I have it right in front of me. June 1998, Mopar Muscle. This article
concentrates on a V-6 manifold. It should apply to a V-8 just fine, I
remember someone giving me an article from the Archives.
http://csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu/Archives/dakota/9811/2597.html I plan to do
the same to mine.
Mark
http://home.att.net/~flyboy01/
-----Original Message-----
From: Holloway,Frank T <Frank.T.Holloway@KP.ORG>
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, January 17, 1999 11:17 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Intake Manifolds: Attn Eric
>Eric,
>Do you have a copy of the article in Mopar Muscle or do you remember what
>issue it was in. My understanding is that you cut down the divider inside
>the manifold, I don't remember how much. I also think that you were
supposed
>to shorten the runners. Again I need to know how much. I hope this is just
>as simple as machining the runners from the inside (cutting them down). If
I
>remember, you had filled in some of the plenum with block filler?? One heck
>of a big plenum. Where did you put the block filler. Any help on locating
>the article or getting info would be great. I have one of the V-8 manifolds
>all cleaned up and ready for the mill.........
>
> Frank
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rekker21@aol.com [SMTP:Rekker21@aol.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 1999 10:35 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: Intake Manifolds
>>
>> In a message dated 1/16/99 8:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> Frank.T.Holloway@KP.ORG writes:
>>
>> << . I know some of you have modified these and I know there have
>> been articles written about the modifications. What I need to know is
>> what
>> works and what doesn't, HP gains and where in the powerband these gains
>> occur. This is the next step in the Stage II TB evolution >>
>> Frank,
>> As you know, I did the intake mod to my 5.9. It, in my opinion is
the
>> perfect complimentary modification you can do for your TB mod. Mopar
>> Muscle
>> claims 10/12 HP. I'd agree with that, but the kicker is, it compliments
>> the
>> TB mod in the way that that hp and torque appear, its mostly mid and
upper
>> RPM
>> band. MM claims it will raise your shift points about 300 RPM. Now
since
>> I
>> don't know what my shift points would have been like prior to the mod I
>> cant
>> verify that at all. Did the mod at the same time as the 5.2-5.9 swop.
>> Over all, how could anyone say it isn't worth doing? You'll love it.
>> Eric
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