manifold cleaning
12-22-2005, 05:40 PM
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manifold cleaning
Ok i plan on porting my intake manifolds(spares thanks to mrgone) within the next 2 week and i was wondering what be be the best way to clean them before i do it, they have all the buildup inside that you would expect from a 13 year old car so i was thinking soaking them would be the best idea( i dont have access to a parts cleaner) but i'm not sure in what, anybody have any ideas? i wasnt sure if seafoam or simplegreen would be suitable or if i should just spray a couple of cans of engine cleaner in there or if i should even bother and just leave them dirty, thanks. i'll try to post pics later tonight to show how dirty they are.
12-22-2005, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh
what about brake cleaner? thats more powerfull than carb cleaner right?
12-22-2005, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DanNY
those cleaners got a really bad chemical stench...your call if you want to use that. i used water and cleaner w/ ss wire brush.
I kinda like their stench....but then i like going to the gas station too..
12-22-2005, 07:19 PM
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Brake parts cleaner evaporates really fast so you would go through a lot to try and cut the heavy stuff. I like to use carb dip but it's $100 for 5 gallons and you can't use it on plastic and rubber. The upper intake probably wouldn't fit in the can either, the lower will. I would try simple green or a purple cleaner but make sure you rinse all that stuff off because it will corrode aluminum if you let it sit too long.
12-25-2005, 06:45 PM
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hey guys thanks for all your suggestions, i'll try cleaning it myself and if that doesn't work i could feasibly use a parts cleaner but it would be more of a hassle.
I've read up quite a bit on it and i know there is probably noway i'm going to get it perfect but since it is a spare set of manifolds i am not terribly worried about it, my goal is just going to be to uniformly increase the size of everything, if i was serious about this i would have a shop do it for me with the flow bench and do the heads also. also i am seriously looking into doing a 5spd swap this summer( if i can find a 5spd 
) and if that comes to fruition i will swap out the manifold with the one from the 5spd.
Originally Posted by DanNY
wire brush and a bottle of castrol super clean.
if you're going to port...do you know what you're doing? do you have a flow bench? or access to one?
if you're going to port...do you know what you're doing? do you have a flow bench? or access to one?
) and if that comes to fruition i will swap out the manifold with the one from the 5spd.
12-25-2005, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DaWifey's90
i would think cleaning is a non-issuse of u're going to port them....the porting is gonna remove a lot more than just the build up inside.
maybe i misunderstood
maybe i misunderstood
12-25-2005, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 92 Max
If you're taking the heads out to a machine shop to port them, why not have them clean it?
12-25-2005, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Grace_Imports
I would clean before porting because all that gunk can clog up the sandy paper thingys if you use them.
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