funny thing is even without knowledge one has to put up with ineptitude because in today's society the inept have to deal with the intelligent and then label the intelligent as dumb because they don't understand their ways or deny the truth
Ah your greatest quote yet. “One of the curses of being good at fixing stuff is you feel compelled to fix the bad work of others leading to a life time of-financial mediocrity” I feel your pain. I have to remind myself To stop trying to re-engineer a part that is clearly a bad design to me anyway and just make it per print.
I seen a video of Steve Morris working on one of his SMX motors and saying the exact same thing as you just said, he took the heads apart to look things over then they went back together as they were.
What a beautiful fix to an ugly problem. I was half expecting you to be putting new seats in there but then you pulled out the grinder and took care of all of his problems. 👍🏻
I was curious as to why he didn't do new seats as well as any grinder work after. maybe the valvetrain was already set up and happy at the taller valve stem height?
@@RipeSnipeHe said it had ridiculous compression. That head has on a engine with high boost levels because you can see the receiver groove machines in it for the fire hoop for sealing the combustion chamber. Unshrouding the valves by removing material will lower the combustion chamber volume. New seats would require valve train sorting again and still have too much mechanical compression. That’s my guess. I would have liked to see the chambers CC’d before and after and what the piston looked like. I’d bet if he still used the same piston type he clearanced the quench area of the chamber some also. You can also pick up low lift numbers by softening the edges of the valve relief cuts in pistons if they are shrouding the valves. The intake valve begins opening before tdc. It all depends on the piston. I could be wrong about all of this though
I just went through some pistons from an engine I originally assembled years ago. As I worked through them to put them away, I noticed that the rings were messed up and there was a piston that had been put in the wrong cylinder. The exhaust valve eyebrow had marks in it from long-term interference. One of the pistons was replaced after the head of a valve snapped off. The fact that the rings were messed up meant that it had been apart after I originally assembled it. Apparently, they mixed up a couple of pistons and didn't realize the valve reliefs were made different sizes for the intake and exhaust valves. They were a spherical dish piston, which makes seeing the difference harder. It happens out there.
WOW Pete... I'm always amazed at the engine builds and turning you do...there is only 3 builder's channels I watch...you Steve Morris and Brand engine out of Ok.all 3 of show what you do inside of an engine....keep up the amazing videos and work
I’ve often seen you doing your tuning work Pete and was aware from what was said that your skill set was wide. So I’ve been meaning for a long time to visit your channel and today on Boxing Day you arrive in my feed! You have a great ethos and similar to my approach, if you’re going to take the customers hard earned money then your work has to be right. I’ll stay longer if necessary at my own expense just to ensure the job is right. It’s only fair. And you’re clearly of the same mindset which means I’m really going to enjoy watching your work 🤙. Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🥂🇬🇧
Slide some old valves in and protect the seat if you don't have a steady hand with the grinder while unshrouding the valve. I have heard of people putting duct tape on the seat but I'm not sure that would be enough protection
I was taught to use old valves that had been thinned down around the margin. Face the valve and use it to protect the valve job. You have to be careful not to grind lower than the top seat angle. Which is the clear advantage Pete has by not using a chamber valve. I have made some mistakes working the chamber too shallow with a valve covering the seat. It happens have to go back and sink the seats a bit and remove more off the deck surface if compression ratio is an issue. Never heard of the duct tape.
Duct tape would work because when that happens you don’t touch long enough to eat through tape and then cause damage but if you hit tape you can’t get lazy and not put new tape cause it’s only good for once in a spot hit that’s for sure.
I figured out to use old valves to protect the seats doing motorcycle heads back in the mid 70s and it's especially easy using stock valves when installing over size valves. I did enough builds (from small ATCs up to fully built drag bikes) to be worth buying a flow bench and it was cool seeing the low lift flow improvements with unshrouding (along with both low and high lift, after installing oversize valves). ...edit... adding that, the valve angles on the old bikes required sinking the valves as much as .065-.070" to have enough valve to valve clearance with large valves and cams, so a lot of unshrouding had to be done on those heads...
