Headwork Advise
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> ... but unless you have the exhaust ports done (which you can't on a turbo head), </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">I realize the exhaust ports are ceramic coated, but why can't they be ported and then recoated?? Are there other issues??
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">I realize the exhaust ports are ceramic coated, but why can't they be ported and then recoated?? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Wormhole,
The ports are not ceramic coated. They are ceramic tubes that the head is cast around.
When the ceramic liners start to fail, it breaks up and the shrapnel kills turbos. When this occurs the head can not be repaired, it must be replaced.
The ports are not ceramic coated. They are ceramic tubes that the head is cast around.
When the ceramic liners start to fail, it breaks up and the shrapnel kills turbos. When this occurs the head can not be repaired, it must be replaced.