As I said above, porting is a very LOOSELY used term in this business. Many people sell ported parts and don't tell the customer what it is really all about. The facts are that a REAL good porting job costs a lot of money because of the time it takes and the wear and tear on the tools. As we like to say, "One man's work is not equal to another's." Porting is an ART FORM and some rules apply but most of it is flow bench testing or real world testing on the car.

Other factors come in to play. Your combo is a large part of it. You can slap on the best work and it will not yield the gains that you're looking for because you don't have the correct line up of mods to back the porting up. It is possible to SLOW DOWN the car if the right mods are not in place. The long and short of it is you need parts ported for your combo. An example is a ported 95+ manifold (on the left) for a 14B that will run in the 13's shouldn't be ported the same as one for a Frank turbo/20G/Green model with an external waste gate.

We also feel that all the parts that work together should be ported together. This way you have all your parts match ported to each other so that they will flow better, work better and won't leak. Yes you can do just one part, but the idea is to eliminate any turbulence from overhangs or unmatched surfaces.

Sure we will just sell you the part you want and port it the way you want but learning about what is going to work for your combo will help you choose what is best for you. You won't waste money finding out that you need more or needed less.

What are the right parts for you? Do you really need that monster EVO III o2 housing ported to 3"? What about a new 7CM2 turbine housing or even an 8CM2? How far can you take the stock 6CM2 housing? (ported stage 1 to 60MM on right) You need to ask all of these questions. Depending on what your goals are, we will be able to outline what you need and WHY you need it.

We don't push parts that we know are not worth it. We're all about spending the money where it counts and if you're building a mid 13 sec car I'm not going to sell you a 3" EVO o2 housing because I feel you can spend that money some place else that would yield a better return on your investment. Now, you're building a street sleeper and want to smoke all the boyz in town, a stealth turbo and monster o2 housing that look STOCK from the outside, are going to be needed. This is where you can leverage the knowledge of Hole Shot to work for you.

Don't Mig it TIG it!!!

Many places MIG weld on the flange for an external waste gate. This works just fine if you don't mind an ugly weld on top of your new manifold and also don't mind if it cracks and possibly falls off one day!

Mig will work but if you want it DONE RIGHT then you want it TIG welded. This allows for a MUCH cleaner and stronger weld then MIG and WILL NOT CRACK with the weight of the waste gate hanging off of it. At the bottom is a picture of a flange for a TiAl 35MM wastegate on a Pro Port 95 manifold.