[DeTomaso] modified port plates for 180's

Charles Engles cengles at cox.net
Mon Jan 5 19:55:00 EST 2009


Dear Mark,


               Comments:  port plates are "supposed" to work by "filling in" 
the dead area in the lower part of the exhaust port
                                  Supposedly there are some flow tests that 
show improvement

               Observations:  exhaust flow is way different that intake port 
flow velocity and exhaust flow is rather, well, explosive and high velocity.
                                      I can't recall any actual dyno tests 
on the benefits of intake and/or exhaust port plates in a 351C

                Real news:  Dan Jones happens to have a set of the bronze 
exhaust Port Stingers and expects to test them in the famous Grand Cleveland 
351C Dyno Extravaganza.   If you can wait, then you should have some real 
world data.   If you would like to contribute to Dan's great work, then 
email Dan to be directed to the PayPal account for donations.


                                          Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark skwarek" <ehpantera at yahoo.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Cc: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; <jderyke at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 10:21 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] modified port plates for 180's


I am interested if comments regarding the use of port plates to modify the 
exhaust port so that it does not make a 90 degree turn exiting the head 
perpendicular to the cylinder bore, but rather making a shallower turn which 
results in the port comming out the top of the head adjacent to the valve 
cover. The head would be wider than stock but not as wide as when you add 
the width of the frist header bend. We try to make the intake as straight as 
possible but I haven't seen anything about making the exhaust as straight as 
possible.

Is there anything to be gained? If so what and how much?

This should work well with 180 degree headers.
Mark





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