Epoxy lining head ports?

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  1. scooper77515

    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    My dad asked me if I knew if anyone ever used epoxy or some other compounds to line the ports in a head. Something that would be slick and not let carbon stick over time.

    Anyone know of anything that could withstand the heat and stay bonded to the iron/aluminum?
     
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    ive heard of it been done...but i dont know any more than that..sorry
     
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    Epoxy is used in head porting. Sometimes with Cleveland heads the exhaust floor is filled and epoxied. The aluminum epoxy(devcon?) is different than the cast iron epoxy.
     
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    One guy around here used to use Moroso A & B epoxy to raise the intake floors. Don't know if he still uses it and I never heard of any problems with using it for the intake ports. Any epoxy will have to be pinned to the port to keep it in place.
     
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