kegger mod, should I cut here?
#11
I will be the devil's advocate and tell you not to cut that part out.
I pulled the intake and modified it on a gasket repair. I went a bit hog wild on the intake and cut that center section out and smoothed the inside of that port. About 3 months later, my engine wouldn't idle worth a crap and come to find out the intake manifold cracked like an egg. Theres an old thread here with pics of it.
I think that bit in the middle might be there for the structural integrity of the dome shaped intake. On a pyramid style M1 or air gap, its not do important.
Was a good excuse to buy an air gap though.
I pulled the intake and modified it on a gasket repair. I went a bit hog wild on the intake and cut that center section out and smoothed the inside of that port. About 3 months later, my engine wouldn't idle worth a crap and come to find out the intake manifold cracked like an egg. Theres an old thread here with pics of it.
I think that bit in the middle might be there for the structural integrity of the dome shaped intake. On a pyramid style M1 or air gap, its not do important.
Was a good excuse to buy an air gap though.
Last edited by aim4squirrels; 04-21-2011 at 03:20 PM.
#12
I will be the devils advocate and tell you not to cut that part out.
I pulled the intake and modified it on a gasket repair. I went a bit hog wild on the intake and cut that center section out and smoothed the inside of that port. About 3 months later, my engine wouldn't idle worth a crap and come to find out the intake manifold cracked like an egg. Theres an old thread her with pics of it.
Was a god excuse to buy an air gap though.
I pulled the intake and modified it on a gasket repair. I went a bit hog wild on the intake and cut that center section out and smoothed the inside of that port. About 3 months later, my engine wouldn't idle worth a crap and come to find out the intake manifold cracked like an egg. Theres an old thread her with pics of it.
Was a god excuse to buy an air gap though.
Last edited by RamNJeep; 04-21-2011 at 03:30 PM.
#16
I did a bunch under the air horns.
I do not doubt that the intake may very well have been a bad casting, but I'm it was not torqued. Its possible the grinding I did weakened it enough to stress under proper torque. Its also possible the hughes plate was drilled a bit off and pulled the intake apart from the bottom.
I do not doubt that the intake may very well have been a bad casting, but I'm it was not torqued. Its possible the grinding I did weakened it enough to stress under proper torque. Its also possible the hughes plate was drilled a bit off and pulled the intake apart from the bottom.
Last edited by aim4squirrels; 04-21-2011 at 09:39 PM.
#17