Porting Kawasaki cylinder heads

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09 Mar 2008 17:42 #199200 by Ituen
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Where's the best place to have Kawasaki cylinder heads ported? Who's a Kawasaki motorcycle head guru?
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09 Mar 2008 18:16 #199203 by racer54
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Most major speed shops for bikes can do the porting. A good place is Schnitz Racing in Indiana. Where are you located? If we knew that, someone might be able to say a place near you. Go to Dragbike.com and look under performance directory and there are some shops listed there. There are also a couple guys here that have ported some heads. Hopefully, they will chime in and give you some more information.
1980 LTD (changed over the years), 1979 LTD (being rebuilt), 1977 KZ turbo and various KZ's in various states of build. KLX110

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09 Mar 2008 20:34 #199232 by NickW900LTD
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where is Schnitz located? I had all my head work done by redlinecycle.com I impressed with thier work!!
1976 KZ900 LTD (sold)
1977 KZ1000 LTD
1978 KZ1000 A2A

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09 Mar 2008 22:29 - 09 Mar 2008 23:02 #199252 by kaw-62046
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Get a hold of larryc@flowbenchtech.com Larry built my 1200 street engine.It is the one pictured on his web site,he really knows his stuff on the KZ's and cylinder head porting.I have been to his shop ,if you make by
there check out his flow bench with all the data. www.flowbenchtech.com/porting/CRH/customer_feedback.htm
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09 Mar 2008 22:35 #199254 by PLUMMEN
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what kind of head and what do you want it to do?
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09 Mar 2008 23:05 - 09 Mar 2008 23:15 #199261 by kaw-62046
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09 Mar 2008 23:18 - 09 Mar 2008 23:20 #199263 by PLUMMEN
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pictures not coming up yet.ive ported a few of my own heads with decent results,trick ive found is to remove material very slowly cuz it goes back in a hell of a lot harder than it comes out!:laugh: bigger isnt always better either,velocity has a lot more to do with performance than a slow moving big ol hogged out port ;) ;)
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10 Mar 2008 05:31 #199278 by steell
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NickW900LTD wrote:

where is Schnitz located? I had all my head work done by redlinecycle.com I impressed with thier work!!


Decatur Indiana, about 20 miles south of Fort Wayne, and about 40 miles from me :)
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10 Mar 2008 10:44 #199336 by mark1122
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Larry Cavenough is the man. No 1 can do better for less.He has years of experiance with kz's.
www.flowbenchtech.com/porting/CRH/index.htm
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76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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10 Mar 2008 16:24 #199403 by Ituen
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PLUMMEN wrote:

what kind of head and what do you want it to do?


I have a 750 head and I want more power.
1982 KZ750 E
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10 Mar 2008 22:02 #199467 by PLUMMEN
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what else is done to motor?lots of other stops before porting a head
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11 Mar 2008 06:41 #199506 by kzwolfsr
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I would like to see what a ported head looks like
1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
1981 KZ 1000LTD with non stock and more comfortable handle bars and 4 into one V&H
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