Street-Fighter Head ... worth it???? - Page 2

Laminge · 25-02-2006, 10:12 PM

Great to see the quality of this thread take a nose dive and the moderation the same.

Back to the orginal question or i will start my own grinding!

stiddy · 25-02-2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Laminge

Great to see the quality of this thread take a nose dive and the moderation the same.

Back to the orginal question or i will start my own grinding!

Sorry man, it was getting a little boarderline, I was a little 'heated' last night to say the least, it will stop..sorry again..

Growler · 27-02-2006, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by stockstandard

IMO porting is the last place to get more performance out of the head, they are pretty big to begin with. A lot more gains to be had elsewhere if the guy doing the headwork knows what they are doing.

I thought a port n polish was the only mod you could do to a head. I would like to know where else you could gain power, what is this other 'headwork' you speak of?

Walkinshaw · 27-02-2006, 12:11 PM

Bowl work, Valve seat cutting, Chamber work, de-shrouding. HUGE gains can be made with work around the throat and bowl area of the heads. You wont gain outright flow capacity (read 500+ thou lift flow) but there will be massive gains made from 100-450thou lift. Which funnily enough is where your cam spends 95% of its time in.

Growler · 27-02-2006, 12:17 PM

So a street fighter head from JMM already has this headwork done to it, right?

ON_DUBS · 27-02-2006, 01:09 PM

hmm ive lost a little faith in JMM too. i dont doubt them, just too many bad reviews particularly with customer service.

i hope they improve becuase theres some great equipment

stiddy · 27-02-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

So a street fighter head from JMM already has this headwork done to it, right?

more or less.. yep..

1TUFFUTE · 27-02-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by stiddy

more or less.. yep..

when u say more or less do u mean yes or do u mean that it hasnt been done to what it could or should be done.
If yes that means the head should have massive gains allready so everybody grab one...right

between u an me stiddy i LOVE ur signature :evil3:

stiddy · 27-02-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dev5 ute

when u say more or less do u mean yes or do u mean that it hasnt been done to what it could or should be done.
If yes that means the head should have massive gains allready so everybody grab one...right

between u an me stiddy i LOVE ur signature :evil3:

lol between you and me huh? i think theres few more in the same boat mate ;)

the head in theory 'should' give you pretty good gains, but its more than just the head, you need the cam to match, so possibly a dev4 cam?

im not saying not to get one, but im not saying get one either.. look around
GnD maybe? :P

I think its overpriced for what you get, maybe if a cam was included it would be a different story.. or atleast a bare dev5 head for that money..

Most head places will do port and polishing, bowl and throat work, valve jobs, and everything else you could want, just depends on how full your bank account is, and if you want something from JMM, make sure its full..

vegabass · 27-02-2006, 04:57 PM

Its funny, 1 business cannot make everyone happy. I’m sure if Telstra was to make every customer happy then there already multi billion dollar profits would sky rocket.

I understand about there prices but Im happy with the gear and the support I have had from Brendan. Id buy from them again because I know it works and id rather pay more for something that is guaranteed rather than save a few bucks and have your local machine shop say "yeah we will have a go at it"

Interesting to hear about everyone’s experiences…..and that’s my 2cents

Southy · 27-02-2006, 05:21 PM

where else is a decent place to get an after market head for the E-series?

heckaz performance · 12-03-2006, 01:50 AM

If you have a local shop with a flow bench you'd be able to check the flow gains for yourself. The speedway mags show some good local porters, who obviously know their stuff as sprint cars aren't hangin about. Head Porters can manipulate the flow figures by the use of plasticine, so It's best to stick with someone that deals with a lot of race cars, so you know they know their stuff. Old mate seems a little steep in price, but if your times money it could be better value to some. I guess it depends on your hourly rate.