aright, my baby's only a few days away from being back on the road, but im already planning the next project, a street port for the ol 12A.

i wanna do some comparison shopping first, but im having a tough time finding all the places that can do it. i just wanna send em out and get em back, ill rebuild the thing myself. (at least, thats what im thinking right now.)

when its all done i just drop the thing back in and adjust the carb maybe, right? maybe do the crazy 2nd gen ignition mod with all the crazy letters? or do i need a whole big other setup? im not financially or emotionally ready to go 12at yet, figured i might as well start with a port job.

 

buy some templates and DIY! Its a god thing if you do it right, if you dont.........well hmmm, Just practice on a set of crappy housings and you'll do just fine!

 

yeah, id love to, but i dont have the tools, the experience, or the money to aquire housings

 

i was thinking abot doing this myself but im saving up for another engine and stuff, so i can keep the rex running.

 

PM me if you want to buy templates.

 

wow dud i think thats better than a peripheral port!!

 

Way better.

 

hey guys, doesn't racing beat sell something for you to practice porting on??.....I thought that they did something like that....

 

their templates arent cut out so you can practice on them.

 

what tools would i need if i was to do it myself?

 

You can do it with a dremel, but it takes a long time. You'll want to use an air grinder with a carbide cutting tip.

 

You could also use an electric die grinder. Get the extension. It really makes things a whole lot easeir!

 

ok, assuming id do it myself then, what else would i have to do to my engine, and what kind of performance gains would i see?

 

For any size streetport you won't need to mod anything else internally unless you plan on revving past 8500-9k. A good streetport, sterling or weber carb and a good exhaust should put you around 150-160rwhp, maybe up to 200rwhp if you know what you're doing.

 

200rwhp on a 1st gen feels like 300hp !!! lol

 

and I want it so bad...lol....

I hope some day I get to feel 200rwhp in my car

 

I have a feeling I'm going to be in this game long enough to know what a lot more than just 200 rwhp feels like in my car. At least in one of them.

 

I forgot to mention in our PMs that the exhaust should be ported also to reap the full benefits of the intake porting.

 

I cant see him getting 200rwhp out of a 12A with a streetport. I have seen a 12A with 205rwhp with a full bridge and custom fuel injection. Hell I'm only making 140rwhp with a 1/2 bridge and weber. The weber needs more tuning yes i know. I can see a 13B streetport making 180-200rwhp but not a 12A. Well I'll find out this winter on how close i can get to 200rwhp cause I'm building up a massive full bridge 12A and getting new fuel and air needles to retune the carb. Sorry its just my opinion but i could be wrong. I guess. lol