I think they would also have to get the KARB approval to sell well...
> 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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