So its 3:30am and I'm just taking a break from porting a few sets of irons and housings that are being built very soon, and I got thinking....

Why not show people how to port?

I've had alot of people over the last few years tell me that porting can't be that hard. Pffffftttttt yeah right. So I hand them my die grinder and say go for it!
Needless to say after about 5 mins of hacking away at a junk iron they quickly change thier mind about the process . Once you've tried it your self you have a whole new outlook on what is invovled in making a rotary engine breath.

So I'm seeing if there would be any interest in having some porting lessons held here at our shop to give people a chance to try out the art of porting with the proper tools of the trade. It would be a good chance to ask any kind of engine building questions you might have also.

No date is set for this yet, just wondering if there would be any interest.

Heres a couple random pics of some porting I've done in the past

Primary port on Terrh's Half bridged T2


Secondary Bridge port from our race car


Secondary port on a Cosmo RE motor for a drag car in BC


Another shot of the Secondary port from our race car


Secondary port for a Half bridged 12A


Ported exhaust vs stock exhaust ports on new Mazda housings

 

I would be interested.....pending schedule

 

I m interested!

 

just do a video?

I'd provide space for it on one of the web servers;

 

Sounds neat Joe!

Looks familiar

 

About 5 years ago, I made a "How To Port" video. Problem is that in order to get the detail, compression was almost nonexistent. The video is about 3.5 Gigs in size...a little impractical...

 

5 years ago the compression methods were good, but not as good as today. If a 2 hour DIVX Movie can be near DVD quality at lets say 700mb or even lets go double 1.4gb lol thats still more then 1/2 the size. Its definately possible. And if you choose to share by a Torrent even better.

I would say a Video would be kickass, but the actual in-person experience is better. Ask more you get more of a 'feel' etc. I remember when i did some porting with Joe. OH HOLY MOTHER! LOL i was like "this is easy" then i realised "OH ****! too much too much!" lol... hand and the cutting too would bounce all around LOL fun stuff, loud as *** tho... remember earplugs folks!

 

+1 for video

My supersonic flight ability was revoked by FAA last week.

 

I'd like to make some time for this,...

Aren't you planning a bbq?

 

Ooh, I'd be down for that!

Jon

 

Well I dont really want to make a video....take a look at the Motoring Unlimited Video I did LOL. I hate the camera.
Plus its not the same on video, being here in person would be much better.

I'd maybe make this later in the summer....end of August? That gives people some time and gives me time to mentally prepare myself

 

I'd be down.

I thought that port looked familar, then I read the caption

 

So how do you propose that people rewind real life? That was the the thing about the Atkins video that was useful when building my engine, sure being there is great, but if you have something to go back to in the future it's a much greater tool

 

R.P.M. rotary porting class?
hell i'd pay for that

 

Well for some reason you cant rewind real life.....but if your not gawkin at the ceiling and pay attention, you really shouldn't have to

I've watched the Atkins vid....its OK....they dont show you all the little tricks.

Dead-eye, I wouldn't be charging anyone for this, but if you want to buy me beer and pizza I'd be cool with that LOL.

 

^ sounds wikid man. please keep me in the loop as to what developps.

cheers.

 

Alright - for those of us who can't make it to Canada - someone shoot a video and I'll host the 60gig flick

point that i'm making here is - i'd like to see what other guys do, details or not, its worth the effort i believe.

 

I'm in if I'm off. Although I'll probably never port my own housings I'd be nice to get an idea of the work involved.

 

Joe..i'm in...pending on when and how long is the class...

Are you supplying the junk housings or we gotta have one ourselve?

 

Perhaps someone can film and make a video of this. Call it 'RRT'. Rotary Reality Television.

Maybe in High Def?

 

I'd be up for learnin, nothin wrong with extra rotary knowledge

 

Count me in....

 

I am interested ^___^. too.

 

OK...WOW!


There is ALOT of interest in this. I've been getting all kinds of pm's, emails and phone calls from all over the place about this!


But just to make this clear to everyone, by coming to our shop and listening to me ramble about air flow and port shapes isn't going to make you an expert porter.
I dont in any way consider myself an expert. I am only 21 years old.....I have alot to learn yet. I does help that I have been porting and building engines for 7 years now.

I mostly wanted to offer this day for anyone who doesn't have access to a shop or tools who would want to learn a bit more about porting and rotaries in general.
I know several of you out there are ready to come down and try your hand at cutting a bridge port or smoothing out some intake runners

I will be suppling all the junk irons and rotor housings, but if you have a few sets that are being tossed out theres no harm in bringing them along.

As for a video....I may be able to have a film crew on hand for the day......maybe

 

Getting someone to show you how to port around here is like squeezing blood from a stone.

Props for the porting lesson!