I have been doing turbo and exhaust manifold porting on the side since mid 2003, I have done over 100 turbos for people on NASIOC, and now, finally, I can advertise my services. I also do TGV deletes, in fact, below is a set I did recently.
Why pay someone to do it for you?
Because its something that while not brain surgery, its easy to mess up in such a way that you start to actually lose performance. Especially on the turbos. Want to do it yourself and dont know how? Ask me and Ill help you out. But I always recommend that if you arent 100% rock solid sure you can handle it, dont chance it. I have seen a lot of ruined turbos from people overporting or enlarging the wg passage, or gasket matching too far so that its larger than the gasket. Even a tiny spot can cause a leak. Not hard to avoid, but not hard to mess up either. Its also one of those things that is really tough to do right without the proper tools. A lot of people suggest using a dremel. That just isnt realistic if you want a good port. It would take you forever (seriously, 4-5 times longer) to get the same results as you get with a large air compressor and the proper gringer and bits.

What I offer
Turbo exh housing porting and polishing.
Wastegate porting (done RIGHT)
Turbo compressor porting/polishing
Exhaust manifold porting and polishing
Exhaust manifold porting (more like gasket matching/transition smoothing)
TGV deletes
Throttle body port/polish
Gasket matching/polishing the intake manifold where it meets the TGV housings.
Cast up pipe porting/polishing

Pretty much anything that can be ported/polished/improved on, I can do it.

I have done a couple cars where I ported/polished almost everything, and the changes are very apparent, and really put the car apart from others with the "same mods"
Here is the most recent I did.
Turbo hot side
smoothed inlet and outlet of compressor side of turbo
Smoothed/knife edged TMIC elbows
throttlebody
Exh manifold/crossover, wrapped the crossover as well
The owner said the gains were suprising, and the driveability of the car was transformed as boost response and even off boost throttle response were both improved.


Why port and polish?
Well lets start with the turbo. A picture is worth a thousand words.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/SSCN0727.jpg
This shows how poorly the exh side inlet matches the gasket. Gains are typically spoolup about 300-400RPM sooner, transitional boost response (on/off/on throttle) and boost holding to redline are all improved as well.
Here is one of my first from back in early 03. This is a shot of my VF22 that on a 2.0 spooled to 14PSI by just before 3000rpm, and was hitting over 21PSI by about 3300-3400rpm. Remember, this was on a 2.0!
Peak HP will also go up slightly, but this is a mod that the gains are a lot more than the sum of the peak increase. The gains in the area "under the curve" are where this shines.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/SSCN0736.jpg
The outlet of the hot side is also opened up to promote flow, and this helps the boost holding at high RPM.

What about TGV housings? Why port them?
SEE LOWER IN THE THREAD FOR UPDATED PICS OF TGV DELETES!

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/TGV2.jpg
That is why.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/TGV1.jpg
Look better?
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/TGV3.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/TGV4.jpg
I dont think I even need to explain the benefits there.
You will get a CEL from this, however if you have a reflash, your tuner can simply "turn off" that code and you will never have a problem again, and have no issues passing emissions.
*PLEASE NOTE, YOUR TGV SENSORS,MOTORS, FLAPS AND RODS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BE USED, SO UNLESS YOU TELL ME AHEAD OF TIME, THEY WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO YOU (as they are effectively garbage at that point anyway)*


I dont have a picture of an untouched throttlebody, but here is the deal on those. The factory one has a roughly 1/8" "step" where the inner diameter shrinks down to the size of the throttle plate. This step causes turbulence, which slows airflow. This isnt a huge problem, but the faster you can get air in and out of your motor, the more power you can make.
The bolts that hold the throttle plate onto the pivot bar are also smoothed/shaved down to lessen their impact on smooth airflow.
This is also a great time to do the throttlebody coolant bypass mod. I will include the parts needed for that mod along with detailed instructions for an extra $10 if you want it.
Here is the throttle body off my miata after I smoothed it out
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/TB1.jpg

I dont port/polish heads though. Porting and polishing the things that I do does require a certain level of knowledge and experience to reliably get it right, but porting/polishing heads is an artform, and I am no artist

I will also wrap pipes for an extra fee. The cost will depend on the cost of the materials needed.



