Polishing Turds!! Head Porting!!

Let's stab out these small block chevy heads and get ready for big booooost! Merch at www.harrellengine.com/shop
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[@theangrymarmot8336]

At this point I watch the videos 50% for the awesome work performed and learning stuff, and 50% for the soundtrack. Great job on both Pete & Crew!

[@justinblanton6882]

I came for the music and info also

[@stevebussius7887]

TRUTH!

[@hankclingingsmith8707]

Right on buddy

[@mikeg4163]

For sure…

[@robwigglezz944]

Came to say the same. Caught myself just watching him riff

[@MET90LX]

The Metallica puns were great to chuckle to at 8:30 am!

[@mrmiscast]

I look forward to new videos from Pete. Even on other channels he's consistent and you just don't see him sending people home with destroyed equipment because of some guess. I learned so much of this head porting stuff from a Sprint Car engine builder in the 80's. Like Pete he was about getting all you could without making A, more work or B, losing the port. Actually it hasn't changed very much in detail. Other than the most important thing being Don't Go Too Big and kill the flow. No doubt Pete will get everything these heads have to offer. Even with boost, getting the max out of the port or expect to leave power on the table. While not related to the work itself, I really enjoy that Pete provides his own background music. It shouldn't be such a big deal but hearing those "Freebee" tunes gets old really quick. Thanks again Pete for all the information you provide.

[@worldssickestmedia2713]

It makes absolute sense that the small block Chevy is the most frequently polished turd.

[@EricksonMachinePerformance]

It was nice meeting you at PRI. Enjoy the hat!!

[@realgoodatdoinstuff900]

Thanks bud! Good to meet you too.

[@KimiWallrus]

Those jokes were a head of some of the audience. I'm not sure the kids today appreciate the comedic significance of a good pun or three.

[@medullaoblongata8730]

How many black album references can a guy make in one video? 😂

[@erik_theautotech]

This man out here shredding guitars and cylinder heads!

[@Rundown_Racecars]

I'd like to see a video of you walking through your musical instruments and the hardware/software that you create these awesome tunes with.. That would be pretty cool 😎

[@bennyfactr6122]

A man should have to ride the lightning for all those metallica puns

[@jagharingenyoutube]

This part is so important that Metallica actually wrote a song about it called "Nothing Else Matters", and if you don´t get this right you´ll be "Unforgiven" . "Sad but true".

[@NextLevelLawnCare]

the Metallica song references had me laughing.

[@buckeyebandit9723]

Pete you nailed that intro!

[@Bobthebuilder.69]

Man I could watch Pete work all day and the music is top notch as usual.

[@dmbworks8094]

LIKE If you think Foredom should be sponsoring the show and not just giving Pete a hat haha.

[@thehotrodstation3313]

The "METALLICA" reference earned my thumbs up and comment. Rock on🤘 from Bristol TN!

[@mwqs1]

I can’t find the words, those ports are absurd. Sad but true. Unforgiven. Big power! Real good.

[@thebegrsshow]

Good STUFF Doing, as usual Pete. Thanks !

[@stevenallen4123]

Let’s take garbage and ,Make it shine!!!!! We’re polishing 💩 😂

[@scottsmith5623]

Great stuff! I’m sure I can speak for others when I say I’ve seen my share of mutilated ports to the point of ruin…People think that “larger” is better… however, it’s not the size , but rather the shape… My field of expertise was atv’s and I’ve scrapped MANY a head due to the fact that ole Buster got in there and hogged her out. I’ve used the Foredom motor for over 15 years and got all my cutters from CC Specialty. If you have their “C” or “D” hog fluted cutters, you can send those to them and they sharpen them for under ten bucks. I could watch you for hours!

[@wetfromwauseon]

Love your channel and the superb informational sryle you deliver it in. But the music is over the top and the metallica reference...well thats was just ingenious!! Thank you Pete!

[@stickfightjesser]

Nice dad touch with the Metallica lines... ha. ha. ha.

[@krakhedd]

Pete, I've been singing your theme song in my head for the past week waiting for another video!! You got an album or somewhere you put your music??

[@michaelglenn8598]

Love your videos!! Don’t come off as the know it all… but obviously well seasoned in it. Good teaching. Love the Metallica reference. Rock on!!!!

[@waynemarshall5194]

Beautiful porting job Mr. Pete

[@kevinbowers3917]

I'll charge the 'Battery' to 'Ride the Lightning' down the the 'One' 'Master of Puppets'. They must have hacked the Spotify algo, had to unlike the whole discography. Cheers,ed

[@stoicspawn3936]

Great music metal man!

