...was looking at mine tonight and can see that it could use some work.  If ur gonna tell me that I should take out my wallet and leave it to the pros...please go away.  I'm a boat owner w/ an unemployed spouse and I bought a house last year, therefor I'm broke...so it ain't gonna happen.  I've got a pile of die grinders and a drawer full of sander rolls and carbides, so I figure I can waste away a couple evenings on it and it can't hurt.  Just looking for pics of how far others have gone.

Thanks.

The more material that is removed the better it will flow, on the reverse, it also becomes weakened.

I always make sure things are mostly smooth to the touch and equal in length. Otherwise leave it pretty much alone.

FWIW, I have used Extrude Hone in SoCal with awsome results, not sure if it's worth the $200+ though.

Unless you're trying for the century mark, there is pretty much no way you will be able to "feel" the difference...Just my .02 and could be wrong...But IMHO cleaning things up could never hurt.

Another thought of mine is, whatever time spent on the bowl, you should spend on the impeller, the problem is having the ability to balance it back out since it is a rotating force....

I have the ability to dynamically (two plane balance) balance a stainless steel impeller, have had limited success with aluminum (too light for dynamic) typically static, or single plane balance...

The Chaz here on the site has one that I "cleaned up", I don't know if he has pics of it though. 

GT

i didnt get super carried away with mine, i dont even know if it is right or not, but all i did was get rid of casting slash and cavitation divits. i blended the transition into the butt plug.
before

after

i just wanted to clean it up and didnt remove too much material

im leaving the front side to the guy whos doing my pump work, i dont wanna screw it up. it needs to be machined anyways

yours is probably done right