Great video! I put an old valve in to protect the seat. If you do a lot the valve will wear down at the edge so you can really get in there to blend into the combustion chamber nicely with a decent amount of protection and can go a lot faster.
I like to make a "porting valve"... learned it from one of the best head porters.... Just grind a valve till it's almost razor thin on the edge. Keep all those old valves around for a bit and keep a selection! Lathe them down when needed or worn out from the chamber porting.
I learn so much from you, Steve on engine builds. You guys are legend's! I m glad Cleet has shown us you, Steve and Cameron. All three of you guys are amazing craftsman!
Well said, there's a difference between a good valve job on a john deere tractor 🚜 where you have 20,000 hours and want it to seal and a performance built application
Gotta be honest, at 7:25 I thought I was about to see you pulling out the seats and getting new ones set at the correct depth to restore correct installed spring height and get rid of the shrouding from seats too deep. But since you said earlier the heads needed to lose some compression it made sense that you started by working the chambers around the seats instead. None better in south central NC than HED. You guys are definitely RGADS!
He explained in an earlier vid that new, raised seats (especially in this case) will have a large step "outside of the seat" that would need welding to build that shroud area back up to where the new seats will be...
I learned how to do head work from an old timer who used to hand grind each cylinder on top fuel motors when I was working at Sonny’s racing engines. Definitely an art and fine hand tuning to doing valve jobs.
I'm the same way with exhaust systems. I've taken years to look up and learn as much as humanly possible on heat transfer, fluid flow and fluid dynamic characteristics, sound/pressure wave dynamics, and metallurgy and material science. I've gone through technical papers, including official U.S. Navy Technical manuals. If it's something that I'm capable of learning and doing with my own two hands with the tools at my disposal, I want to learn and then do as much as humanly possible. I'm not an engine builder, and I'm not going to pretend that I am. I am at best a knowledgeable engine assembler with understanding of working theories trying to piece the whole puzzle together. I'm also obsessive about taking what the factory gave me and removing every last piece of compromise that accounting departments forced upon the engineers. Which isn't cheap, but has a way of paying for itself in the long run.
it's honestly satisfying to watch local shop owners ridicule big name companies for inept work on things used in everyday life such as engines be it drag racing or just a big power daily driver stuff like this should always be followed love the knowledge I gain from watching these videos
the head was fine from mast, for some reason another person/company decided to modify the valves. wouldn't surprise me if they were bending valves if they were slapping the head with the pistons so that was their 30 cent solution instead of buying the correct parts.
2:23 Thats exactly how i feel doing remodeling work . fixing someones hacks for next to nothing because you have a consciece and cant leave it like that
OMG! What you said at 2:20 REALLY hits home. 😆 My whole life I never charged enough because of this kinda stuff. That's the "real good at stuff do" part I guess.
I feel your pain brother. I'm in construction and that principle directly applies to it. doing remodeling after the happy home owner that watched HDTV that thinks you can remodel a house in a week and end up hacking everything up
The burden of real good at doin stuff is the fact that you have to be real good at fixin stuff that isn't your's. I'm a wood worker and carpentry restoration worker. I do it every single day. I concur with your assessments on the pay. 🤣
Grabbing a spare set of valves that you can place in the chamber while you repair the step cut can be helpful to protect the seats from the burr. It can be an additional expense but if it saves the valve job, it can be worth it.
MY ENGINE BUILDER HAS BEEN BUILDING ENGINES SINCE 1980 AND ONLY USES THE SAME MACHINE SHOP AND HE STILL CHECKS ALL THEIR WORK. HE ONLY BUILDS BBC, SBM, SBC. HE PULLS APART MY ENGINE SENDS OUT THE PARTS TO THE MACHINE SHOP CHECKS THEM WHEN THEY COME BACK BUILD THE ENGINE BREAK IN THE CAM TUNES IT FOR ME I COME BACK AND PICK IT UP ALL DONE. JUST TURN THE KEY.
