Warmonger - Thanks for the input. I do not quite understand what you were asking in the first question, but I am not trying to change injector position. That would take a lot of engineering and I do not think a plate could fix it. That would have to be left up to Direct injection.
Ok - no more talk about turbulence.
This project started life as a way to help people easily port their heads. Porting is intimidating, especially for someone that has not done it before. These templates give a way to just jump in and be done in a couple hours instead of a day or day and a half later.
I have the templates and could sell them individually or in a set of three (one for porting and two for installation as a block of plate). I don't think I am supposed to put pricing in the forum so PM me if you are interested. Right now you will have to use RTV to seal one or both sides of the plate.
Fair enough. My first question was rhetorical and with sarcasm. I was just pointing out that we have not had fuel problems on hybrids ever, despite the injector placement. Not trying to be mean or disrespectful but I think the merrits of your plates are good enough to stand on their own without any additional 'debateable' benefits.
Namely: ease of porting, easier to seal the manifold to the head. Both good points.
On the other hand:
-epoxy weld on properly prepared heads has not broken and the longest running record on multiple vehicles has to be since 2003. This is a pretty good track record. The only incident I know of was on a poorly prepped cougar 3L where the guy's epoxy broke off and was sucked in just recently.
- Porting is still easy without the templates. Take the stock gasket, cut the alignment tabs, stick on the heads. trace out the inside with a marker, cut to match.
-Epoxy sealing is pretty consistent if the "pouches" made of tape are put on the same along each cylinder. Again, I refer to the diagram I put up a long time ago to try to make it easier for people to do this mod.
***However, the plates SHOULD make it even easier if you make them wide enough to seal the whole head port WITHOUT epoxyweld. They can completely cover the ovalport head after porting and be sealed easily with RTV ultra black. Then from that point on you can slap on the stock gaskets. You can even pre-drill the alignment tabs in your plates to make it "Mo Betta"!
- Aluminum welding and porting is obviously the premier way to do it but requires lots of time, more money and more porting. Heads probably will have to come off unless you take the whole engine to the welder. Also unnecessary for a successful hybrid; though maybe a smart move if you are pulling your whole engine apart during a rebuild. Weigh your options.
I put all this out so that people don't have any misconceptions about the process. I think that for those less mechanically inclined that the plates are an ideal way to do it to ensure best sealing and save time. If I had to do another one and the plates were cheap and readily available from you...I'd probably buy them.
