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cheep = have it tuned and timed expensive = rebuild it with a hp cam and port and polish the heads.
One can tell the difference between the oval, and rectanglular ;port heads, just by looking at the intake.
bore it out to 301 cu.in. port and polish heads ( look for a good set of dbl. hump heads ,mostly where on 327-375hp) good cam ,helps a lot GM made a cam that was for hdy lifters an was good for 350 hp was used in 327 corvette's 62 thru 66
Teis question does not contain enogh information. What is a PI What Year make model and engine size did it come from? My 3.8 liter GM V6 cost $450 per head
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Port and polish is grinding to improve the flow of the cylinder heads. After grinding and polishing the intake and exhaust ports , a cylinders air flow capacity is checked with a flow bench. Further grinding is done to match all ports to the same flow rate.
In 2002 the Chevy Malibu had a large port 3100 engine producing around 180hp. This engine was used from 2000 to 2003 in this form.
The heads on these were swirl port and ramps on the runners, not a performance head, and were made for tourque. If you want more HP, change the heads
A port and polich cleans all the build up off of the valves and ports it makes for better seating valves and the engine will run better
Port and polish is grinding to improve the flow of the cylinder heads. After grinding and polishing the intake and exhaust ports , a cylinders air flow capacity is checked with a flow bench. Further grinding is done to match all ports to the same flow rate.
The problem is that the oil port holes in the heads are to small. This has been a problem straight from the factory. The best way to correct the problem is to drill the port holes bigger, but to do so this means the heads need to be romoved from the engine. It will take a good deal of time but it will help greatly.