What I wonder is this; would it have killed the design guys to just
move the outlet over a 1/2 inch? A few tweaks like this and some good
marketing and MP could sell the crap out of these.....
--Mike www.mikesdakota.com
Wednesday, May 31, 2000, 12:53:40 PM, you wrote:
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, Michael Clark wrote:
>> The MPI/M1 manifold landed on my doorstep this morning....
> 'Tis a thing of beauty, is it not? :-)
>> Also has anyone been successful in installing this intake WITHOUT
>> grinding the AC compressor corner by using a non-mopar water neck? I
>> read a post in the archives that said a chevy o-ringed water neck
>> worked well, and that a low profile chevy neck or even an angled neck
>> would probably work without grinding the compressor.
> I haven't actually gotten a low profile chevy neck and tried it out,
> but I've made countless measurements in that area and I've looked through
> catalog after catalog for water necks, trying to find a way around
> grinding on the A/C compressor. I also did a great deal of research
> trying to design a way of moving the compressor over slightly.
> Unfortunately, I think the only way around the problem is to design a
> completely new accessory bracket. (read: cost prohibitive) The problem
> with the water neck isn't just with the neck portion itself, but with the
> base plate. The A/C compressor would hit that base plate as well, so
> even if you have a water neck that angles away from it, it still
> contacts that base plate. (I believe the compressor even interferes
> with the MPI itself, slightly.) When I discovered that a different water
> neck wouldn't solve the problem, I looked into moving the A/C compressor
> over slightly. Unfortunately, due to the design of the accessory
> mounting bracket, if you move the compressor over, you also have to
> move it up, since the bracket is scalloped to accept the cylinder of the
> compressor. That wouldn't nescessarily be a bad thing except that due
> to the amount the compressor has to be moved up, there isn't enough hood
> clearance. That was the case on my Gen II, and Bob Tom was kind enough
> to take a look at his Gen III for me, and from his report, there isn't
> enough clearance there either. Maybe the Ram has the clearance, but I
> can't justify the prototyping expense just for that one application.
> (I'm just barely able to break even with these MPI kits as it is.)
> So, to make a long story short, no, I don't see any economical way
> of getting around grinding off the corner of the A/C compressor,
> except for removing the A/C altogether, of course. I'll maintain an
> open mind on the subject though, so if anyone has any ideas, I'd
> certainly be willing to explore them.
> -Jon-
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