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Re: Intake Porting Question #1487179 01/23/06 12:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 611 Fridley, MN, USA B Blackcoog_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
Blackcoog_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 611 Fridley, MN, USA	$110 for welding? I went to a shop near me and the guy charges me $20-$30 and I watch him weld it all in about 5 mins. $110 sounds like a ripoff. 1999 3.0L Cougar: 220fwhp and 200tq 2003 VW Passat W8 with 4 Motion AWD http://www.cardomain.com/ride/300644 PM for intrest in 3L SVT Contours, 3L swaps into your current car, Prepped 3L engines, or anything 3L related.

Re: Intake Porting Question #1487180 01/23/06 06:08 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,336 Kearneysville, WV F fastcougar_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
fastcougar_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,336 Kearneysville, WV	I will post up pics this week, but I am building up my 3L block for the Contour this week/next weekend. This past weekend I finished one head and am to the point of cutting in the injector port and filling the center injector port. I documented the entire process, but have yet to download the images from my camera and post them in my writeup thread. When I do, I will cross reference the porting pictures here. I'm using a product called "QuickSteel" to fill my center injector port. Within 15 minutes of setting up, I can smack it pretty good with a ballpeen hammer and she stays put. Within 24 hours, the stuff is fully cured and can be ported/sanded. Best part is it smells a little like bubble gum, so porting it actually makes the garage smell nice For Sale: 1997 Explorer XLT V8 AWD

Re: Intake Porting Question #1487181 01/23/06 06:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,106 Fort Wayne, IN Y Y2KSVT Addicted CEG\'er
Y2KSVT Addicted CEG\'er Y Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,106 Fort Wayne, IN	Originally posted by fastcougar: "QuickSteel" This is what Ray's(RIP) 3L write-up called for, for filling in the oil passages on the Hybrids. I used a similar product that I bought from a CnC shop in town. It's help up great in the 3 years it's been running. Mark 2000 Black CSVT 3.0L Hybrid - 206fwhp & 195fwtq

Re: Intake Porting Question #1487182 01/23/06 07:15 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,336 Kearneysville, WV F fastcougar_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
fastcougar_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,336 Kearneysville, WV	Every filler I could find only had an operating temp rating of 350 degrees sustained use ... that was the MAX ... most only sustained to 300 degrees. QuickSteel was the only one I could find rated higher. It's rated to 500 degrees sustained. That's not the only plus ... it's also the cheapest of all "fillers" that I have priced at less than $4/tube. Each tube will do 3-4 injector ports. Last edited by fastcougar; 01/23/06 07:16 PM. For Sale: 1997 Explorer XLT V8 AWD

Re: Intake Porting Question #1487183 01/24/06 03:01 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,810 Ozark, AL W warmonger_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
warmonger_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,810 Ozark, AL	Originally posted by fastcougar: Every filler I could find only had an operating temp rating of 350 degrees sustained use ... that was the MAX ... most only sustained to 300 degrees. QuickSteel was the only one I could find rated higher. It's rated to 500 degrees sustained. That's not the only plus ... it's also the cheapest of all "fillers" that I have priced at less than $4/tube. Each tube will do 3-4 injector ports. Yeah, but you have to understand that the intake air charge cools the intake as it comes into the engine. Unless you are way overheated it will never see 300 degrees continuous! Former owner of '99 CSVT - Silver #222/2760 356/334 wHP/TQ at 10psi on pump gas! See My Mods '05 Volvo S40 Turbo 5 AWD with 6spd, Passion Red '06 Mazda5 Touring, 5spd,MTX, Black

Re: Intake Porting Question #1487184 01/24/06 03:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 130 R RodneyBur CEG\'er
RodneyBur CEG\'er R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 130	Originally posted by Blackcoog: $110 for welding? I went to a shop near me and the guy charges me $20-$30 and I watch him weld it all in about 5 mins. $110 sounds like a ripoff. Well he decked the surface for me too. He said he had an hour or so of work on them the second time? But yea, I wasn't impressed by their work and will not go back there. It took him two weeks to get them finished too. Not to mention the fact that he cracked the intake side wall during welding (repaired them with welding) and the welds looked like complete [censored] too. I'm thinking he gave them to one of his "newer" employees to "practice" on. After I went back the welds looked more professional and smoothed out instead of ruffed cooled lava like blotches.

Re: Intake Porting Question #1487185 01/24/06 12:28 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 611 Fridley, MN, USA B Blackcoog_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
Blackcoog_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 611 Fridley, MN, USA	With decking included that's not so bad. 1999 3.0L Cougar: 220fwhp and 200tq 2003 VW Passat W8 with 4 Motion AWD http://www.cardomain.com/ride/300644 PM for intrest in 3L SVT Contours, 3L swaps into your current car, Prepped 3L engines, or anything 3L related.

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