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Old 05-11-2013 | 03:52 PM
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Default Plenium plate ?
Is hughes performance the only place that sells the good intake plate kit or does somebody else make one ?
 
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Old 05-11-2013 | 03:59 PM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/DODGE-JEEP-ALUMINUM-PLENUM-PLATE-BELLY-PAN-318-360-5-2-5-9-MANIFOLD-REPAIR-KIT-/200922215893?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ec7e5b5d5&vxp=mtr
 
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Old 05-11-2013 | 04:02 PM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/DODGE-JEEP-ALUMINUM-PLENUM-PLATE-BELLY-PAN-318-360-5-2-5-9-MANIFOLD-REPAIR-KIT-/200922215893?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ec7e5b5d5&vxp=mtr
The seller is a member of our group.
 
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Old 05-11-2013 | 05:28 PM
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Buy the plate off of eBay. He's a good guy
 
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Old 05-11-2013 | 08:47 PM
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Is it the same as hughes perf kit ?
 
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Old 05-11-2013 | 09:19 PM
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The ebay one comes with the plate and plenum bolts, you supply the intake gasket set and intake bolts etc. They are the same thing, but the ebay one is cheaper.
 
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Old 05-11-2013 | 09:53 PM
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You could also take yours to a laser cutter place and ask for a 3/16 6061-T6 plate cut to match the stock one.
 
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Old 05-12-2013 | 11:45 AM
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But isn't the weak spot the stock type felpro gasket ? SO what good is a new plate if you still got to use a cheap gasket ?
 
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Old 05-12-2013 | 12:05 PM
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No the weak point is the plate. The oe plate is steel and the manifold is aluminum, so they dont react to temperature changes the same way, causing the gap between the two to change.
 
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Old 05-12-2013 | 12:11 PM
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But isn't the weak spot the stock type felpro gasket ? SO what good is a new plate if you still got to use a cheap gasket ?
I'm sure if you have done your research on the plenum you had to have seen where the problem is NOT the gasket but is the belly pan itself.

Let me explain this to you. The intake manifold is aluminum and the stock belly pan is stamped steel. They are 2 different types of material which means they will expand and contract at different rates which causes the gasket to blow out. Replacing the steel belly pan with an aluminum one eliminates the problem. Get it?
 
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