Maybe I'm stupid idk but this is the first time I've seen anyone do that by hand before lol that blows my mind. You are OBVIOUSLY very VERY good at what you do hahaha
I've seen you all over youtube on other channels before. I just found your channel and I'm glad I did. This is some great work and a good learning experience. You are damn good at doin stuff.
I was a tradesman in the metal trades. I've done all sorts of things with different griders. There is no way I'd try and do the grinding job you just did on that head. Heck, I am ok at fixing/working on engines, but I still get the professionals to do it where possible.
on top of that trying to get it done by a legit professional is ALOT more expensive than it looks. especially if said person is doing a junkyard speed hot rod build
Later when they put lower compression pistons in they can have new seats put in. But that may require the welding it up. Woukd it be cheaper then to buy new heads n start fresh? Love the tech and music too
It is easy to cut but hard to build it back up or to deal with the change in geometry. All people need to know is let sleeping dogs lie. That doesn’t mean don’t double check everything but if your into this stuff listen to this man he is as honest as they come.
Curious to know how much compression ratio difference before and after blending combustion chamber. Love the channel Pete & Merry Christmas from Edithvale, Australia. 👍
I love learning knew things like this. I can appreciate the urge not to ignore it. I have a couple stock aluminum heads I thought about trying a port job. This makes me want to try it lol
Unfortunately some people think freshening heads include a valve job and often request that be done. Instead of educating the customer they will proceed just for the money. As you said.
Merry X'mas, Man. One of your better videos, in my reckoning. No way, regarding the, "race, junk and sunk"; valve job, indeed! Yes, I will never go boasted, so never have anything of the power level yous guys have, but heck this stuff is even more important for the NA person!!! Big time, as far as one reasons. Oh saying that, I have an damaged framed FTR 1200 that could do with an exhaust spinner! Cheers, keep up the surperior work, Boss.
I had a set of mast 295's come through the shop a while back the same way... .085 worth of extra spring shims and 2 tuliped valves with the throats at 96.4% .... after welding and new seats customer picked up 3 tenths over previous best
Thanks good insight on avoiding sinkinking the seats into the head a lot of shops don't tell you how much you need to offset with shims and what changes that makes to the remaining valve train.
Im one of those guys that knows the angles that do the most and all that. I like you usually have to make the hard money! Sucks gotta love it. Most people do not do valve jobs correctly, even reputable people.
Might be a good idea, when taking you heads to a performance shop, is to specify wheither you want good performace or bad performance... As an aside I would like to see some details regarding your Walmart recording studio setup. Well done. Thanks.
There's just sooooo many things that we do for not enough money that are great for our health! Also, I always try to use porting valves if possible!!! Makes life way easier! I love your channel btw and feel all your pain as the owner of an engine shop and am sick of all the crap work out there! By the time we get the job often we are the last to get paid as well!
Dont know if this helps but when i was learning how to port and polish. I got a set of junk heads. Put garbage valves in it with a lightweight spring. This way i learnes to stay away from the valve seat untill i was more comfortable with the tools
The hard part is the consumer not know enough to make sure this doesn’t happen and being about to talk to a shop in a way to figure out if they are getting the shaft or not also not pissing off the shop at the same time.
"The burden of knowledge is needing to put up with ineptitude"
funny thing is even without knowledge one has to put up with ineptitude because in today's society the inept have to deal with the intelligent and then label the intelligent as dumb because they don't understand their ways or deny the truth
Best I ever heard it said
holy shit thats profound
Tuition is another great way to put it. Paying for higher education.
Can’t you know and be inept? Knowledge is the practice of knowing. Ineptitude is incompetence of action. These are different.
Ah your greatest quote yet.
“One of the curses of being good at fixing stuff is you feel compelled to fix the bad work of others leading to a life time of-financial mediocrity”
I feel your pain. I have to remind myself
To stop trying to re-engineer a part that is clearly a bad design to me anyway and just make it per print.
I can't agree more with your comment, been there as well.
I am constantly doing this in my home improvement business. So I feel your pain.
story of my life lol even tho its not this trade
Pete's honesty is Priceless. You and Steve Morris are Real Good at teaching stuff.
