Okay, did the plenum pan and gasket a few weeks ago----been thinking about it ever since----

I have a brain storm any thoughts or input would be great anyhow here is my idea-----what would be wrong with making an alum machined plate to fit in 1/4 and alum welding it on so there would never be a need for a gasket again, this would eliminate the gasket and have a air sealled weld that would never leak-----any one have any thoughts on this???? I am going to get an junk yard manifold and some alum and give it a try----anyone thnk of anything negative that could happen by doing this????

 

that has been done and it the best way to eliminate the potential for a leak. Just make sure you dont want to mod the intake before you do it.

 

yea that would suck if you wanna cut runners or start dishing the injector ports and cant get to them... would be nice to have a few extra keggers... speakin of.. you still got that extra one laying around steve?

 

I thought hard about going that route. I am crazy **** about having a clean intake. I put an air/oil seperator in line with my pcv valve, if that gives you any idea of how bad. Anyway, I figured if I welded it and it got mucked up I wouldn't be able to pull it apart to clean it out.

Also, if you do weld it or have it welded, I would vacuum test it before you put it back on.

 

Best thing to do is take the kegger off and throw it into the nearest trash receptacle unless you have an affinity for replacing the gasket frequently. Put an M1 on your truck , no plenum pan = no plenum gasket = problem fixed

 

what is an M 1 and where would I get one from or off of what vehicle were they on so I could try to locate one?

Thanks Tim

 

You can get them from Summit Racing. Unless you are going to have your pcm flashed for it, you'll spend very little time in the rpm range to notice the benefits from it. It'll move the powerband into the upper range. For daily driving and regular offroading, you may just be better off welding the stock intake. It'll be cheaper too.

 

so instead of my powerband being from about 2500-4000 it'll be like 3500-5000?? i dont think that would help you to much.. is there anyway to get a full rpm range powerband?? or any serious mods that would help?? 1500-5000 rpms

 

Forced Induction

 

The stock manifold is a pretty good air design for low end hp and torque. The M-1 will simply shift your power to the upper end and you will most likely even notice a power loss on the bottom end. If you want to improve the bottom end then a cam designed for low end hp and torque is best and dollar for dollar is an economical way to go. The stock manifold will work pretty good up through 350hp. Also gearing, noticed you have 33's.