Porting Lower Intake ***Pics Inside***
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Porting Lower Intake ***Pics Inside***
Well I finally got an Air Compressor today and decided to start porting my lower intake. First I tried to use the grinding stones, but they didnt work to well, they would just bounce around and I couldnt get them to bite in, so then I grabbed my sanding bit and went to work. I need to buy alot more of them from Summit Racing or somewhere else, but this is what I've done so far. Camera and light make it hard to see the actual diameter and such, when its done it should be easier to photograph. The runners will be substancially smoother ("rough" from casting) and also will flow alot better. On with the pics.
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ps. a side effect of smoothing out the runners is that it will prevent buildup in the future, the dirt wont beable to stick and cling to the sides of the runners nearly as easily.
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ps. a side effect of smoothing out the runners is that it will prevent buildup in the future, the dirt wont beable to stick and cling to the sides of the runners nearly as easily.
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Originally posted by mzmtg
Dont polish them mirror smooth. Just try to remove the casting roughness. You want to maintain a turbulent boundary layer in the air flow. The ensures proper fuel atomization.
Dont polish them mirror smooth. Just try to remove the casting roughness. You want to maintain a turbulent boundary layer in the air flow. The ensures proper fuel atomization.
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When I did mine I stoped before it was too smoth just because of this reason.
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mzmtg, the only thing about that is the Injectors are at the end of the runners. I wonder if I should leave the area around the injectors and somewhat before them rough? I'll probably put the injectors back on it and see their angle then decide.
96BLUMAX, a drill might not be able to spin fast enough, A dremel will. Actually a drill will work fine, it will just take longer. I ran mine at 80psi so it wouldnt spin as fast and also so I could have more control over the rpm range of the tool.
NightRider, Haven't messed with the upper yet. I was going to but then decided not to. I need to get more sanding drums.
Thanks for responding guys!
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96BLUMAX, a drill might not be able to spin fast enough, A dremel will. Actually a drill will work fine, it will just take longer. I ran mine at 80psi so it wouldnt spin as fast and also so I could have more control over the rpm range of the tool.
NightRider, Haven't messed with the upper yet. I was going to but then decided not to. I need to get more sanding drums.
Thanks for responding guys!
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mzmtg, the only thing about that is the Injectors are at the end of the runners. I wonder if I should leave the area around the injectors and somewhat before them rough? I'll probably put the injectors back on it and see their angle then decide.
96BLUMAX, a drill might not be able to spin fast enough, A dremel will. Actually a drill will work fine, it will just take longer. I ran mine at 80psi so it wouldnt spin as fast and also so I could have more control over the rpm range of the tool.
NightRider, Haven't messed with the upper yet. I was going to but then decided not to. I need to get more sanding drums.
Thanks for responding guys!
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mzmtg, the only thing about that is the Injectors are at the end of the runners. I wonder if I should leave the area around the injectors and somewhat before them rough? I'll probably put the injectors back on it and see their angle then decide.
96BLUMAX, a drill might not be able to spin fast enough, A dremel will. