How to port and polish any aluminum LS heads|tips tricks and tools needed

Quick tips for porting and polishing any LS heads
My IG: 13b_dorito
Here is some useful links for tools that you need to get this job done and that you will need on any other projects you might have!!
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[@vinshanestrickland4179]

Good to see people porting i been porting heads for many years started in 97 owned a couple flow benches I really learned how to port after learning how to use a flow bench there is so much the human mind and eye can't wrap around its not just smooth or bigger its truly about volume and velocity with a great valve job to match the radius to promote flow,chamber,squish,shrouding, exc,exc,exc there is so much great video on

[@HeadFlowInc]

Good work you’re getting there! The most flow improvement comes from the bowl cut percentage and blend. Good job it’s good to see people porting! JD

[@JM8686]

Thanks for the comment, appreciated when comes from someone that been on the game for a long time 🙌

[@michaellongoria647]

@@JM8686 just curious if you make the bowl cut like this do you need bigger valves now? Valve job?

[@JM8686]

Same valves nd you need a valve job done

[@joshualee6614]

One of the most detailed porting videos. Thanks

[@JM8686]

Thank you for watching 🙌

[@created8757]

A tip also to keep your bits clean is cutting wax, it last longer on the bit that oil. Nice info, thnx for the porting tips.

[@angelo_giachetti]

Nice. Interested to the before & after on a flow bench.

[@mikemercer8395]

That's good advice for new guys nice work. However if you use trans fluid it works way better weather u are using alum cutter or steel cutter. Just sharing some tips as well

[@shitbox7413]

I’d like to see these heads on a flow bench compared to a stock port...

[@petejoseph8257]

Cartridge rolls at Harbor Freight, tapered and straight in a variety pack. The mandrels that come with said variety pack are mostly too short.

[@tylerludwig9982]

Nice video man. Very informative.

[@randomvideos3026]

I rather use anaerobic thread sealer on the rocker studd

[@JM8686]

Whatever works 🙌

[@randomvideos3026]

@@JM8686 lol both ways work i just dont personally like locktite on aluminum

[@dippininks6608]

Great info but why did you open up the floor of the exhaust so much? Just curious because I've always been told to leave the floor alone.

[@JM8686]

The owner wanted more even tho I warned him that the water is there lol

[@DIYeverything513]

Great video my brother

[@JM8686]

Thank you 🙌

[@cliftonsnider5776]

Nozzle dip is the best to use on the burrs

[@nathanmccrary7001]

thank you and awsome job. im working on a budget build 5.3l with a texas speed stage 2 cam.great video will be replicating soon.

[@JM8686]

Good Texas speed convo 🙌 too bad that can't make direct purchases because not allowed in California anymore 😫💔

[@nathanmccrary7001]

@@JM8686 oh yes .... beautiful Oregon. Ill ship em to ya .....

[@nathanmccrary7001]

what do you charge to port?

[@fixyourautomobile]

SAME LOL. I have 862 heads on it now that I can play with for practice porting. Otherwise just going to send a set of junkyard 243 heads to texas speed and pay for the works. Going from test and tune T4 ebay turbo with 2" runners on a 5.3 to T6 2.25" runners and something that flows some good CFM. Running a sloppy stage 2 cam and I think PAC 1218 springs? lol.

[@JM8686]

Wish i can get parts from Texas speed but California blocked 🚫 everywhere nd can't get performance parts,not even aftermarket catalityc converters lol

[@brettl4218]

Great video man thank you👍

[@JM8686]

🙌

[@gordocarbo]

Better to have metal around the guides it helps draw heat away from it. Hardly any difference in flow anyways

[@CDShawnsshop]

Will smoothing out everything to the point where you don't have the bolts run through beneficial?

[@tyronealfonso]

Thanks man, good stuff

[@JM8686]

Thanks for watching nd the comment 🙌

[@popo_53]

Great video. Very informative. Thanks.👍

[@JM8686]

Thank you sir 🙌

[@popo_53]

@@JM8686 I was grinding on mine till 4am. Pretty tedious but still way faster than the old iron heads I'm used to porting.

[@JM8686]

Takes me 40 hours to finish a pair lol

[@popo_53]

@@JM8686 holy hell. I bet you're doin a hell of a lot nicer job than I am. Can't believe how much you can take out of these. I'm leaving them rough. I have a theory on the polishing that alligns with some fluid dynamics theory. Long story short, it doesn't net a gain in power that justifies the effort. I'm not spending more than 8hrs a side and I should be knockin around 500 motor with my cam combo.

[@kristopherjohnson5782]

@@popo_53 no shit.. but we gotta start somewhere.

[@rodneyluque7535]

Great video thanks!

[@JM8686]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@familiamedinavlogzzz1969]

good video homie like how much hp do u think it gained after doing that

[@JM8686]

You need the convo, my way is 265r cam and the port polish it gain 118hp on the dyno

[@familiamedinavlogzzz1969]

I bought a Texas speed cam already I’m going to port my heads next like you did in your video thx for the tips

[@JM8686]

🙌

[@RAWRMotorsports]

Hell yeah 🤘🤘

[@ryanhenak]

I've heard grinding down the exhaust side decreases the vacuum flow and will actually decrease compression.

[@JM8686]

Also heard many things but done many sets of LS heads and haven't have any issues nd backed up with my cfm cc and a dyno! 13b_dorito my IG on some of my builds

[@mbm460ns9]

Lol decrease compression... ya ok

[@jasonhlavac817]

That's not a thing. Maybe you heard "back pressure", which isn't really changed much by porting. but if you don't have much porting experience' just don't remove a lot on the exhaust. Smooth them up and polish them to a mirror finish, if you'd like (after a certain point it's just overkill but won't hurt anything. Not the same for intakes, an 80 grit finish is about as fine as you should go except maybe on a direct injection head).

[@LifestyleoftheAmbitious]

About how much power difference do you see with this? Thanks

[@JM8686]

Seen it around 70 to 100 extra hp depending on the port ,final afm,ccm and the camshaft you have! Thanks for the comment

[@LifestyleoftheAmbitious]

JM8686 cool, thanks man!

[@user-tk7bp2kv3h]

No you're not supposed to portit to the point of seeing a hole in your rockerarms stud mounting point. It causes Air flow problems

[@jasonhlavac817]

Probably not an issue.

[@antoniogalvan7308]

Have you ever port a rectangular ls heads? Do you have a video how to port those

[@JM8686]

I have but there is no much to port,mainly clean the ports, make it smooth and polish!

[@billyoc225]

Why do you do that to the valve seats? Are you pressing in new seats? Using new bigger valves?

[@JM8686]

Yeah new valve seats nd full valve job

[@chaplaincrabtree6881]

Nice and smooot

[@JM8686]

Thanks for watching nd the comment 🙌

[@mk-jm5tv]

are you supposed to grind your valves out like that????

[@jasonhlavac817]

Do you mean the seats? No, should be more careful. But he should say a valve job is needed.

[@LS3438]

How much of a HP gain will this get.

[@RAWRMotorsports]

go check out my porting video and lmk how I did lol

[@donworryboutit8455]

Cuanto me cobras?

[@JM8686]

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[@2sscole]

Do you have the link to the scotch brite pads?

[@jasonhlavac817]

"Cross buffs" (TM)

[@morovegas7921]

Hey bro u in LA

[@JM8686]

Yeah in gardena is my shop

[@morovegas7921]

Do u do I need some done

[@JM8686]

13b_dorito my Instagram

[@ricardocenteno375]

Chingon paisa

[@JM8686]

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[@criptolis]

try using wax