Machine Shop

11-15-2000, 09:36 PM

I'm wanting to get my heads and lower intake operated on this summer. Including rollers and lager valves, as well as mass air. Any input on a good shop, and on numbers difference(MPG, Torque/HP, etc.)
Thanks

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1993 Lightning
1995 Concord

11-15-2000, 09:43 PM

Current setup (stock)

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1993 Lightning
1995 Concord

11-17-2000, 05:24 AM

Hi Nick,

As for porting GT40s here's my 2 cents... To be completely honest with you I wouldn't spend the money on porting GT40 heads.... It will cost about $800 to "fully" port them and when there done they "might" flow like a good aftermarket head does out of the box... IMO, It would more cost effective to buy a set aftermarket heads and sell the heads you have now... As for the lower You could send it up to Fox Lake in northern Ohio, They charge $375 to fully port the lower or have it extrude-honed for $350... With heads, ported lower and mass-air I would guess around 50-60hp but since you mentioned mass-air you might as well throw in a bigger cam while your at it! With the right combination of these parts 100+hp is possible it would depend on how much you want to spend and how racy you wanted it... As for MPG forget about it! These trucks are pigs!

If you ever need any parts installed, tuning or just friendly advise feel free to e-mail me I'm right up the road from you and I know what it takes to make one of these ol' bricks go... I also have some parts for sale you might be interested in...

BTW, That motor looks nice and clean! WTG man!

My turn,

(Not stock)

Later,
Dave Pickrel
White 94
11.90 @ 113

11-17-2000, 04:13 PM

Hey DAVE looks like he has a Virgin motor LOL.Sorry.

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Marcus Harrison
95Lightning
NLOC#495
1/8=7.9s@ 88MPH
1/4=12.??
TeamPowerdyne

11-18-2000, 12:35 AM

Marcus,

Virgins don't seem to last long around here... a couple of weeks of the NLOC UBBS puts all kinds of things into your head... Wasn't just a few years ago when we had virgins of are own? Man look at us now... Were out of control spending money like drunken sailors! I think its called Lightning fever... Jason Brown has a really bad case of this!!!

Later,
Dave

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11-15-2000, 09:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nick Wilson Guest Posts: n/a View this user's gallery iTrader: / %	Current setup (stock) ------------------ 1993 Lightning 1995 Concord

11-17-2000, 05:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Icepick Guest Posts: n/a View this user's gallery iTrader: / %	Hi Nick, As for porting GT40s here's my 2 cents... To be completely honest with you I wouldn't spend the money on porting GT40 heads.... It will cost about $800 to "fully" port them and when there done they "might" flow like a good aftermarket head does out of the box... IMO, It would more cost effective to buy a set aftermarket heads and sell the heads you have now... As for the lower You could send it up to Fox Lake in northern Ohio, They charge $375 to fully port the lower or have it extrude-honed for $350... With heads, ported lower and mass-air I would guess around 50-60hp but since you mentioned mass-air you might as well throw in a bigger cam while your at it! With the right combination of these parts 100+hp is possible it would depend on how much you want to spend and how racy you wanted it... As for MPG forget about it! These trucks are pigs! If you ever need any parts installed, tuning or just friendly advise feel free to e-mail me I'm right up the road from you and I know what it takes to make one of these ol' bricks go... I also have some parts for sale you might be interested in... BTW, That motor looks nice and clean! WTG man! My turn, (Not stock) Later, Dave Pickrel White 94 11.90 @ 113

11-17-2000, 04:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Litng1 Guest Posts: n/a View this user's gallery iTrader: / %	Hey DAVE looks like he has a Virgin motor LOL.Sorry. ------------------ Marcus Harrison 95Lightning NLOC#495 1/8=7.9s@ 88MPH 1/4=12.?? TeamPowerdyne

11-18-2000, 12:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Icepick Guest Posts: n/a View this user's gallery iTrader: / %	Marcus, Virgins don't seem to last long around here... a couple of weeks of the NLOC UBBS puts all kinds of things into your head... Wasn't just a few years ago when we had virgins of are own? Man look at us now... Were out of control spending money like drunken sailors! I think its called Lightning fever... Jason Brown has a really bad case of this!!! Later, Dave