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'Matt'...its an abrasive 'slurry'........
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'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
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Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk
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hey i just met leo capaldi over the weekend at limerock park. took a bunch of pics of his car. he got ford to make him custom cams. was cool to see an svt engine in the cougar.
...and yes, I did SEARCH first before asking.
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In a way, you might say that the SVT already has a mild port and polish job. That is sort of what the extrude hone process does, without making the surface too smooth.
There is more art than science to porting. Things that work on one engine design may not work on others. It is largly a trial and error process. If you are an amatuer, it is best to stick with matching ports to gaskets and only very mild polishing and perhaps the very lightest of work in the valve bowls and multiple valve seat angles.
Jim Johnson
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Big Jim...agree, but dont mess with valve angles etc unless you know what you are doing...the best shops for this have experience in multi valve heads re Cosworth etc.. 
V6 MTX
'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!"
'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
Haines Motor Sports Inc,
Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning'
SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'...
Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk
..don't talk about it DO IT !!!
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Leo Capaldi gained 123HP at the crank with the following mods
No Emissions (none whatsoever)
No secondaries
Full port and polish done on both intake manifolds
(upper intake was cut in half lenght wise, ported then rewelded - lower intake siamesed to match new upper ports)
Full port and polish done on heads
Much higher fuel pressure and larger injectors
His ECU was also flashed to accomodate the new air and fuel
mind you he also has much stronger internals, but they don't add power, they just make sure it doesn't break....
so does port and polish help the engine? sure if you have 25K+ to throw to a "Highly qualified" engine builder, with a few spare engines cause you will undoubtevly break a couple on your way there.
2000 Cougar V6 MTX Black Visteon GFX Kit with Razzi rear skirts, Ground Controls, YoDude Exhaust, Ractive Filter, Custom Interior, Custom Loud Stereo, and more... See Her Here
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i met Capaldi at the Ford HQ FME open house a month or two ago. he got lots of horsepower through cam work and raising comp. ratio to around 13:1. I also got to sit in his car  i have some pics on my HD but not on a url so i cant post them...
-1988 Bronco II: Blue and silver with 8 shades of rust. The system costs more than the vehicle  -1999 SVT Contour: Silver Frost, tinted windows, stock for now... -------- "Never slap a man that's chewin tobacco"
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Not to be picky... but I think the term you're looking for here is matte. --JamesT
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Originally posted by chemguru: Not to be picky... but I think the term you're looking for here is matte.
--JamesThehe - Terry's probably using the British spelling :p 
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matt...dull,lustreless, not shiny...'Collins ENGLISH Dictionary..1989 Edition..(page 328)...buddy!
V6 MTX
'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!"
'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
Haines Motor Sports Inc,
Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning'
SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'...
Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk
..don't talk about it DO IT !!!
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