuilding them with HP stuff, but if i did the porting and poilishing how much horepwer gain should i expect? oh and i asked a friend of mine to ask his dad who runs a machine shop and builds race car, and he said thats why waste my time on a v6...

 

Why waste your time because 10HP is 10 HP gain. Why not. If your doing it yourself you'll be happy. If he says why waste it on a V6 then ask about the Buick GN or TTA, those were V6's?

 

It's only a waste of time if YOU think it is.

Most people I know would wonder why we haven't swapped in V8's.

 

I've spent 10 hours on my one V-8 head.
My effort is worth it.
I plan to gain 30-40 hp.
My machinist still has to "build" (valve job, springs, guides, etc).
I DREAD DOING 3 MORE CYLINDER HEADS.
But, I can say, my HP rewards are worth the effort.

Getting a set of fresh rebuilt 2.8/3.1 heads will raise ya the 10 HP ya think ya gained anyway.
AND SO MUCH EASIER & QUICKER.
I'm gonna port & polish this & that....
Until you get a good sized engine (V-8 or the PROPER V-6),
your effort may not REALLY return the gain you seeked.
YOU WILL LOOSE POWER BY DOING A Port & Polish job, wrong.
Your time equals hours & hours & hours of effort.
And the $$$$ for the tools.
That's why a 3.4 swap is such a great deal.
For the hours of porting & polishing this & that on a 2.8/3.1, I got it all, by installing my 3.4 and just turning the key.
So can one by obtaining a good fresh rebuilt 2.8/3.1 head.
Just suggesting a better way to get the best results.

Braggin rights don't get ya to the finish line first.