Only part of this statement is true
Steve can't keep an engine together lol
@@TheRealDonJohnson lol you cleeter cucks are ridiculous
For a second there I thought the comment said Pete is a princess 🙂🤦♂
@TheRealDonJohnson when your making over 2500hp that happens alot...
Real good at watching real good stuff!!
That's a great trick with the bench grinder to flatten the end was great. Thank you
BTW, if you groove your grinding wheel, you can use a diamond nib and jig to make the wheel flat again. Nice flat wheel for making other things flat.
I seen a video of Steve Morris working on one of his SMX motors and saying the exact same thing as you just said, he took the heads apart to look things over then they went back together as they were.
Link the video
What a beautiful fix to an ugly problem. I was half expecting you to be putting new seats in there but then you pulled out the grinder and took care of all of his problems. 👍🏻
I thought new seats too. I would think the piston would need to be replaced anyway and get it to the proper comp.
I was curious as to why he didn't do new seats as well as any grinder work after. maybe the valvetrain was already set up and happy at the taller valve stem height?
@@RipeSnipeHe said it had ridiculous compression. That head has on a engine with high boost levels because you can see the receiver groove machines in it for the fire hoop for sealing the combustion chamber. Unshrouding the valves by removing material will lower the combustion chamber volume. New seats would require valve train sorting again and still have too much mechanical compression. That’s my guess. I would have liked to see the chambers CC’d before and after and what the piston looked like. I’d bet if he still used the same piston type he clearanced the quench area of the chamber some also. You can also pick up low lift numbers by softening the edges of the valve relief cuts in pistons if they are shrouding the valves. The intake valve begins opening before tdc. It all depends on the piston. I could be wrong about all of this though
I just went through some pistons from an engine I originally assembled years ago. As I worked through them to put them away, I noticed that the rings were messed up and there was a piston that had been put in the wrong cylinder. The exhaust valve eyebrow had marks in it from long-term interference. One of the pistons was replaced after the head of a valve snapped off. The fact that the rings were messed up meant that it had been apart after I originally assembled it. Apparently, they mixed up a couple of pistons and didn't realize the valve reliefs were made different sizes for the intake and exhaust valves. They were a spherical dish piston, which makes seeing the difference harder.
It happens out there.
WOW Pete... I'm always amazed at the engine builds and turning you do...there is only 3 builder's channels I watch...you Steve Morris and Brand engine out of Ok.all 3 of show what you do inside of an engine....keep up the amazing videos and work
Thanks for the tutorial Pete!
I’ve often seen you doing your tuning work Pete and was aware from what was said that your skill set was wide. So I’ve been meaning for a long time to visit your channel and today on Boxing Day you arrive in my feed!
You have a great ethos and similar to my approach, if you’re going to take the customers hard earned money then your work has to be right. I’ll stay longer if necessary at my own expense just to ensure the job is right. It’s only fair. And you’re clearly of the same mindset which means I’m really going to enjoy watching your work 🤙.
Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🥂🇬🇧
The correct way of fixing stuff!
Definitely takes a lot of skill, patient, and a steady hand to do that and stay off the seat!! Great job as always!!
Slide some old valves in and protect the seat if you don't have a steady hand with the grinder while unshrouding the valve. I have heard of people putting duct tape on the seat but I'm not sure that would be enough protection
Excellent tip. It’s been around forever but that’s how we keep it around.
I was taught to use old valves that had been thinned down around the margin. Face the valve and use it to protect the valve job. You have to be careful not to grind lower than the top seat angle. Which is the clear advantage Pete has by not using a chamber valve.
I have made some mistakes working the chamber too shallow with a valve covering the seat. It happens have to go back and sink the seats a bit and remove more off the deck surface if compression ratio is an issue.
Never heard of the duct tape.
Great tip!
Duct tape would work because when that happens you don’t touch long enough to eat through tape and then cause damage but if you hit tape you can’t get lazy and not put new tape cause it’s only good for once in a spot hit that’s for sure.
