Porting a 250 for turbo

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I have an Aussie 2V head that im getting closer and closer to putting a turbo on and was wondering about porting on the exhaust side. The inlet design looks so direct and straight that apart from a little tickle up i dont think it needs much
The exhaust ports on the other hand are quite small and Iwonder how much larger these can be made.
I want to make a manifold like does 10s if you think this makes a difference to port design
All and any ideas are appreciated
 
Well all I did was to follow the info in the Ford Falcon Performance Handbook for the exhaust side.
I wouldn't touch the intake on an Oz head unless there is an obvious casting flaw or something.
Basically just clean up the exhaust side for smoother flow and thats it.
Later,
Will
 
I got the die grinder out today and had a crack at it
Basically as you say the inlet side Needed nothing other than removing a few casting marks Its a very direct design The exhaust I think will see some good gains from the cleaninng up around the valve guide
Question for you
What sort of RPM are you getting full boost at with your turbo My intention is to see how fast i can gety mine at the 1/4mile but still want it to be streetable
 
Does 10's was, I think, talking more about the size of the port at the gasket face and general profile on the roof of the exhast port. The heat from a turbo puts a little bit of extra strain on the exhast valve and guide.

The exhast valves need a full valve guide and no back cut valves or minut margin seats. Each item is a heat sink which has been selected by many 300 hour dyno tests at Ford Australia so that the exahst won't spot weld iteslf to the cylinder head when being thrashed. Trust what its there!. The Aussie valves are in fact a little thicker at the guide than US 250's and a little smaller in diameter than the D8 heads from 1978 onwards, so it may be safer under extreme duty.



Any turbo exhast valve needs
1) a good valve seat contact (factory spec or more),
2) large guide support (it is okay to give the guide a 60 degree bullet to it, but never reduce the contact area or the heat won't escape from the valve).
3) a good valve material. (Most early valves were better quality than the 68 onwards Aussie Fords, but way too small. The Diamod grade Yella Terra 1.48's from the YT 1200 head are good, but the No 1 exhast valve can't go past 1.45" or it will impinge on the entre the front water jacket).

4) The port can be remodled only a little or you'll create a sprinkler system (ie hit water). Savage heroics with a grinder won't give you any extra power. Just a clean up is best.

The 2V has 42 mm intake ports, and any turbo more or less ensures you'll have all the horsepower you need!
 
I think we're getting 12-15lbs. by 2800-3000rpm. It's hard to tell really. It accelerates so fast that it's almost impossible to look at the gauges! Unless of course you want to end up in a ditch!
It does make 5lbs. at 2100rpm sitting on the 2-step.
Will
 
Question for XECute...As you are here in NZ With the abundance of turbo vehcles in NZ Do you think I could get away with any of the jappa turbos How do you reckon the standard RX7 Turbos would go on the 6 Or should I bite the bullet and buy a new Garrett
 
I know very little about them.

The good turbos are always the reconditioned high expense items which have the right a/r ratio. I know very little about the twin scroll Mazada turbos, but I'd bet that the a/r ratio would be wrong.


Ones which always have worked are the aftermarket T3 60 series items found in rare AIT and 300 ZX and Holden 3.0 VL's. They are only good to 360 hp.

I'd go for a proper GT40 turbo from an XR6T in the factory box, or a T04. Ford would like your custom, and its good for 500 hp without mods, and would out do any other turbo for realiability. Ball bearing turbos are well sorted.
 
I rang Ford here in Pukekohe and they wanted $3500 for a genuine Ford one A new Garrett would be cheaper
Think ill go with the T04B
 
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