What Goes Into Steve Morris Engines' SML Cylinder Heads?

[@TheSteve1175]

So cool 😎 👍

[@chrisobrien9334]

Making swarf is making progress. Nothing better than A CNC in action

[@EAFXtrader]

Great video Steve. How long to machine one of those heads?

[@martindworak]

Steve, Dewey was barking at the solid billet because he saw you kicking it few minutes before. He was just making sure it’s ok for the billet to be moved, since you didn’t like the billet.

[@smallengineexpert6607]

How did you come up with the final port design, Thanks

[@edmahonejr.9364]

I was way off I figured about 50% chips that would’ve been 54 pounds but it came in at 33 pounds. That’s amazing.

[@brucefrye8799]

Steve this question might sound stupid to you but how often do you change the water based coolant in your mills thanks for your answer in advance

[@chrispate1668]

What Oil does SM recommend for the SML engine? Thanks

[@scotthultin7769]

229👍's up Steve Morris thank you for sharing 😊

[@jdrods1519]

Awesome!!! I run a CNC machine but yours are cooler!!! Awesome video!!! 🇺🇸💪🏼

[@fr.rustymatheny7707]

Question: Do you get ANY return on the chips? I.E. Get to sell the aluminum chips/shavings to be re-smelted and, as the "type" of aluminum it is? 75 lbs of waste, per head , seems like a fella could maybe have a deal with a company for that material?? Amazing process Steve. I wonder about my sanity when i enjoy watching a machine make a part for my lunch break!!! Must not be "quite right in the head" !!! grin. The new hone just blew my mind.

[@tedheierman1181]

Amazing CNC programming! Hopefully 75 lbs of recycled material to go into the next head casting?

[@Chris-bn1bn]

Oh yeah, I'm curious about what you'd consider the weakest link in your drivetrain, studs, conrods, etc?

[@HappyHarryHardon]

U-joints.

[@recoilrob324]

Billet stuff sure looks neat but a complicated part like that is always going to make a LOT of chips. The compressor halves on the development engines that are now in the F-22 took about a 700 lb block of titanium and hogged out the part that didn't weigh 50. Sure looked gorgeous when done!!!

[@edmahonejr.9364]

Whoa, 650 pounds of titanium chips I wonder what that brings in dollars when it’s recycled

[@SomeTechGuy666]

So what if it makes lots of chips ? 108 pounds of aluminum probably costs less than $400. CNC machine time is pretty cheap these days. You get a solid head out of it. How else would you make a high performance cylinder head ? If you want to talk about a lot of chips, the block has way, way more material removed than the heads do.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

I wonder how many heads got scrapped before he made a good one ? Or how many times he repaired a head with a machining defect before a good one was produced. Because if it was 90% done, he probably didn't just throw it away.

[@Chris-bn1bn]

Sorry dude, I know you get a million questions, but I was curious by what design theory that made you choose dual 90° inlet pipe? I'm asking because 45's are considered more efficient. Please tell us your desicion process? ( turbo to intake coupler) is it just a matter of space & approximately how much power are you sacrificing if thats the case?

[@tedsmith4353]

same vid from the past?

[@allanb1778]

exactomundo 10 and 75

[@jimgiordano3613]

That's some fine jewelry.

[@fr.rustymatheny7707]

65 lbs? raw material .

[@fr.rustymatheny7707]

hahaha, i missed raw weight badly!!

[@AppleBag1000]

i bet a set of heads and a block cost more than i could get for my kidneys.