Cylinder head porting refers to the process of modifying the intake and exhaust ports of an internal combustion engine to improve the quality and quantity of the air flow. Cylinder heads, as manufactured, are usually suboptimal due to design and manufacturing constraints. Porting the heads provides the finely detailed attention required to bring the engine to the highest level of efficiency. More than any other single factor, the porting process is responsible for the high power output of modern engines.
This process can be applied to a standard racing engine to optimize its power output as well as to a production engine to turn it into a racing engine, to enhance its power output for daily use or to alter its power output characteristics to suit a particular application.
Daily human experience with air gives the impression that air is light and nearly non-existent as we move slowly through it. However, an engine running at high speed experiences a totally different substance. In that context, air can be thought of as thick, sticky, elastic, gooey and heavy. Pumping it is a major problem for engines running at speed so head porting helps to alleviate this.
The stock MINI Cooper cylinder head suffers from poor airflow as a result of small intake and exhaust ports and a very rough interior surface. Our cylinder head features larger ported and polished intake and exhaust ports which improve airflow dramatically.
KAVS Motorsport Stage 1 Head
Here at KAVS Motorsport, our knowledge and expertise allows us to modify your cylinder head so that you can finally start allowing the engine to begin producing the numbers it should have left the factory with! By combining your newly ported KAVS Motorsport Stage 1 Head with a few other choice components inside your engine, you can begin to see some drastic changes in the power of your MINI.
The modification really is a must-have for anyone looking to get the most from their MINI – the best part is that this available to:
1st Generation MINIs – (Petrol only)
- Mini One
- Mini Cooper
- Mini Cooper S
2nd Generation MINIs – (By special request only)
- Mini One
- Mini Cooper
- Mini Cooper S
From just having work done on the head, you can expect to see increases in power of (for example) your Cooper S by approximately 20-25bhp. (One/Cooper will be slightly less). This is just the beginning in building a complete engine package for your car.
We can offer different ‘Stages’ of modification for your head, so if you would like more than our basic upgrade, please ask us for more options which can include bigger, uprated valves etc.
The price of the KAVS Motorsport Stage 1 Head is based on you, the customer, sending us your existing cylinder head for us to modify. You could even search sources like eBay for a doner cylinder head to send us, so you can keep using your car while the work is carried out.
Ordering: info@kavsmotorsport.com
