Re: Intake Manifolds: Attn Eric

From: Mark Kuzia (flyboy01@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sun Jan 17 1999 - 12:45:26 EST


Does anyone have pictures or a copy you can scan for me out of the old 97
issue that you could e-mail me?

Thanks
Mark
flyboy01@worldnet.att.net
http://home.att.net/~flyboy01/

-----Original Message-----
From: N2mopars@aol.com <N2mopars@aol.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, January 17, 1999 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Intake Manifolds: Attn Eric

>In a message dated 99-01-17 11:17:51 EST, you write:
>
><< 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 >>
>
>
>Frank you are correct. The issue is the Mopar Muscle July 1997. The
center
>divider is cut down two inches (Jules once posted this) You cut the
runners
>as far as possible. And fill in the plenum chambers around the runners to
>take up air space. In the article they say to weld them up with pieces of
>aluminum, as the filler material is too heavy. Also dont forget about
welding
>the heat shield to the plate on the bottom of the manifold. Maybe do a
little
>work at the inlets from the TB to make that transistion smoother. It
almost
>looks as if the plenum divider is wider then the space between those
openings.
>My truck does not have EGR, but for the guys that do, the plenum divider
>houses the EGR passage. If you cut it down for the full length of the
>divider, you are cutting away this passage. On my truck, I would just
replug
>the passage at the end of the manifold. Maybe on the EGR trucks you just
>leave the passage open at the end of the manifold????
>
>Brad
>



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