Re: TB gasker trims and etc...

From: GSWillhite (GSWillhite@ualr.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 27 1998 - 17:07:28 EST


Thanks Bruce, Gonna check the gasket & alignment this weekend
so's I can give it my full attention. Can't wait to get at my
intake runners, trying to absorb as much info as possible on
that before I start grindin' away. Its gotta be right!

GS -

>
> GS,
> Definitly check out your gasket and TB alignment. My gasket was sticking in
> to the stock TB bore by about 1/16 of an inch on the IAC side and the
> manifold was about .02 too small on each bore. Easy fix (although once I
> get the final TB worked out Im pinning it down ala the Jman's
> reccomendations, hopefully to an M1 if they ever arrive and they "work"...).
> for transistion turbulence and higher velocities into the plenum. Lots of
> blueprinting opps on the magnum v8s it appears! Every gasket Ive seen (new)
> for the TB is a little different and varies in both thickness and features
> around the IAC. They all seem to need to be trimmed in one place or
> another. Seems like the Mopar engineers figured these motors were just
> going into trucks or something...
> BKB
>



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