Head work :S

1. Tsaxovtr Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 BasingJoke Posts: 1058 x3 saxo's and a 306

   #1 3rd March 2009, 23:33

   hi just wondering what is ment by te term head work lol, Stupid question but people keep saying 2 me get HEAD WORK done but i not 2 sure what they mean lol
   port polishing or what lol i dunno
2. JamesRm Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR

   #2 4th March 2009, 08:51

   Port polish, gasflow, skim the head, port the head. Loads of things. Have a search i asked about it a while back.
3. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #3 4th March 2009, 10:48

   The head is the top half of the engine, where the cams/valves sit.
   
   Having work done on the head is self explanitory
4. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #4 4th March 2009, 12:00

   You want to find a business that knows what they are doing as a lot will remove metal with no idea what they are doing. Theres only two people I trust to do a good job
5. dougieph2 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 livingston Posts: 4174 Honda CRX!

   #5 4th March 2009, 12:19

   anyone in scotland with a good reputation for head work?
6. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #6 4th March 2009, 16:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by dougieph2 anyone in scotland with a good reputation for head work?

   GMC motorsport.
   
   google it as i cant be arsed to find the link lol
7. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

   #7 4th March 2009, 17:03

   highflow heads they are always good. quite expensive though
8. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #8 4th March 2009, 17:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Sparco_Tom highflow heads they are always good. quite expensive though

   Id never pay for them to touch my car, can get the same quality if not better alot cheaper.
9. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

   #9 4th March 2009, 17:06

   soooooooo true ryan i made the mistake of shelling out to them 2 years ago on my old vtr engine
10. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #10 4th March 2009, 17:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Sparco_Tom soooooooo true ryan i made the mistake of shelling out to them 2 years ago on my old vtr engine

    £ for £ they are just not economical imo, and the stage tuning shit is just there to confuse/brag about and not know what details are going on imo