Hey guys, i have finally decided to step up from bolt on stuff to the actual internal workings of the engine. I bought the Comp cams 212/218 cam from SSM and also new springs and retainers. On top of that, i will be gasket matching and possibly P&P my heads and intakes. The stock heads and intakes flow pretty well correct? If so i wont be porting the heads and intakes much. Also, is there any areas in the heads or intakes that are close to water tunnels? The last thing i want to do is hit one of them haha.
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2002 Auto V6 Mineral Grey Mustang:
Go mods: U/D Pulley, BBK CAI and 65 mm TB, Pypes Violators dual exhaust with stock cats and an h-pipe, upper intake spacer, j-mod, SCT X3 tuner, and 3.73 gears and t-lock.
Show mods: Sequential tail light kit, GT fog lights, 8" shorty antenna, hood shocks, HID headlights, 17x9 inch Mach 1 rims wrapped in Vredestein Ultracs, and a chin spoiler.
If you got the cam (and springs and retainers) from SSM, and you are thinking of P&P your heads and intake: why didn't you just get the whole powerpak from them? Just curious...
Anyways, the P&P will definitely flow much better than stock, so I would consider that a worthwhile upgrade! The Tom's (shiner & shine1) could help you out better with any clearance issues... I know Tom Jr. has P&P heads and intake (although we are single-port, unlike you)... They should chime in here soon anyway...
Congrats on the cam!
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You can gasket match the the intake runners, and make "D" shaped ports of your exhaust ports. Take a razor and ruler, and make straight lines down your exhaust ports, then make a line perpendicular to those lines along the bottom of the exhaust port. It should be a "D" shape with the flat line along the bottom of your current hole.
Silver- I wish i could have bought SSM P&P heads and intakes, however, my pockets arent that deep lol. I also like doing as much as i can in my own garage, so i like to keep that going when i can.
Shiner- Thanks for the tip. On the D-shape exhaust, how deep into the head should i go with the D-shape? Also, how deep into the intake should i port? Just an inch or so? I planned on using a fine sandpaper to polish everything, what grit would you recommend?
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2002 Auto V6 Mineral Grey Mustang:
Go mods: U/D Pulley, BBK CAI and 65 mm TB, Pypes Violators dual exhaust with stock cats and an h-pipe, upper intake spacer, j-mod, SCT X3 tuner, and 3.73 gears and t-lock.
Show mods: Sequential tail light kit, GT fog lights, 8" shorty antenna, hood shocks, HID headlights, 17x9 inch Mach 1 rims wrapped in Vredestein Ultracs, and a chin spoiler.
Silver- I wish i could have bought SSM P&P heads and intakes, however, my pockets arent that deep lol. I also like doing as much as i can in my own garage, so i like to keep that going when i can.
Shiner- Thanks for the tip. On the D-shape exhaust, how deep into the head should i go with the D-shape? Also, how deep into the intake should i port? Just an inch or so? I planned on using a fine sandpaper to polish everything, what grit would you recommend?
You can only go in so far because your exhaust ports are not that deep. There is a good writeup on the DIY P&P on the top of the tech page. You don't need to take a ton of material off your intake side as much as your exhaust side.......
Alright, thanks Shiner. Ill take a look at that sticky, i didnt even think to look there. Jeez, im a noob hahaha
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2002 Auto V6 Mineral Grey Mustang:
Go mods: U/D Pulley, BBK CAI and 65 mm TB, Pypes Violators dual exhaust with stock cats and an h-pipe, upper intake spacer, j-mod, SCT X3 tuner, and 3.73 gears and t-lock.
Show mods: Sequential tail light kit, GT fog lights, 8" shorty antenna, hood shocks, HID headlights, 17x9 inch Mach 1 rims wrapped in Vredestein Ultracs, and a chin spoiler.
Just bought a new cam 
and my 1st baby on the way... 
