Porting work by fellow members - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Billy Mild · 07-24-2016

Who all does porting work on the Forum? Occasionally I see guys advertise porting the plenum and injector housings for $650-900. What is the experience with each vendor?

tccrab · 07-24-2016

See LocoBob's post from last month:
http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread....=ported+plenum
He does good work, and is a great guy.
The guys at Wazoo do good work, lots of contact info, just do a search for Wazoo..
Lee Gafkin here does good porting as well, search for LGAFF.

Having said that, there are others that do porting commercially.
Marc Haibec is hands down one of the best, his website is:
http://www.zr1specialist.com/
Corey Henderson really knows ZR1's too:
http://www.hendersonperformance.com/
SGC (South Georgia Corvetes) is another,
I don't know if Doug Rippee Motorsports still do, but they used to, and maybe Lingenfelter too.

Gone but not forgotten, The 'Ol Pirate Captian Himself, Jim Van Dorn.
He was unique, and I will miss him.

There's another member here who just opened a specialty shop, I'll have to go digging into the posts to find them.

'Crabs
'90 ZR1
#792

A26B · 07-24-2016

Greg VanDeventer in Stillwater is top shelf quality. Still works for MerCruiser & was on the LT5 team when it was being manufactured in Stillwater.

Arctic91 · 07-25-2016

"There's another member here who just opened a specialty shop, I'll have to go digging into the posts to find them."

This may be Dempsey Anderson (Oricale) at Evolution Motorsports Engineering (http://www.evolution-motorsport.com/) in Northern Virginia. This is the newest shop that I'm aware of that has in-depth knowledge of ZR-1s. He does great work for a fair price, is meticulous with the details, treats your car like it's his own, and is well-known member to many on the forums.

Scott

XfireZ51 · 07-25-2016

Crabs,

SGC is closed down. Pete Polatsidis has made significant contribution to advancing performance of the LT-5. As an example, his cams are a standard for performance in stock and large displacement motors.
So, IMO, Pete belongs alongside the others you've named.

Kevin · 07-26-2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Crabs,

SGC is closed down. Pete Polatsidis has made significant contribution to advancing performance of the LT-5. As an example, his cams are a standard for performance in stock and large displacement motors.
So, IMO, Pete belongs alongside the others you've named.

sgc closed? I wasn't aware of that

-=Jeff=- · 07-26-2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Crabs,

SGC is closed down..

??

When

Hog · 08-02-2016

IIRC this was the shop that bought the remaining cam blanks from Lingenfelter.
Anyone have any info?

Billy Mild · 07-25-2016

What's Pete's username?

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XfireZ51 · 07-26-2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Mild

What's Pete's username?

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Pete. He's a simple man. not complicated.

07-24-2016	#1
Billy Mild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 835	Porting work by fellow members Who all does porting work on the Forum? Occasionally I see guys advertise porting the plenum and injector housings for $650-900. What is the experience with each vendor?

07-24-2016	#2
tccrab Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Folsom CA Posts: 1,657	Re: Porting work by fellow members See LocoBob's post from last month: http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread....=ported+plenum He does good work, and is a great guy. The guys at Wazoo do good work, lots of contact info, just do a search for Wazoo.. Lee Gafkin here does good porting as well, search for LGAFF. Having said that, there are others that do porting commercially. Marc Haibec is hands down one of the best, his website is: http://www.zr1specialist.com/ Corey Henderson really knows ZR1's too: http://www.hendersonperformance.com/ SGC (South Georgia Corvetes) is another, I don't know if Doug Rippee Motorsports still do, but they used to, and maybe Lingenfelter too. Gone but not forgotten, The 'Ol Pirate Captian Himself, Jim Van Dorn. He was unique, and I will miss him. There's another member here who just opened a specialty shop, I'll have to go digging into the posts to find them. 'Crabs '90 ZR1 #792 Last edited by tccrab; 07-25-2016 at 11:18 AM.

07-24-2016	#3
A26B Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arcadia, OK Posts: 3,392	Re: Porting work by fellow members Greg VanDeventer in Stillwater is top shelf quality. Still works for MerCruiser & was on the LT5 team when it was being manufactured in Stillwater. __________________ Jerry Downey JERRYS LT5 GASKETS & PARTS http://www.jerrysgaskets.com 1994 *ZR-1*, Black/Black, Lingenfelter Aerobody, 416cu in, 3.91 gears, coil-over susp, Brembo brakes, etc. 2016 Black-Red, 3LT-Z51 Auto 8-speed.

07-25-2016	#4
Arctic91 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sykesville, MD Posts: 371	Re: Porting work by fellow members "There's another member here who just opened a specialty shop, I'll have to go digging into the posts to find them." This may be Dempsey Anderson (Oricale) at Evolution Motorsports Engineering (http://www.evolution-motorsport.com/) in Northern Virginia. This is the newest shop that I'm aware of that has in-depth knowledge of ZR-1s. He does great work for a fair price, is meticulous with the details, treats your car like it's his own, and is well-known member to many on the forums. Scott

07-25-2016	#5
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,683	Re: Porting work by fellow members Crabs, SGC is closed down. Pete Polatsidis has made significant contribution to advancing performance of the LT-5. As an example, his cams are a standard for performance in stock and large displacement motors. So, IMO, Pete belongs alongside the others you've named.

08-02-2016	#8
Hog Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,271	Re: Porting work by fellow members IIRC this was the shop that bought the remaining cam blanks from Lingenfelter. Anyone have any info?