Nice Picture. Man, dont you know you should wear shoes when you out
in the garage messing with stuff like that! lol
Eric
Jons foot is in the lower left corner of his intake pic
Jon Smith wrote:
>
> Bernd, if I'm thinking of the part that you're talking about, it is some
> rough casting that didn't get milled out. I noticed this when I had the
> manifold off, and ground them out. I've got some pics of it on my
> webpage.... www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
> _______________________________________
> Jon Smith-------Raleigh,NC-------ICQ: 9720504
> '95 318 auto CC 4x4 3.90 31" A/T's
> JBA headers, dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM
> F&B Stage I TB, MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake
> MP SBEC, 180 degree thermo, ASP crank pulley,
> 16" Hayden elec. fan 0-60mph in 6.3
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 9:16 PM
> Subject: RE: DML: Street and performance - Now TB/Manifold Opening
>
> >
> > Ok....since we're on the subject of TB's and Manifolds (again),
> >
> > Has anyone noticed that when the stock (and modified) TB's are on the
> intake
> > manifold (and looking down the barrels at WOT), the center of both barrels
> > have a manifold obstruction to flow around. To put it in easy to
> understand
> > terms: You open the blades all the way open and look through them into
> the
> > manifold.
> >
> > I know port-matching helps out for power gains (more on some than others)
> > but has anyone tried to grind the center of the plenum to better fit the
> TB?
> >
> > Bernd D. Ratsch
> > Pflugerville, TX
> > 1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC - 2WD
> > http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
> > bernd@texas.net
> > ICQ: 39320084
> >
> >
> >
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