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W-2 porting, are these junk or good? #1684645 10/11/14 10:32 PM 10/11/14 10:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here
RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	Just picked up some W-2's, wondering if they are wrecked or if they might work? Sheldon 8297667-W=2003.JPG (259 downloads)

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1684646 10/11/14 10:33 PM 10/11/14 10:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here
RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	Another. Most likely done decades ago. Sheldon 8297670-W=2013.JPG (257 downloads)

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1684647 10/11/14 10:37 PM 10/11/14 10:37 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,776 Ontario Canada M MattW master
MattW master M Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,776 Ontario Canada	Is that epoxy in one port? Looks like some tried to copy Bob Lambeck pro stock head. Matt

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: MattW] #1684648 10/11/14 11:08 PM 10/11/14 11:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here
RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	No epoxy, yet. It does look like really old technology. The workmanship is really good so I suppose it was state of the art for whatever decade it was. They're going onto my son's 360 in his 2500lb Datsun but they look like they'd be happier with some more cubes to feed. I'm glad his car is light anyway. Sheldon

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1684649 10/12/14 12:39 AM 10/12/14 12:39 AM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,457 Washington M madscientist master
madscientist master M Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,457 Washington	The bowl is the most important part of it. After flowing literally hundreds of ports like that, I either leave them oval or make them square. Just make sure if you leave them alone (and you should) that your intake exactly matches the port. I would also make sure they didn't machine the guide boss away. Big flow killer if they did. Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1684650 10/12/14 01:08 AM 10/12/14 01:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,758 Windsor, ON, Canada D Diplomat360 top fuel
Diplomat360 top fuel D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,758 Windsor, ON, Canada	Weren't the early W2 actual rectangle ports? Once in a while you still come across them...or the intakes...

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: Diplomat360] #1684651 10/12/14 01:30 AM 10/12/14 01:30 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here
RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	Yep the intake matches right now and the guide bosses are there. Sheldon

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: Diplomat360] #1684652 10/12/14 04:15 AM 10/12/14 04:15 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 792 Earth R Rob C super stock
Rob C super stock R Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 792 Earth	Quote: Weren't the early W2 actual rectangle ports? Once in a while you still come across them...or the intakes... The W2 has been a oval port head since they were born in the 70's. No such thing as a rectangle port W2 head from the factory. Some porters have made them into rectangles.

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: Rob C] #1684653 10/12/14 04:27 AM 10/12/14 04:27 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,245 Between a rock & a hard place C cudadoug master
cudadoug master C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,245 Between a rock & a hard place	One way to know for sure: flow bench.

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: cudadoug] #1684654 10/12/14 12:06 PM 10/12/14 12:06 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 207 warren, mich. D dwayne welder enthusiast
dwayne welder enthusiast D Joined: May 2010 Posts: 207 warren, mich.	Sheldon, Look to see anywere on the head, on the ends to see who could have ported them!!!! I use to work at Diamond Racinr Engines, here in Warren Mi. Those could have come from there!! Butch Elkins designed that head for Mopar, back in the day!!! They started life off the, "T/A", Head!! Let us know, Thanks!!! Dwayne

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: dwayne welder] #1684655 10/12/14 12:58 PM 10/12/14 12:58 PM
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RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	Thanks Dwayne, I'll check them closer today. The work is really high quality so I do believe they came from a big shop all right. Sheldon

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1684656 10/12/14 10:40 PM 10/12/14 10:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here
RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	No stampings from Diamond or anywhere else for that matter. Heads were cast in 77 so the porting is likely old as dirt as well. Sheldon

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1684657 10/12/14 11:48 PM 10/12/14 11:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,395 Pa Hot 340 master
Hot 340 master Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,395 Pa	You're lucky. I cant cant believe this hasn't turned into a gen 3 thread yet. All smallblock threads normally do. They must be sleeping.

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: Hot 340] #1684658 10/12/14 11:52 PM 10/12/14 11:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here
RUNCHARGER OP I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	Yep: Either that or why we shouldn't care and just run a Chevy because they are so much better than our stuff. Sheldon

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1684659 10/13/14 12:04 AM 10/13/14 12:04 AM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,457 Washington M madscientist master
madscientist master M Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,457 Washington	Quote: Yep the intake matches right now and the guide bosses are there. Sheldon Clean them, touch up the seats, check the guides, a light surface and go. Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: madscientist] #1684660 10/13/14 12:10 AM 10/13/14 12:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,395 Pa Hot 340 master
Hot 340 master Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,395 Pa	And torque those down in small increments. The newer versions have reinforcing ribs around the lower head bolt holes for a reason.

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: madscientist] #1684661 10/13/14 12:36 AM 10/13/14 12:36 AM
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pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,173 PA.	Pressure test then flow test and see were you stand. Should cost you 100-125 dollars est. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: W-2 porting, are these junk or good? [Re: pittsburghracer] #1684662 10/13/14 01:50 AM 10/13/14 01:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 999 British Columbia T toddd super stock
toddd super stock T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 999 British Columbia	Good idea PittsburghRacer.

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