I figured out to use old valves to protect the seats doing motorcycle heads back in the mid 70s and it's especially easy using stock valves when installing over size valves. I did enough builds (from small ATCs up to fully built drag bikes) to be worth buying a flow bench and it was cool seeing the low lift flow improvements with unshrouding (along with both low and high lift, after installing oversize valves). ...edit... adding that, the valve angles on the old bikes required sinking the valves as much as .065-.070" to have enough valve to valve clearance with large valves and cams, so a lot of unshrouding had to be done on those heads...
Great video! I put an old valve in to protect the seat. If you do a lot the valve will wear down at the edge so you can really get in there to blend into the combustion chamber nicely with a decent amount of protection and can go a lot faster.
I like to make a "porting valve"... learned it from one of the best head porters.... Just grind a valve till it's almost razor thin on the edge. Keep all those old valves around for a bit and keep a selection! Lathe them down when needed or worn out from the chamber porting.
When it dawned on me what you were doing I was shocked , then impressed at your audacity! That level of confidence is hard earned.Loved it! good info
You are absolutely correct Pete.
Great Tech advice.
Heads came out nice. 👍🇺🇸👍
Merry Christmas.
I learn so much from you, Steve on engine builds. You guys are legend's! I m glad Cleet has shown us you, Steve and Cameron. All three of you guys are amazing craftsman!
OMG!
Well said, there's a difference between a good valve job on a john deere tractor 🚜 where you have 20,000 hours and want it to seal and a performance built application
Gotta be honest, at 7:25 I thought I was about to see you pulling out the seats and getting new ones set at the correct depth to restore correct installed spring height and get rid of the shrouding from seats too deep. But since you said earlier the heads needed to lose some compression it made sense that you started by working the chambers around the seats instead. None better in south central NC than HED. You guys are definitely RGADS!
He explained in an earlier vid that new, raised seats (especially in this case) will have a large step "outside of the seat" that would need welding to build that shroud area back up to where the new seats will be...
I learned how to do head work from an old timer who used to hand grind each cylinder on top fuel motors when I was working at Sonny’s racing engines. Definitely an art and fine hand tuning to doing valve jobs.
I'm the same way with exhaust systems.
I've taken years to look up and learn as much as humanly possible on heat transfer, fluid flow and fluid dynamic characteristics, sound/pressure wave dynamics, and metallurgy and material science. I've gone through technical papers, including official U.S. Navy Technical manuals. If it's something that I'm capable of learning and doing with my own two hands with the tools at my disposal, I want to learn and then do as much as humanly possible.
I'm not an engine builder, and I'm not going to pretend that I am. I am at best a knowledgeable engine assembler with understanding of working theories trying to piece the whole puzzle together.
I'm also obsessive about taking what the factory gave me and removing every last piece of compromise that accounting departments forced upon the engineers. Which isn't cheap, but has a way of paying for itself in the long run.
Thank you for your honesty sir!!! And sharing your knowledge with us
it's honestly satisfying to watch local shop owners ridicule big name companies for inept work on things used in everyday life such as engines be it drag racing or just a big power daily driver stuff like this should always be followed love the knowledge I gain from watching these videos
I don't think Mast did that it's their head new but that's it.
the head was fine from mast, for some reason another person/company decided to modify the valves. wouldn't surprise me if they were bending valves if they were slapping the head with the pistons so that was their 30 cent solution instead of buying the correct parts.
He actually spent around a minute explaining that Mast heads usually don't need to be touched
Man i would be way too scared to work that close to a fresh valve job with carbide. You the man.
2:23 Thats exactly how i feel doing remodeling work . fixing someones hacks for next to nothing because you have a consciece and cant leave it like that
I've a similar procedure, and I used a sharpy to color in material close to the seat to clearly see realtime where I was grinding.
OMG! What you said at 2:20 REALLY hits home. 😆 My whole life I never charged enough because of this kinda stuff. That's the "real good at stuff do" part I guess.
