The ideal finish is a sort of satin finish, but inlet and exhaust ports need slightly different finishes.
Inlet

Exhaust

combustion chambers are another thing altogether: eg......
You want to put the near-mirror finish on the combustion chamber walls for two reasons: 1) As a deterrent to carbon build-up; and 2) to eliminate any sharp edges that can cause pre-ignition. The first thing to do is clean up the stems of your junk valves (Cross Buff or one of the surface conditioning discs will work well) then install the valves into the chamber you will be working on. They will protect those all-important valve seats as you polish the surrounding chamber surfaces.
The whole thing that was being said about this engine was that he was going on about this all singing all dancing head that hadn't been touched!!!!!
Inlet

Exhaust

combustion chambers are another thing altogether: eg......
You want to put the near-mirror finish on the combustion chamber walls for two reasons: 1) As a deterrent to carbon build-up; and 2) to eliminate any sharp edges that can cause pre-ignition. The first thing to do is clean up the stems of your junk valves (Cross Buff or one of the surface conditioning discs will work well) then install the valves into the chamber you will be working on. They will protect those all-important valve seats as you polish the surrounding chamber surfaces.
The whole thing that was being said about this engine was that he was going on about this all singing all dancing head that hadn't been touched!!!!!


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