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Always a great video thanks for sharing

[@thomasmurphy9514]

That was nice of them to give you a hat and how many other people got hats me myself I would have used another brand name grinder in this video even if I didn't like it just to show your appreciation

[@todd8109]

The background music in this video has a Miami Vice feel to it

[@TheOlsonOutfit]

Oh God, the Metallica puns!

[@jcnpresser]

I’ve kinda of wondered something about the small block Chevy, of even mopars, due to the layout of the intake runners. If the push rod pinch is the biggest restriction besides the valve, why not just cut out the divider of the pair of runners, you could go all the way to the plenum of the intake. Have just 4 big runners. Wonder what it would do, just trying to think out side the box. Interested if you’ve seen it or have heard of it.

[@zacorr1177]

Swap out the small block push rod Chevy for small block blue oval over head cam setup and I think you have what you’re asking for. 😅😬

[@jcnpresser]

@@zacorr1177 I’m a sbf guy my self, if I was rich I’d have a canted valve sbf headed Windsor. Just was thinking out loud. It probably be a turd na, but under boost?

[@mikemaccracken3112]

Thanks for the video Pete. Happy New Year to everyone at HED.

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

If you really want to see someone polish a turd, Charles Servedio's head porting on here made a sbc swirl port head flow over 300 intake CFM!😯 It's the 193 sbc swirl port casting, the ones every uses as a boat anchor or a door stop.😁👍

[@ramboracing3551]

These videos are incredible.

[@jimwiser1265]

Absolutely great information! And entertaining as well. Always awaiting the next video.

[@jamiestollings5351]

Like the Metallica reference!! Enjoying all content. Keep up the great content Pete!

[@MikeDawson1]

how do you know that they are all flowing the same amount of air? do you flow-test each one and then equalize them out afterwards? seems like if one flowed more air that cylinder would run lean

[@mattfillman1182]

Im here for the solos

[@StuartBlake-iz6rf]

Always looking out for a new video. Good job mate. Happy New Year.

[@doublewidemotorsports7217]

Another great video, thanks for putting in all the work to produce these videos Pete and Happy New Year to you.

[@BenjySparky]

Happy New Year, Pete, and the whole HED crew! Pete, you actually rock. Love polishing turds. Peace

[@nicolelongneckergallery]

Happy new year Pete. Love the car stuff and the inset playing videos, too.

[@HotDamnHarry]

Give him fuel, give him fire........

[@JBNL1972]

I'll admit I watch as much for the content as for the awesome music! Happy (and prosperou/fast) New Year Mr Harrell!!!

[@660Feet]

Good upload Pete right on time to be honest

[@dwaynesullivan-qo2iz]

Thanks pete for the lesson

[@tptrsn]

Badass music on this one Pete!! Two questions about the exhaust side: 1) Why not just weld in the original header flange bolt holes and drill/tap new ones out where you want them? Not enough meat out there to punch in the new holes? 2) Do you have any good tricks for minimizing the annoyance of those godawful slivers created when porting ferrous metal?

[@freedomfox8183]

The guitar rifs were sick man... Your a talented MFR Mr Harrell..

[@FixItStupid]

TY Take Care

[@edpetrocelli2633]

Lke your bench tablet I use my frig door.

[@earnestbass1232]

Why not drill and tap the head for the stahl pattern headers since the exhaust face is flat instead of using the adapters?

[@CaptainChristopher]

You need to license these tunes out to Cleetus to switch up the Timelapse sounds on his channel. This is so much better.

[@joshuahonel7321]

Great video as always!!

[@racingdatasystems3708]

Give me fuel give me fire!

[@markhoff5205]

Pete, Great Work as always!! Is it possible to drill and tap the head for the bigger bolt layout?

[@frankierutherford1888]

In Justice For All 💥 Love it brother

[@alonzahanks1182]

and with those heads the vorte wont come into play till you hit 5000 rpm it will smoke of the tires a second time

[@jvepps]

Music is clutch here bud 👌

[@alonzahanks1182]

if you hog out intake runner it pushes vortec out of reach in rpms

[@rpturbo]

Pete, youll get the hang of that porting once you do a couple set! 🤣 You make that shaping look easy. And in aluminum no doubt. Metallica song reference 👍🤣

[@user-hl4vz6nc7v]

Great video pete! Traction control video next?????

[@HotRodDave]

Good Stuff!

[@JohnRoberts71]

Great content thanks for sharing

[@alonzahanks1182]

and cut ring gaps bigger and ring your block they can show you how on youtube or even steel ring head gaskets will fail at high rpm

[@dylanbell4516]

Commenting while the intro plays haha love polishing turds 👍🇦🇺

[@fredg6607]

Pete, when that motor is back in the car it will be ‘Ride the Lightning’ time. 😳

[@estor5681]

Guy has some talent.

