gink595
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You asked, I told you. No favors to offer either, Nothing I can do that he can't. It is what it is. I told you guys a long time ago he isn't in the buisness to port saws, and that is exactly what he told me
Question about Woods Porting?
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You asked, I told you. No favors to offer either, Nothing I can do that he can't. It is what it is. I told you guys a long time ago he isn't in the buisness to port saws, and that is exactly what he told me
parrisw
Tree Freak
You asked, I told you. No favors to offer either, Nothing I can do that he can't. It is what it is. I told you guys a long time ago he isn't in the buisness to port saws, and that is exactly what he told me
Oh, I know that he is not in business for that. Well if ya paid $80 that's a smokin deal.
parrisw
Tree Freak
Yes, but it had nothing really to do with this thread. The guy was talking **** about another member.
Must of missed that post.
parrisw
Tree Freak
Ya, the guy is a bit of a bonehead, don't worry you didn't miss much.
Is this the shop you guys mentioned in the past that wanted you to run 100 octane or higher gas in the saws they built?
Removable head engines are a lot easier to port and map...
parrisw
Tree Freak
I'm not 100% sure JJ, but I think I've heard that as well.
I have a definite problem with any dealer telling a customer that a "woods ported" saw has to be run on 100 octane or higher gas. That's ridiculous.
Jacob, this saw isn't even woods ported. I saw pictures of the cylinder and reported my findings earlier in this thread. Also, nothing has been done to alter compression.
gink595
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Sure I'll buy that, but we are just talking about woods porting too, not full out race saws with every added extra port there is room for.
Ok, well I wasn't sure if it was the same shop or not. I remember someone bragging about a saw shop in Indiana doing low-cost hotrod woods builds and then telling their customers the saws had to be run on ultra high octane fuel.
Sure I'll buy that, but we are just talking about woods porting too, not full out race saws with every added extra port there is room for.
I know what you mean, but you're comparing apples to oranges.
I won't bicker about what a good woods porting costs, that's completely up to the buyer. As with anything, they should be smart enough to gather intel and shop around. I've seen people clip a 40-cent coupon for a loaf of bread and then turn right around and pay $8-10k in interest to drive a new pickup for two years.
parrisw
Tree Freak
Ya it sounds a bit funny.
Ya, I think its the same place, and I think I know who it is, but don't want to name any names, no good can come of it.
Its not D and D. They tune it to whatever you want to run. They did a 372 for me that was tuned to pump gas, the 390 is burning 100LL.
What is a woods port? Maybe it would help all of those following this thread to define it.
its evedintly more than what you got.
generally the squish is reduced to give more compression ,either by removing factory gasket and putting in something thinner or by milling the p and c.
the intake and exhaust ports are widened to maximize flow. the timing on the ports may or may not be changed. the transfers could be worked on to flow better .the flywheel timing could be advanced. the carb may get bored. the muffler will be opened up. if i have missed any thing folks feels free to add to this list.
generally the squish is reduced to give more compression ,either by removing factory gasket and putting in something thinner or by milling the p and c.
the intake and exhaust ports are widened to maximize flow. the timing on the ports may or may not be changed. the transfers could be worked on to flow better .the flywheel timing could be advanced. the carb may get bored. the muffler will be opened up. if i have missed any thing folks feels free to add to this list.
The bare minimum of a woods port would be to widen the intake and exhaust and set the squish. Additionally, the transfers may be widened, port timing may be altered. The muffler is always modded. Exactly what's done will vary from builder to builder, but the above is the basic recipe. Yes, more may be done, but most anything else would venture outside the realms of a woods port.
Thanks Brad. But you have to admit there is an awful lot of builder descretion.
If the intake and exhaust aren't widened, it's not a woods port, IMHO.