I feel your pain brother. I'm in construction and that principle directly applies to it. doing remodeling after the happy home owner that watched HDTV that thinks you can remodel a house in a week and end up hacking everything up
Some of the best music on TH-cam, for sure the best on any car related channel.
Custom music by Pete... non AI
@ He even plays multiple instruments. Amazing
Thanks for the education and doing the right thing for the customer that is my motto in my industry.
Great vid!👍🏻👍🏻
Merry Christmas Pete!
The burden of real good at doin stuff is the fact that you have to be real good at fixin stuff that isn't your's. I'm a wood worker and carpentry restoration worker. I do it every single day. I concur with your assessments on the pay. 🤣
always respect the quality of your work! great job!
what a great day! get off work early to a brand new real good at doing stuff video!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Grabbing a spare set of valves that you can place in the chamber while you repair the step cut can be helpful to protect the seats from the burr. It can be an additional expense but if it saves the valve job, it can be worth it.
I used to install old, thinned down valves in the head when reshaping the chamber near valve seats to protect seats from accidental damage.
MY ENGINE BUILDER HAS BEEN BUILDING ENGINES SINCE 1980 AND ONLY USES THE SAME MACHINE SHOP AND HE STILL CHECKS ALL THEIR WORK. HE ONLY BUILDS BBC, SBM, SBC.
HE PULLS APART MY ENGINE SENDS OUT THE PARTS TO THE MACHINE SHOP CHECKS THEM WHEN THEY COME BACK BUILD THE ENGINE BREAK IN THE CAM TUNES IT FOR ME I COME BACK AND PICK IT UP ALL DONE. JUST TURN THE KEY.
for Xmas you should compose a time-lapse tune for cleeter
Merry Christmas Pete. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us every day people.
Maybe I'm stupid idk but this is the first time I've seen anyone do that by hand before lol that blows my mind. You are OBVIOUSLY very VERY good at what you do hahaha
Pete "The Massuse" Harrell shows how to make the flows!
I didn’t knew you had a TH-cam channel what a nice surprise! Thank you for sharing your knowledge sir🙏
It’s good to watch a knowledgeable person who doesn’t talk down or condescend. Merry Xmas sir.
I've seen you all over youtube on other channels before. I just found your channel and I'm glad I did. This is some great work and a good learning experience. You are damn good at doin stuff.
I was a tradesman in the metal trades. I've done all sorts of things with different griders. There is no way I'd try and do the grinding job you just did on that head. Heck, I am ok at fixing/working on engines, but I still get the professionals to do it where possible.
I’m always learning a lot from your videos thank you for sharing your knowledge
Happy Holidays please keep up with the content we are watching love from Tn
Lots of shady mechanics and builders out there just in it to make a buck. Need more guys like Pete doing it!
I agree 💯 %. I rather pay extra to pay a builder that knows what he’s doing like Pete
I’m not even sure some of them are nefarious just think they know what they are doing when they don’t.
on top of that trying to get it done by a legit professional is ALOT more expensive than it looks. especially if said person is doing a junkyard speed hot rod build
the introduction is absolutely ridiculous and I love it
I’d love hearing the conversation with the owner. Ok Pete go be a good at doing stuff!
Later when they put lower compression pistons in they can have new seats put in. But that may require the welding it up. Woukd it be cheaper then to buy new heads n start fresh? Love the tech and music too
Merry Christmas Pete ❤
I appreciate the attention to detail... Merry Christmas Pete
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and yours
Thanks Pete, Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎅🎁🎄
Merry Christmas Big Power 💪 Pete Harrell 🎁🎄. Let’s do some stuff real good in ‘25 and beyond 🤙
I've got the same bench grinder, I bought it new in 1973, still going good.
Merry Christma from Oldenzaal, Netherlands Mr Harrell!
I never knew you were from NC.I live east of Charlotte near concord. I like how you explain how you do your job.
True Artist in many ways. Keep doin good brother.
Merry Christmas Pete!
man petes skill on that grinder is top notch. i think hes done that one or twice hahaha
Thank you very much for your honesty
It is easy to cut but hard to build it back up or to deal with the change in geometry. All people need to know is let sleeping dogs lie. That doesn’t mean don’t double check everything but if your into this stuff listen to this man he is as honest as they come.