[@smudger6461]

Hi Pete been following for a while now, just loving the content man, including the music top tier stuff... could I say that maybe a little extraction unit for when your chopping up metalwork on the bench bud, keep that fine mist out of the air, your breathing... take care and have a wonderful new year when it arrives..❤💯

[@richardpenner4686]

Very interesting video..thanks for sharing...

[@auriceburrell8148]

So what came 1st the music or engine building?😂

[@user-fg4ip9dh6x]

2006 Colorado 5.3 80mm turbo next turd daily driver 900 at 20 psi so far

[@jamesread11]

Just watched you previous vid tuning the car up, I see a lot on cleetus channel too when you say the air probably got better that’s why it ran better, are there no sensors it’s to measure air density and temp and alter the tune dynamically to accommodate the air conditions?

[@auriceburrell8148]

When I am ready my sbc will be going here, for rebuild from NA to turbo

[@RestoHubAU]

Great video, thanks! Looking forward to more great vids in '24. Hny. 🤙

[@maegenyoungs2591]

Why don’t you see people angling the valves away from each other to use bigger valves, I raced with a asphalt sportsman champion that could run with limited late models on 8” tires, we had a engine tear down rule, that no one ever invoked on him until the track almost closed, and he had done that, the pistons were recut, but nothing pulled like the dang thing, lot of work, but the thing was never higher the 9:5-1 on comp ratio. I believe the cam was built around it, and was a 400 block if I remember

[@coreybair9426]

Love the Metallica dad joke👍

[@matthewrandall915]

You bless us with ur fine music but what was ur listening choice while porting ?😁

[@buildingracingvideos4714]

Call me crazy, but it would seem like the biggest restriction would be the port that starts as a rectangle and finishes as a circle.

[@alonzahanks1182]

once you go roots theres no going back just run 93 pump gas with a quart of rc car 12 percent nitro in 32 gallons so half a quart in 15 gallons they are 2 quart bottles for 20 bucks youl never detonate

[@ValiRossi]

Any port in a storm.

[@exlaskduck]

Do you port in multiple stages? For example starting with a rough cut and switch to a milder cutting tool to finish?

[@kennyrmurray]

Nice! What headers do you use when you do that? I made 2 flanges for mine because I am putting a pro charger on. I was gonna build my own but I want them somewhat tuned. I have old school Dart pro1 215’s. Thanks

[@josephgardner1330]

Beautiful job sir it's going to make the motor happy and by the way how many rpm would you spin a 5.3 stock bottom end? Just curious

[@bOOmbOOmProd]

I could see daylight around the valve guide @ 4:40-4:41. Does this have any significant impact?

[@scottgabrielfats1934]

🤘

[@2000TA]

When you're porting, how many dremel tips do you go through on a set of heads?

[@ralph100pct]

Much appreciated : your good Man Do work ...shiny them Turdzzz'°°%

[@littlelifters7543]

Could the head be drilled and tapped to the bigger exhaust flange pattern to eliminate the adaptor? I don’t know a huge amount about race sbs.

[@stevesanders8435]

Do the same port size rules apply to turbos that apply to super chargers.

[@split150]

What style carbide burr did you use here? Doesn't seem to bounce around enough for a single cut carbide, but didn't seem to clog either. Double cut carbide with a light pressure? Thanks for the great info and vid.

[@b.c4066]

Google "aluma cut burr"

[@jasonblack8639]

What bits did you use to do the actual port and finish?

[@franciscoaguirre7253]

All the Metallica puns 😂

[@Jsmith9619]

Have to have the hair out for the guitar clips.

[@TechMarcB]

Why are the o ring grooves stop shy of meeting up? Did I miss something in a previous video? Not get to that yet?

[@jeremystory6981]

😮😮😊😊

[@RychNovsky-ld3hf]

Why do your intros go so hard

[@GearlessChris]

What's in the squirt bottle? Vegetable oil?

[@trestlesrocks]

Do you even bother with a flow bench or do you just let the dyno guide you?

[@MikeFL2TX]

He is using the math, flow benches are for marketing.

[@trestlesrocks]

@@MikeFL2TX that’s what I was wondering. With enough experience you probably just know what works and what doesn’t making a flow bench less necessary.

[@MikeFL2TX]

@@trestlesrocksIbhad the opportunity to learn stuff from Scott Foxwell the other day and flowbenches came into play because I have one in my garage lol. They are more important when designing ports or specific jobs. But yes, with experience and basic porting no. If you notice, there are no scribe lines either. He is doing a good clean up and using math.

[@user-fg4ip9dh6x]

Fix my turd 5.3 Colorado 80mm turbo