11-10-2007, 11:43 AM
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Keepin it Real
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port and polish issues
Hey guys, I've got a 2000 with the 3400. I've had a DHP PCM for a while and wanted to get more performance. I was recommended to port and polish the intake and exhaust. We found out they used abrasive material to do it like gritty sand. So I got with my friend that tunes Hondas and we decided to try it ourselves. We got a bag of sandblasting sand and hooked up into the intake and started the car. We had to hold the gas so it would run. He wanted to let the engine suck in the sand through the intake so it would port it out and then push it out the ehxaust so it would port the exhaust manifold.
After running the car and letting it suck in sand we got about half way through a 25 lb bag. The check engine light was on and the engine was bucking and kicking and sounding really weird. We stopped and hooked the car back up normal and took off the sand supply. We tried to start it again and it was really hard. Once started it couldn't idle and kept making weird noises. We took it out and drove it and it started to make scraping and knocking noises.
Help! Can anyone tell me what to do! My buddy only does Hondas so he doesn't know much about Aleros.
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11-10-2007, 11:58 AM
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Aleromod Old Fart & Owner
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Your kidding right?
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11-10-2007, 12:21 PM
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haha.
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11-10-2007, 12:38 PM
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i know shit about engine but u dont dump sand in them port and polish they take everything out and use like dremel tools to do it your engine is prolly effed and ruined your bddy is going to owe u money
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11-10-2007, 12:41 PM
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Wow Ive never heard of that process of port n polishing, Ive heard of using tools to port the runners then polish for good flow.
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11-10-2007, 12:44 PM
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V.I.P. Member
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Did you get that in a PM or email? hahahaha
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11-10-2007, 12:49 PM
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Wow. I don't know if I should laugh or not. It is funny but, I just can't believe someone would do something like that.
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11-10-2007, 01:11 PM
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11-10-2007, 01:13 PM
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Aleromod's most pointless thread starter
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u should beat him up thats not how u port and polish thats how u kill the engine. the engine doesnt like sand it in. ur whole engine is probably knocked out. it got to the cam and it did its damage from their most likely.
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11-10-2007, 01:24 PM
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omfg i thought you were serious for a while. i was getting ready to drive down there and slap you.
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11-10-2007, 01:43 PM
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lol thats been going on awhile. But I do like all the captain obviouses here.
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11-10-2007, 02:35 PM
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Thats also on the LegacyGt forums
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11-10-2007, 03:01 PM
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when i read that i lmao
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11-10-2007, 03:42 PM
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Good fu*king god jon!!!!!! dont EVER.....and i mean EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!! you scared the bloody hell outta me!
p.s
that was awesome for a laugh though!
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11-10-2007, 04:38 PM
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Like WTF???!?!?!??!?!?!!?!?! Your Crazy like duh , you will destroy the engine
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11-10-2007, 04:42 PM
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Wahahaha
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11-10-2007, 05:36 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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At first I'm thinking, what the hell is he doing, he's already got the P&P manifolds. They I read "sand in the engine" and I'm like OMG
For those that don't know, sand put into the oil of any car will quickly break down the cyl walls and basicly turn them into peanut brittle, thus breaking the cyls thru the walls and hitting each other, if the motor actually gets that far. The car wouldn't last a block of normal driving
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11-10-2007, 06:08 PM
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whew... man, I was holding my breath for a second
i thought he was serious too
but anyway, if you do something like that to an engine, you probably deserves what happens
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11-10-2007, 06:13 PM
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Keepin it Real
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my engine is already ported and polished, stage 2.
this sand was supposed to take it to stage 3.
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11-10-2007, 06:22 PM
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