THOSE PISTONS WERE HITTIN GGGOOOOOOOOOODDDD...!!!
Curious to know how much compression ratio difference before and after blending combustion chamber.
Love the channel Pete & Merry Christmas from Edithvale, Australia. 👍
Hell yeah Pete. That was great stuff. You are smooth with a die grinder!!!!
I love learning knew things like this. I can appreciate the urge not to ignore it. I have a couple stock aluminum heads I thought about trying a port job. This makes me want to try it lol
Unfortunately some people think freshening heads include a valve job and often request that be done. Instead of educating the customer they will proceed just for the money. As you said.
Merry Christmas Pete and team, you guys rule!
Merry Christmas to you Pete hope you have a good one and that Santa brings you everything you wanted.
Thanks Pete 👍
Merry Christmas Pete and the crew at HED. I have been unburdened by what has burdened me 😂.
Merry Christmas Pete and all the real good @ doin' stuff folks 🎄🎁 Cheers!!! 🥂
Thanks for the tech information, always appreciated.
Merry Christmas Pete.
Merry X'mas, Man. One of your better videos, in my reckoning. No way, regarding the, "race, junk and sunk"; valve job, indeed! Yes, I will never go boasted, so never have anything of the power level yous guys have, but heck this stuff is even more important for the NA person!!! Big time, as far as one reasons. Oh saying that, I have an damaged framed FTR 1200 that could do with an exhaust spinner! Cheers, keep up the surperior work, Boss.
I had a set of mast 295's come through the shop a while back the same way... .085 worth of extra spring shims and 2 tuliped valves with the throats at 96.4% .... after welding and new seats customer picked up 3 tenths over previous best
Merry Christmas brother!!!
Like my Dad always said.. if it's not broke dont fix it! Great Vid
Thanks good insight on avoiding sinkinking the seats into the head a lot of shops don't tell you how much you need to offset with shims and what changes that makes to the remaining valve train.
Great show, and I’m digging the music!
Im one of those guys that knows the angles that do the most and all that. I like you usually have to make the hard money! Sucks gotta love it. Most people do not do valve jobs correctly, even reputable people.
Might be a good idea, when taking you heads to a performance shop, is to specify wheither you want good performace or bad performance...
As an aside I would like to see some details regarding your Walmart recording studio setup.
Well done. Thanks.
Pete, you rock! Merry Christmas, Pete, family, and crew! Peace 🎄🎊🍻💨
I use steel burrs on aluminum all the time, they are nice for super accurate work!
I have the same foredom rotary tool. Excellent for chamber work
Nice bit of HED on Christmas Eve 😉
Merry Christmas to you and the team from Kintore Scotland 🏴
There's just sooooo many things that we do for not enough money that are great for our health! Also, I always try to use porting valves if possible!!! Makes life way easier! I love your channel btw and feel all your pain as the owner of an engine shop and am sick of all the crap work out there! By the time we get the job often we are the last to get paid as well!
Merry Christmas Pete and Family!.
Subscribed to the Channel.
Very good info.
2025 should be a very good year for everyone.
Another good lesson from Mr Pete
Dont know if this helps but when i was learning how to port and polish. I got a set of junk heads. Put garbage valves in it with a lightweight spring. This way i learnes to stay away from the valve seat untill i was more comfortable with the tools
Is that a Foredom grinder setup with foot pedal? That seems to be the top of the food chain for this kind of work.
That hard edge tip is worth alot imo it's a big factor 💪👊
Preach on brother !!! Tell it all !!!
Merry Christmas from Mobile, Alabama to you and your family brother great content
Man you have big balls! I have boxes and boxes of old valves that I modified so I can do blend work without hitting the seat.
Great info Brother!
The hard part is the consumer not know enough to make sure this doesn’t happen and being about to talk to a shop in a way to figure out if they are getting the shaft or not also not pissing off the shop at the same time.