We are almost ready with our new cylinder head that was a joint venture with DPR Racing Heads out of California. All that is left is the testing of in on our car. and to get some dyno runs in before and after.

Here are some pictures of this head. We have increased the exhaust flow around 80%. I will have exact numbers when the final release is made.

An Overview



Exhaust Port



Intake Port



Combustion Chamber Polish



The Valves with a Swirl Polish



We should have dyno numbers and every thing else in about 3 weeks or so. We also want to make sure there are no longevity issues.

This head should make some good numbers after the extensive flow bench testing that was done to makeit flow just right.

If you wish to have this done to your car, we will have 2 options. First you can provide us with a cylinder head, you send it out to us, and we will send it back about a week later. Or you can order through us, and we will send out one of our heads to get worked on to your specifications, and you will have 2 weeks to install, and send us pacb your working condition cylinder head.

If you have any questions please send me an e-mail.

mini@thepilo.com

 

pricing! pricing! pricing! We've talked before about your head and i can't wait for it to come out, so please keep us up to date. ohh whats the PRICE?

PS: do you have any flow graphs?

 

We will release all the real info upon the official release (Dyno - Flow bench). Price will be approx 1600. But that is not a firm number.


I will keep you abreast of the info (Thanks Janet )

 

what did you do with the intake and exhaust ports...any pics?

 

We ported them and polished them. I have to try to get a god picture of it. Need to set up some lights because the camera flash just doesn't cut it.


Will try to get up by the end of the weekend.

Thanks
Dan

Pilo Racing

 

Keep up the good work. I will see you at the track sometime soon.

 

do you have any pre and post work flow numbers, intake and exhaust, you can pm or email me if you dont that information to be public knowledge.....if you dont mind, post away it can only help you

 

When we do the final release, we will provide those numbers.

Doug... Hopefully with all this work, you will see the back of me

April is soon closing... racing is to begin!

 

Dan,
No offense but I see the back of most car's cause my Drag racing skills suck!!!!!

See yah soon Can't wait to watch your mini post some low times

 

"We have increased the exhaust flow around 80%"

Not to burst anyone’s bubble but I have tested and flowed many Mini heads and 80% is exaggerating a bit? Pilo?

Realistic numbers even with larger valves is somewhere in the range of 35% to 40%.

In order to obtain those numbers you really need larger valves. The trick here is to cut and wield in new seats or you can only go a few mm larger which makes no difference really in flow vs. stock size valves. Thats where all the money comes in because cutting and wielding in new seats is not cheap.

Now if you paired this up with a matched intake manifold you could gain 10-20% more, then larger throttle body, cam, header, high flow cat, free flow exhaust to really get all the benefits.






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Willis

 

Coopertino.

The flow of the exhaust port only was increased by 80%. I have not released the overall flow numbers yet until we get some dyno tesitng done on this.