Did you get those emails that Eric Kurtz sent out?? I'm looking for a
junkyard manifold to spend some time working over, just so I can take time
with it and still have a dak to drive
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Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
'95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.5@87.5
207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
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----- Original Message -----
From: GS- <GSWillhite@ualr.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 3:57 PM
Subject: DML: Magnum Intake manifold...More than 1 way to mod??
> I know that more than one person has looked at the
> Magnum manifold and noticed a similarity to a tuned
> port manifold. The intake runners go STRAIGHT UP to
> the TB opening. The big difference in the two manifolds
> are the TB on the tuned port is near the front of the
> intake. I have been curious about modifing the manifold
> by boxing in the runners at the top where they meet with
> the TB opening. Picture the air going thru the TB into
> the boxed in area where the air is distributed to the
> 8 runners. The air would be INHALED AT THE TOP OF THE
> MANIFOLD instead of at the bottom. Hope this makes some
> scense. This would leave the large plenum area underneath
> the runners without vacuum, but the TB would distribute air
> much more evenly than say a chebbies tuned intake port,
> because the Throttle body opening is in the middle on top of
> the beer barrel and not the end. Probably to much of a mod
> to be a reality tho? I haven't seen a magnum manifold on the
> inside except in pictures. I thought I would post this to see
> if anyone has had the same fictional visions. Might provide a
> good laugh for others tho. =)
>
> GS -
>
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