skunkworks Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 morning guys, I live in northern new jersey ,USA. does anyone on here know of a shop here that does good head work. like bigger valves and porting on a dot head? cheers. Quote
slayer61 Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 Brother, it's on the other side of the country from you, but I can highly recommend EDCO in Petaluma, Ca. http://enginedynamics.com/ 1 Quote
rodneya Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 Orient Express racing is somewhere near there. Ive never used them, but they have good reviews 1 Quote
wraith Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 Dear I ask why you want bigger valves in a DOT head? Are you looking at putting on the 1127cc motor? You only need bigger valves if you're going for a big bore +1216cc the DOT head already has the same size valves as the 1127 motors and if you're going for a big bore you can get higher compression with the big bore. Getting a head ported is always worth doing. I don't know what your engine building is like but put bigger valves with a different compression head, you will also need slotted cam sprockets so you get the valve timing right and not hit one of them nice valves you just had put in. Quote
Gixer1460 Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 2 hours ago, rodneya said: Orient Express racing is somewhere near there. Ive never used them, but they have good reviews New York or New York State - they should have a good rep - they've been building Fast Suzuki's for 40+ years! 1 Quote
skunkworks Posted February 10, 2022 Author Posted February 10, 2022 2 hours ago, wraith said: Dear I ask why you want bigger valves in a DOT head? Are you looking at putting on the 1127cc motor? You only need bigger valves if you're going for a big bore +1216cc the DOT head already has the same size valves as the 1127 motors and if you're going for a big bore you can get higher compression with the big bore. Getting a head ported is always worth doing. I don't know what your engine building is like but put bigger valves with a different compression head, you will also need slotted cam sprockets so you get the valve timing right and not hit one of them nice valves you just had put in. ok thanks wraith .no big valves. the head looks like it needs to be freshened up. should I have it ported or just clean it up and use as is? Quote
wraith Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 Getting a good porting job on a head is never a bad thing and I think always worth doing, you will notice the difference. 1 Quote
clivegto Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 11 hours ago, skunkworks said: should I have it ported or just clean it up and use as is? I have a ported dot head on a 1052 motor and it goes like a screaming banshee 1 Quote
skunkworks Posted February 11, 2022 Author Posted February 11, 2022 5 hours ago, clivegto said: I have a ported dot head on a 1052 motor and it goes like a screaming banshee sounds awesome. ok who's the porting guy in New Jersey? Quote
Kamikaze Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 1:58 PM, skunkworks said: sounds awesome. ok who's the porting guy in New Jersey? no need for bigger valves but if u want a bit of a refresh on the head just reseat or lap the valves. u got the head off and its worth the effort at very little cost 1 Quote
skunkworks Posted February 12, 2022 Author Posted February 12, 2022 20 hours ago, Gixer1460 said: Do you read the answers? I don't Quote
skunkworks Posted February 12, 2022 Author Posted February 12, 2022 just kidding Gixer1460. sorry for the non response I got distracted. I checked out there website and didn't see shop services... I will call them next week now if you would excuse me I just saw a shinny object ,gotta go. Quote
Gixer1460 Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, skunkworks said: just kidding Gixer1460. sorry for the non response I got distracted. I checked out there website and didn't see shop services... I will call them next week now if you would excuse me I just saw a shinny object ,gotta go. How in the hell could you miss a section that says 'Shop Services'? - https://www.orientexpress.com/c-99-shop-services.aspx 1 Quote
cnap504 Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 I was lucky enough back in my day to come across a guy who did real head work. He was nearly illiterate but was a mechanical genius, his head work in most cases was conservative high velocity stuff with blended seats and three angle valve jobs. He did an early kwak 4 valve watercooler 1984 900 gpz, picked it up tremendously. + at least 1 or 2 maybe more for good headwork 1 Quote
skunkworks Posted February 13, 2022 Author Posted February 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Gixer1460 said: How in the hell could you miss a section that says 'Shop Services'? - https://www.orientexpress.com/c-99-shop-services.aspx Quote
Gixer1460 Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 LOL's - well you did say 'shop services' and that is 'shop services' ! And, I bet they do if you ask them - maybe not 'off the shelf' ? Quote
no class Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Carpenter racing are very well known in the drag and performance engine building world.....and.....are located in Berlin New Jersey .....these guy's can get you sorted. carpenterracing.com Edited February 13, 2022 by no class 1 Quote
skunkworks Posted February 14, 2022 Author Posted February 14, 2022 9 hours ago, no class said: Carpenter racing are very well known in the drag and performance engine building world.....and.....are located in Berlin New Jersey .....these guy's can get you sorted. carpenterracing.com thank you sir. Quote
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