Waffle
Member
Any gains from doing it? I'm not in the position to splashing out on a expensive no one with all the money I spending in the car lately 
ElDopesta
Well-Known Member
There's always gains to be had with porting, efficiency is increased after all.
It's usually done when you've either peaked performance or when your trying to get gains and you don't want to push the engine any further.
Some folks have other reasons, but those 2 are the main ones.
It's usually done when you've either peaked performance or when your trying to get gains and you don't want to push the engine any further.
Some folks have other reasons, but those 2 are the main ones.
DDS789
Well-Known Member
Aren't the standard manifolds good to quite a high bhp too? 450bhp+?
ElDopesta
Well-Known Member
They are good enough.
In a nut shell; porting just improves the flow, which, in turn, allows for extra gains to be had.
The more power you can extract from a stock engine, the better it will always be.
In the old days, everyone would either consider it or just go for it as there were constraints, such as locked ECU's.
Another mod was the Knife Edge Throttle Butterfly.
These days, it's mostly the guys with NA engines like the civic crews that are doing it as they can't extract much more power otherwise, unless they go turbo or supercharged.
In a nut shell; porting just improves the flow, which, in turn, allows for extra gains to be had.
The more power you can extract from a stock engine, the better it will always be.
In the old days, everyone would either consider it or just go for it as there were constraints, such as locked ECU's.
Another mod was the Knife Edge Throttle Butterfly.
These days, it's mostly the guys with NA engines like the civic crews that are doing it as they can't extract much more power otherwise, unless they go turbo or supercharged.
liffy16
Member
Would you get more gains from a tubular manifold?
Anyone tried the cheap ebay ones/japspeed or do they just crack
Anyone tried the cheap ebay ones/japspeed or do they just crack
Waffle
Member
Thanks for the replays lads. It was something that I had just heard about and wanted to see what ye all had to say
ElDopesta
Well-Known Member
Cheap ones just crack buddy.
Hardly worth the hassle IMO.
Thanks for the replays lads. It was something that I had just heard about and wanted to see what ye all had to say
No worries buddy, it's what we're here for!
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