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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #30 on: October 13, 2010, 09:50:51 am »
I would put the head on and pull the air out of the bottom of the cylinder, just need a large diameter flexible hose to go to the flow bench. Just measure how far the retainer or valve stem opens with a set of calipers or make up some spacers to insert in there that are .100" thick once the clearance is taken out. You'll be using really light springs for the testing.
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #31 on: October 13, 2010, 06:20:35 pm »
well DUH, go in through the valve covers, lol...I have been staring and staring trying to make something through the lifters! LOL!
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #32 on: January 17, 2011, 11:29:11 am »
I've been sick the last couple weeks with pneumonia so I played with the Kohler heads a little bit. With the heads still being stock appearing on the outside with no welding or filler and stock valve seat still able to use the stock diameter valve (undercut stem) I got the numbers up to 124.1cfm@28 at .600, the cool part is that the flow is 122 at .550". Now its time for some bigger valves and seat work.
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #33 on: January 17, 2011, 12:06:38 pm »
Ryan, how does that compare to a Vanny head?

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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #34 on: January 17, 2011, 02:02:27 pm »
Its funny you should mention that Jack, I actually had to model the bowl area after the 09 and up briggs head to get it to show the bigger numbers, they are big on swirl. After that it didn't like the raised floor.
Its got the briggs head with bigger valves and stock seats  beat by just a few cfm, but I'm not done yet. The calculator says right now the heads are capable of feeding close to 80hp.
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #35 on: January 17, 2011, 02:47:24 pm »
Ryan that's what our heads are at with .100 bigger valves and port epoxy in special places. That is with a 25hp head. We have to use stock intakes though. Kinda defeats an all out ported race head.
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #36 on: January 17, 2011, 04:20:31 pm »
Yes, the stock intakes are a lot less than desirable, probably the biggest cork for you guys.
 I'm going to try another head after this one with the same bowl area and see just how small I can leave the port opening, then flow it.  But I'm going to keep going on these heads because they will likely end up with two carburetors on an outlaw engine.
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #37 on: February 16, 2011, 06:23:11 pm »
I have oversize in my heads but still need to get them to Ryan to flow them. I'm curious how well it will turn out.
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #39 on: October 08, 2012, 07:40:39 am »
We have come a long way since this thread was started :D
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #40 on: October 08, 2012, 11:03:41 am »
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #41 on: November 15, 2012, 02:51:55 am »
fordman the heads you were working on were they for a single cylinder motor? im thinking about doing a single cylinder kohler for my f/x build and just seeing what ya have for hop up parts for the kohler single.

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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #42 on: November 15, 2012, 07:29:45 am »
MidwestsSuper Cub has the go fast parts for the singles. Ryan Kerr can get ya hooked up with head work to get ya running great.
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Re: Kohler command head flow numbers
« Reply #43 on: November 15, 2012, 08:49:18 am »
Those numbers were from a mild twin head, I didn't post any numbers after the serious work was done to them. The single head should really make some high numbers, pretty nice design and some meat there to work with.
For parts, as mentioned Midwest Super Cub has some pretty hard core stuff available for the singles, they are getting into them in a big way......no pun intended lol.
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