Im doing a port polish/batmowheel on my IHI right now. So far im here http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q620/superswamper003/007-2.jpg
LB7: IHI Port/Polish
- Thread starter yellowchevy
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Figured it's time for some up dates and bring new pictures to the thread.
Finished 2 IHI's, almost done with another one, and one's on the table about ready to go under the knife.
They're really turning out good!!!! :thumb:
Yellowchevy
Finished 2 IHI's, almost done with another one, and one's on the table about ready to go under the knife.
They're really turning out good!!!! :thumb:
Yellowchevy
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Here's the other completed one.
Here's the photo bucket link as well.
Yellowchevy
Here's the photo bucket link as well.
Yellowchevy
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Here's another one!!
This one has fought me the whole way. Destroyed the compressor wheel and turbine wheel. Shattered 2 torque bits and taken a few pieces of skin off of my hands!!!! haha :thumb:
Yellowchevy
This one has fought me the whole way. Destroyed the compressor wheel and turbine wheel. Shattered 2 torque bits and taken a few pieces of skin off of my hands!!!! haha :thumb:
Yellowchevy
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Thank you :thumb:
My face and hands were black from sanding and polishing most of the day!!
They turned out really well though.
Yellowchevy
very nice Russ!!
Thanks James. :thumb:
I'm getting pretty good at it. haha
Yellowchevy
Looks like you've got a good start :thumb:
Is it done yet?
Yellowchevy
Thanks! Yeah I got it put back together last sunday, the truck definetly feels different now. But now looking at your new ihi's that you did, I feel I did a halfass job!!
For some reason, I didnt take any pics of the intake or the polishing
I also ported the turbo horn while I was at it too
And yeah thats on our dining room table
I also ported the turbo horn while I was at it too
And yeah thats on our dining room table
It all depends on how much time you put into it and what you want out of it.
I spend ALOT of time on them; it seems like I'm doing more and more to them each time.
When I was running an IHI I ported/polished my intake horn and it made a big difference.
How does is drive? Did you notice much difference?
Yellowchevy
She drives amazing! It took me about a week from teardown to reinstalling everything, I work and go to school so I only had about an hour or so each night after school to work on it.. I know I could have spent more time porting/polishing, but what I did made a pretty noticable difference. The first day after I left school, I hammered it and everyone just stared at me! I had some guys ask for rides in my truck too
the turbo lag is pretty close to gone, and the truck has a different rumble to it, im guessing thats from porting the exhaust? I also installed a billet wheel from wetzel performance, and ported the turbo hornShe drives amazing! It took me about a week from teardown to reinstalling everything, I work and go to school so I only had about an hour or so each night after school to work on it.. I know I could have spent more time porting/polishing, but what I did made a pretty noticable difference. The first day after I left school, I hammered it and everyone just stared at me! I had some guys ask for rides in my truck too
Sound's like you enjoyed it, which is the point as well.
The reduction in lag comes from opening the up pipe ports and opening up the in take horn; that's what I've noticed anyway. Obviously the billet wheel helps.
I also spend a lot of time on the ones I do, it tedious.
Yellowchevy
Yeah I kind of want to buy a used ihi and do it again, this time ill go further!
Anyways I wouldn't have done this mod if it wasn't for this thread, thanks for your help!
Anyways I wouldn't have done this mod if it wasn't for this thread, thanks for your help!
Good deal.:thumb: Just don't go to far and nick an up pipe bolt hole!!
Yellowchevy
Just a quick question out of the batmo wheel or the weztel billet wheel which one has the most whistle on a non ported/polished turbo? Then on a ported/polished turbo just trying to figure out which way to go for the most whistle
I installed a Wetzel wheel during my port and polish job and the whistle was heard the greatest at higher speeds. But since I got a 4 1/2' CAI, the whistle is pretty much 100% of the time, and its pretty loud..