Well im going to get some pistons, but im wondering if I should port the heads at the same time, I've been told that the scion head is pretty clean and there isnt much to port or polish up, I would just do a gasket match so just wondering if some of you guys who have done it think it is worth it? I'm also porting and halfshafting the TB

 

you will definitely see gains from P&P. Even more if you go FI With P&P heads. Expensive to do but if you want every ounce of power sucked out of your motor, that is one of the things that need to be done.

 

Yes it is worth it. I would do the gasket match port and polish any casting blemishes. Don't expect to see a huge gain but, any bit helps.

 

well I have a friend that runs a machine shop i can get it gasket matched and polished up for 350 bucks, so Im going to do that .20 over pistons, P&P and halfshaft TB, tune the car and maybe up the nitrous shot. This summer is going to be fun

 

What brand pistons do you plan to purchase?

 

9.0:1 JE pistons

 

You could match port the intake & exhaust ports (& their gaskets) yourself for no cost, just a little time & effort. This could also be done with the head still on the block, in case it's not being removed for the piston swap, as it's not required.

 

yeah if I had an extra head I would do it myself but since this is my DD id feel more comfortable having someone else do it, since ive only ported heads one other time

 

Do you have the part number? I only see the 8.5 : 1 Part Number 252059
I have been thinking of doing the same thing. Just curious if they have anything new.

 

http://www.jepistons.com/cat/je/spor...ta/2azfe.shtml

253054

 

WOWI was looking at the wrong part number all together I was wondering why they were so damn expensive.

 

lol yeah, I was wondering where you got that number

 

Where are you ordering from?

 

nurSpec since he can get me gaskets too, i just saw the 11.0:1 can take nitrous lol I may have to look into the high compression

 

Never heard of those guys. I'm getting mine at doug herbert performance they don't advertise much import stuff but they can get just about anything.

 

im getting them from the guy who made the third post in the thread lol

 

^^^^ you planning on going FI?

 

probably not, just forged internals and up the nitrous to a 100 shot

 

do NOT mess with that throttle body unless you know what youre doing. when my motor was blown we had some down time so we PnP, half shafted, and knifed the butterfly. needless to say, not a good idea. while we were porting metal shavings got down into the electric motor cooling duct and fried it. the TPS was also efffffed because it was tampered with. i got a USED tb for $180. just be careful. ha

 

Wise man say, it is better to grind metal outside of engine bay, than put shavings in one's engine.