93red

has anyone street ported there engines.. what were your thoughts after...

Cgotto6

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Hell yes i street ported my motor. Its so MaDD DoPe sicK too!!!! Its the chronic *** **** yo. You know what else is? Searching...

bajaman

^ lol....

Seriously though.....a well-done street port is worth its weight in gold. I can hardly believe the power my car has, and I haven't even thought about giving it wide open throttle yet.

But yeah, search around a bit and I think you'll see most people that have done it are very pleased.

chinaman

Man, you guys slay me with these comments.

tt_13b93

do it, un believeable difference.

Cgotto6

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Yea seriously, do it...And keep the stock ECU, and get an FCD and raise da boost 2 20psi!!! Yo **** will be da shizzle my mizzle.

93red

issues?

on a serious note.. would i be expected to upgrade the ecu?

Mahjik

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With a mild streetport, you probably won't need to upgrade the ECU. However, it sounds like you don't "need" a streetport. Just get the engine rebuilt without the streetport and enjoy the car.

rotaryinspired

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Yes a streetport can get you considerable more power. Especially in the midrange and upper end. The larger the port the higher the car will want to idle and the powerband will move up in the rpm range.

Do not port it or have it ported w/o a stand alone ECU and a good tune.

These comments are why I never even bother w/ this place. Its the only forum where everyone thinks they know everything and no one posts anything worthwhile. All you hear is Search!!!

Its better not to post than to say that. Obviously this guy hasn't had the car long. I mean come on.

TRISPEEDFD3S

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rotaryinspired you are right. Mahjik thank you for you're input. I havent had the car long myself either, but I've learned a lot through searches, but then again sometimes you can't find the answer you're looking for with just searches. Also, a lot of searches are old, and times change, and so do opinions. Just my 2 cents.

Harold93

i had my 1st 7 ported it was a huge differnce i was so impressed that i am doing it to this one during the engine re build i am going through right now. best of luck. oh yea, you should get an aftermarket ECU the stock one will not give you the huge differance just bu porting the engine, you will feel a little but not huge amounts, once you have it done you can build on it for example go port then ecu then fuel then bigger turbo then bigger fuel then bigger port new ecu fuel turbo fuel ecu .... it will never end but the possibilites are endless you will love it if you do it

rotariesrule

i dont' agree with mahjik. if you are going to do a rebuild you should get it ported while you at it. at least get the exhaust ported.

TRISPEEDFD3S

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Wouldn't it be more reliable without the streetport?

rotaryinspired

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no. reliablility is not in the streetport. It is in the tuning. You can go overboard porting were the car would not have as much lower end and you wouldn't be in the powerband during normal driving. These are usually considered race ports.

For a good street port you are looking to take the primaries up some and let the port open eariler. This is done by cutting slightly into the corner seal track. You don't want to get carried away w/ this part or it will shorten the engine life. I generally then go all out on the secondaries.

Here are some pictures of some of my ports.

The first one is a picture of some FD secondaries. These were not wild but still good.

The second is a pic of a FD exhaust port for the street. I ported down to stay away from increasing overlap. Porting down will shorten the stroke a little, but helps you keep a better lower end while having the benefits of a ported exhaust.

The last pic a a picture of a primary you would not want to drive on the street. Idle would be around 1200 and low end would suffer.

Hope this gives you a better idea.

twokrx7

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I disagree with most in this thread, porting is not required for a street driven car with modest power goals. The money can well be spent elsewhere and if you don't pick your porting specialist wisely you can get a seriously crappy result. I would suggest an ECU and a tune instead of the port job.

If you are going for big numbers it's a different story, man will porting help spool a big turbo and you can get a few ponies as well. Pick your porting guy based on results, not reputation or price.

SuIcIdeKiNg-

rotaryinspired u should show them what happens when u get a lil carried away.(lol) j/p But anyways i have never ported a motor but I would definetly recommend it. The main reason is that it is one of the best things you can do to add power without sacraficing reliability. just my 0.02 $

Cgotto6

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Haha, **** dude. How much are street ports costing you? Last time I checked you couldnt get a PFC and tune for $200.00.

rotaryinspired

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No cost here. I do it myself.

Cgotto6

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Haha, great. Even better. So how are either of those a trade off for which one to get?

rotaryinspired

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The ports aren't as effective w/o a tune obiously. So I would say they go together. And done properly a much better responding car. On both accounts.

I am saying no standalone don't port it. If you can get a standalone and tune it then by all means port the thing.

Balance in the setup is key for a fun and functional car.

mr_ouija

I went by rotaryinspired's place today, and I must say his port work is top notch. When I revive my GSL-SE and have my FD motor done (or even the GSL-SE motor) I'll definately talk to him to do my port work.

rotaryinspired

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Thanks marc. I need to get the FD out and try to keep up w/ ya.

Rixio_Scon

I found more mid-range torque in my RZ which is street ported compared to my GTC which is stock

matty

as far as stock twins are concerned, i really havent seen much of a difference in rwhp numbers between streetport and stock.

nocomply24

really? can anyone comment on this?