PM me for details and rates, I assure you that my rates will NOT be beat.


***I do not offer coating at this time***
But my porting/polishing services are cheap enough to send it to be coated and still come out ahead in almost every case;)
I can paint the parts with a high temp ceramic coating, however this is not the same as something like JETHOT or Swaintech coatings.


No website or phone number yet, PMs are the best way to contact me at the moment, or hit us up on AIM at defiantautospeed

*edit*
added disclaimer on the TGV delete service

PM me a price for the throttle body porting.....:D

PM me a price for the throttle body porting.....:D
PMing you back!


Edit*
Oops, wrong acct :lol:

Yeah so defiant is me.

there :lol: Much better

you have a PM dave.

Another ported turbo done and sent a day or two ago :)

Hi :) Still here. Porting away :D

hey one nut, can you do a set of heads?

Never done heads> I would be able to gasket match and smooth about an inch down in, but I wouldnt want to touch beyond that. I dont know how well they are matched to begin with though. Could be not worth doing.
Head porting is a whole different ballgame. (ball game.)

Bump :)

Up!!!

hey i pm'ed you about the tgv's
but i was thinking of doing say
exhaust
tb
tgv's
intake mainfold
what would the cost be to do all this and shipped back to me?
thank john

hey i pm'ed you about the tgv's
but i was thinking of doing say
exhaust
tb
tgv's
intake mainfold
what would the cost be to do all this and shipped back to me?
thank john


PMing you in a few.

bump for a great porting competitor! :)


seen some of his work and it all looks yummy.

Justin

bump for a great porting competitor! :)


seen some of his work and it all looks yummy.

Justin


Cool :D

What did you see?

FYI I learned a LOT checking out the Blouch's I had bought. Not so much HOW, but how nice to make the finish. I was always function over fashion before, concentrating 90% of my efforts on shape, making it relatively smooth. Then I got my blouch and it was SOOO buttery smooth on the inside. I actually am going to start using a 180 grit for the "finishing" work to get it shinnier, easier:)


Speaking of Grimmspeed, I need to get your addy and get my isht shipped to you for the coatings.

irony... since I am not a huge believer in coatings.. But I want the pipes pretty and I figure, if I do ALL of that stuff, its got to help at least a little right?

Do it! That was we all get the best of both worlds, port/polishing and coating. :banana:

No I mean my pipes for my personal car. I am doing it mostly for show reasons. This is after all, my rolling showroom :D

Once I start porting/polishing a LOT of turbos/manifolds I will talk to Grimm and see if they want to work out some sort of deal that would be beneficial to both of us. Being "competition" may hinder how much of a deal he wants to give me on that though :lol:
Like I said, I dont believe in coating turbos or cast iron manifolds, I just have never seen anything pointing towards measureable gains, however, I get a lot of requests for it, so I may look into offering it. I am not putting a lot of effort into that though, I just dont think its worth it. On a header, thats a bit different, stainless headers suck for heat retention, I personally think wrapping them is better at heat retention, but a ceramic coating cant get soaked with oil and catch on fire :lol: (which is why if I wrap a crossover pipe, I then wrap that in aluminum tape)

PM sent in regards to a 43

How much for pnp throttle body, intake mani, and tgv deletes all shipped to 46268?

How much for pnp throttle body, intake mani, and tgv deletes all shipped to 46268?

PMing you right now :D

Busy day tomorrow, I have a pile of turbos sitting next to me (well, 3 turbos anyway) waiting to be ported!

Keep em coming, I just bought new bits that I cant wait to break in :D

And I STILL havent sent my stuff out to Grimm to get coated. :lol: I need to get on that.

Bump for about to go get covered in little bits of cast iron :lol:

Hey, one of those is my turbo! Looking forward to the finished product...

Bump for about to go get covered in little bits of cast iron :lol:

I haven't forgetten about you Dave....:devil:

You should see the 43 I finished yesterday. SOOOOOOO smooth inside.

More porting to do today/this weekend.

Gonna be a busy guy :D

But my turnaround time is still way short.

Could you pm me a price on porting the tb and doing tgv deletes?

