Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines Need some hints on porting an "848" Head

Can anyone either post or email me some hints on porting a 235/261 "848" Head. Out here in Australia, info regarding this is very thin on the ground, so i ask this pleeding for some one who is willing to part with their secrets.

The car is a 29 A coupe, stick trans and 3.5 rear gears. It has a 235 in it presently, but will go to a 261 with Jahns popup pistons and a fairly radical cam (Grind unknown as it was a present) I've got a 3 carb manifold, with BXOV2 carbs, and headers.

The car will be an all purpose hot rod.

any ideas??? I've got the hop up 6 cylinder book from the fifties, and the 1955 article from Hot Rod Mag.

any help will be appreciated.

Mark

I too posed the same question not long ago and did not get much of a responce. Most of what I have learned is to concentrate on the bowl area and just general smoothing. I'ld be happy to hear what you find out.... Woof

The first thing I did was get a head that was not repairable and have it cut into sections.That way You know where You can grind and where not to grind.Avoid heads with alot of rust in the water jackets.Street Rodder Magazine in the late 1970s had a story on porting 235-261 cylinder heads.
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