Porting cylinder heads has long been a right of passage for serious hot rodders looking to add power on a modest budget. Armed with the right knowledge, the correct tools, and a couple of nights in ...

You understand the importance of getting a good air/fuel charge into thecombustion chamber. It's not just quantity; it's also velocity and ahomogenous air/fuel mixture. To get that, you have invested ...

While looking around on modified.com recently, I noticed a post on the site's forum asking what cylinder head porting and polishing is. The person who posted it apologized for asking what he felt was ...

Cylinder head porting is one of those garage mods that lives somewhere between speed-shop legend and flow-bench science. Also referred to as port and polish, the idea is simple: Open up the intake and ...

Home head porting never looked as easy as it did in Editor Jeff Smith's article ("Port-A-Ble Power," HRM May '91), but there just wasn't room to fill you in on some additional home head remedies. The ...

Porting an intake manifold essentially helps increase airflow into the engine. Improved airflow equates to more horsepower and helps the engine feel more responsive at the throttle. A standard intake ...