HAHA! I'm glad I'm not the only one that did this, Jack. Like you
said - they mean DROPPED!! My suggestion for the pcv nipple is the
local parts place - if they don't have it in the HELP! Line of
products, you might look at various fittings for particular models -
one might fit perfectly. I would also suggest a thin washer of rubber
around the fitting get 'em at the hardware store for about $.80. Slip
it around the inserted tube so as to truly seal it. I've seen some
fittings that just kind of rattle around - lets dirty air in. I
rationalize that a total of five minutes without a breather at the
track is ok, but for my daily driving, I want my air intake system
sealed as well as possible.
As for the upper rad hose, I've been thinking about how to reroute it.
Some pipe, hose bends, and clamps might do it as long as it didn't
restrict flow too much. Time to go look at Sean's page again and see
what he did.....
As for cooler air going into the breather, I have some suggestions.
The weatherstrip that runs nearly the entire length of the black
plastic cowl assembly can be removed and I'll bet air will get in
there. Also remove the rubber air dams from both sides of the
radiator. Finally, has anyone else noticed that they changed the
rubber seal near the top of the radiator? My 97 has a "wall" of
rubber there that touches the hood - seals it off pretty well. 98 and
later models have a flat rubber strip in front of the top of the
radiator that is only for looks as far as I can tell. Maybe CC
engineers thought "hey - let's let some air in here".
Tate
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Hilton [SMTP:hemi@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 6:46 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: 14"FABM ......revisited
Hi all -
Well , I finally sent back the 14x3" cleaner that Slummit sent me a
few
weeks back , as they sent me the flat base when I ordered the drop
base
.
Well , the Drop Base arrived today (SUM-239433) and I went to install
it
with the aid of the Edlebrock 1/2" spacer as recommended .
What they don't tell you is that when Slummit says dropped base ,
they
MEAN dropped base !
To get this thing to work , I would need a MINIMUM of a 3/4" spacer .
I could get it on there as it is with the 1/2" , but the upper
radiator
hose would be *seriously* squished . I mean , it would be to the
point
of the bolt closest to the firewall on the rear bracket of the A/C
compressor eventually (sooner rather than later) rubbing thru the
hose
and making me have a bad day .
I would have gotten the Edlebrock to begin with , but I actually
prefer
the clean , unspoiled look of the Slummit can . I was also going to
get
one of those 360 MAGNUM "Pie Plates" that they have in the MP catalog
and slap it on top for kind of a retro look .
Anyway , point is , this will just not do .
I am going to try and get a 3/4"spacer tomorrow and try again .
Another thing about the Slummit can is that although it has the
knock-outs for the PCV hose , it does not have the nipple (hehehehe)
to
go *in* the hole once they are knocked out .
Any suggestions ?
I wanna have this thing on there correctly before I leave for Moroso
on
Friday .
And please don't say "Just get a K&N FIPK and quit playin' with it ."
.
Thanks !!
Jack Hilton III
http://www.mindspring.com/~hemi/jbd1.html
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