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total engine airflow?

Old Jan 9, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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total engine airflow?

I found this listing on total engine airflow's site.

Total Engine Airflow | Custom Cylinder Head Assemblies Tallmadge | Airflow Development | Custom Cylinder Head Ohio | TEA Total Engine | CNC Porting | Cylinder Heads | Cylinder Head CNC Porting | Ohio | :: Total Engine Airflow ::

Look at those numbers, mid-range. very impressive. Though it seems the bore is slightly bigger than the standard 4" used?

These guys are 10 minutes from my house.

Does anyone know if they do good work?
Old Jan 9, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Re: total engine airflow?

I talked to TEA when I lived in Ohio, going in person may net you a better price.

However it should be noted they are using the 4.125 bore [which can't be had with a standard LT1], clay radius on the intake and pipe on the exhaust. This makes for slightly "inflated" numbers which is why I considered other head porters. Go over there and BS with them, they aren't junk, that's for sure. See what they can offer you, saving on not shipping heads across the country may be a deal breaker.

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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 12:33 AM
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Re: total engine airflow?

Originally Posted by Bersaglieri
I talked to TEA when I lived in Ohio, going in person may net you a better price.

However it should be noted they are using the 4.125 bore [which can't be had with a standard LT1], clay radius on the intake and pipe on the exhaust. This makes for slightly "inflated" numbers which is why I considered other head porters. Go over there and BS with them, they aren't junk, that's for sure. See what they can offer you, saving on not shipping heads across the country may be a deal breaker.

-Dustin-
i had them 'drill out' my LT1 intake for a monoblade.
The work was very good and a great price.

I was amazed by the facility. Lots of stuff going on when I walked in there (At least 2 or 3 CNC machines in operation cutting heads when I walked in the door). This was in summer 2010.

The thing I was unclear of is how their head portings stacked up to the competition.

Those numbers are wild for that casting.
Old Jan 10, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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Re: total engine airflow?

Originally Posted by dizwiz24

The thing I was unclear of is how their head portings stacked up to the competition.

Those numbers are wild for that casting.
True they are good, but they have a similar tactic as AFR, using larger bore on the bench, etc.

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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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Re: total engine airflow?

Actually those numbers are pretty typical for a decent ported 220 cc casting with valves in the 2.050-2.08 range from what I've seen. Well that .300-.400 range is pretty strong but overall looks typical. The AFR stuff typically shows more due to a faster velocity port and maybe due to some bench adjustments to get them to flow more. Flow plates vs clay vs other methods will show significant differences but it really doesnt mean much. Much more involved than just a number the bench shows

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