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  • FamousRacing17
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2010
    • 10

    #1

    valves

    i was wondering how much hp lose from 6 leaking valves on a 2.3 ford ohc racing head mod 4
  • steveshawjr
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 430

    #2
    lots redo the guides,seats and for what its worth a new set a valves and springs
    62 mini mod

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    • Headhunter
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 1338

      #3
      That depends on the size of the leaks but consider that you have 8 valves and 6 leak by that means the 3/4 of your valvetrain is leaking. May be a good time to re-build the head.

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      • Old Rob
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 1027

        #4
        How are you establishing this leakage. Head guys love this. (unneeded valve grind)
        Be aware that when an engine has been running all of the valves are very hot. When you shut it down and they cool, there will be a small amount of warpage on the valves that are not sitting on there seats. Run the engine again and when you shut it down you most likely will have different valves showing leakage. This is why you should always do a leak down or compression test when the engine is hot, for it to be valid.

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        • 84Dave
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 915

          #5
          BINGO on Robs offering! -Dave-

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          • Headhunter
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 1338

            #6
            I thought I asked him how he determined that but I guess I did not...

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            • FamousRacing17
              Junior Member
              • Sep 2010
              • 10

              #7
              I was talking bout where the bottom of the valve seats in the head the valves were thin and had black burnt spots around the valves when I took it tohave a valve job done the guy said there were only 2 valves sealing the other 6 were not sealing

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              • BVS40FL
                Member
                • Nov 2008
                • 52

                #8
                Oh ..................

                In that case it will cause you to lose exactly 17.825 horsepower.
                Last edited by BVS40FL; 12-02-2011, 01:09 PM. Reason: spelling

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                • Milford Motorsports
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 285

                  #9
                  BVS - I would love to see your math on this one!

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                  • FamousRacing17
                    Junior Member
                    • Sep 2010
                    • 10

                    #10
                    yea i would like to know how u got that

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                    • Headhunter
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2007
                      • 1338

                      #11
                      It is really simple. You need the known leak rate (x) Times the diameter of the valves times pie (apple) then you need to enter the Raduis cubed (r3)divided by diameter of the bore squared (D2) divided by swept volume of cyllinders X 4 and add intake volume. so it looks like this...

                      568 cc/min X 1.90 X 4 + 1.68 X 4 X 3.14 (apple) + .95 / .875 X 4 x0585 X 4 + 965cc = What ever and just make something up..........

                      Sorry my math was wrong I think it is WHO CARES not WHAT EVER....

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