And what do you suggest as far as covering the holes left from the absence of the rods in the TGVs?

Could you pm me a price on porting the tb and doing tgv deletes?

And what do you suggest as far as covering the holes left from the absence of the rods in the TGVs?


PM coming in a minute.

Personally I tap the hole to fit a bolt. I use a bolt instead of a set screw because if something were to happen and the set screw fell out, it could go into the motor. Thats a very slim chance, but anything is possible. Whereas with a bolt, it cannot fall IN, only out. I then epoxy over the head of the bolts so that they cannot fall out.

The holes in the inside, I dont worry about them. They dont pose a problem and nothing is lost leaving them open. They are simply too small and only go from one passage to the other, not outside.

How much for a PnP manifold to 92833 if I ship you my stock one after?

Bump for pics of a set of TGVs I just finished (about an hour ago)
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/IMG_1544.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/IMG_1542.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/IMG_1548.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/IMG_1536.jpg

More pics to come! I have a throttlebody I just finished as well.

How much for a PnP manifold to 92833 if I ship you my stock one after?

Unfortunately I dont have any cores to send you at this time :( I do have a pretty fast turnaround though.

Throttlebody

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020080.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020079.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020078.jpg

Detail showing the smoothing on the bolts that hold the throttle plate in place

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020077.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020076.jpg

Up we go :)

Bump because I just spent an hour trying to figure out who sent me this VF39 that showed up yesterday :lol:

Now I know, but I cant seem to find any payment for it. Time to fire off a PM :lol:

Jesse if you see this, hit me up with a PM if I dont get one to you first.

dude i need to get in touch with you after the baby is born...... plan on porting just about everything you can for my rex... shoot me some prices on basically everything you can port and polish.....and i have a SCHWEET hook up on coatings right here in ft worth. like serious cheap.

Do it!

My buddy did EVERYTHING on his 02 on the stock turbo, it was nuts, it was like a powerful NA V6 more than a turbo 4.

I can do everything but the heads. Not a ton of benefit in things like TMIC elbows though.

Manifold, up pipe inlet hole, turbo, throttlebody, TGVs its all worth it. Throttlebody, I would do last if you were doing all part by part. Start with the turbo, then the manifold.

Shoot...if I woulda known about the U/P porting, I coulda sent that out to you as well. :eek: ...woulda, coulda, shoulda.

It all depends. What up pipe do you have again? I mean even the stocker can be smoothed out a bit where the gasses enter. Its not a ton, but it sure beats nothing.

It's a Grimmspedd UP...I believe they did a good job at gasket matching each side. :p

It's a Grimmspedd UP...I believe they did a good job at gasket matching each side. :p

Yeah Im sure they handled that thing :D

If you need PnP work done, just send your goods to Dave. Quick turnaround and masterful porting. Good guy too, he knows his shiznit about Suby's!

Thanks! Just finished my porting for the weekend. 3 turbos going out tomorrow :D

Yay! :banana:

Just finished yet another turbo.

Bought a turbo that comes already "ported and polished"??

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020344.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020340.jpg
ORLY? I wont go into who built this turbo, I do want to make it clear this WAS NOT a deadbolt or Grimmspeed turbo. But it was bought from a turbo builder that ships them "ported and polished". Note how much of a lip is left. While its a very good idea to leave a small lip to ensure gasket sealing, this is far too large of a lip, and honestly isnt much better than no porting at all.
Do not ask who built it or where its from, I will not give this information out. I am merely putting this out there.

I was shocked at the poor gasket matching. I was able to make some really large improvements.


Here is another OEM manifold
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020310.jpg
EWW. Seriously, eww.
I work my magic on it
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020313.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x4/integrityperformance/Porting/P1020316.jpg

smooth ;)

I have 3 turbos to ship right now.

But none of the customers put their return address's on their paypal payments and in all 3 cases there is no name, just an address on the shipping lable that came in.

:(

Please to any future customers, always include your return shipping address in the paypal payments or unfortunately I will cancel the payment as soon as it comes in. It just creates too many problems and potential problems for us and for the customer :( ok? :D

Shoot me a PM for PnP of a Throttlebody with coolant by-pass mod.

John