hamyam

Hi does anyone know if its possible to port headers without air tools ie with a electric drill? ta

Eprom

Electric drill is too slow, you can use an electric die grinder with gutting bits, and finish off with stones, takes time to perfect so go slowly, i bought some diamond cutting bits, and these were great makes life easier.

hamyam

Ta how much would a die grinder and bits be roughly?

bbventovr6

Did mine with a decent electric drill and got great results. I used carbide burrs, stones then flap wheels.

Brad

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hamyam

If your buying the tools to do the job, pm Harvey you'll probably spend another £20 and get some properly ported headers that have been R&D'd with dyno results.

hamyam

can i ask where you got the carbide burrs and bits from ?

bbventovr6

I got the carbide burrs from work but you can get them on ebay. Best to get some decent quality ones as the cheap ones don't last 5 minutes! Grinding stones and flap wheels I got from the local motor factors.

Brad

finalzero

https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...stage-iii.html

Have a read of the above, great write up with pic's on the very subject

hamyam

Tempted to go with Harvey but being an engineer I am swayed to do it myself

Butty

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I bought my electric die grinder off Ebay (415v) new for £90, transformer box £30 and burrs/flaps etc off Ebay £20.
I finish the work off with a Roxxon hobby kit £40.
Some tool hire companies may also be able to do a grinder for a weekend to save costs.


Nick

sti 360

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did mine with drill and stones ,stones not very good and dont last long,get a good bit and it munches away the metal ,
made car sound much smoother and better engine response
matt

Northern Nick

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Wow, you bought a 3 phase die-grinder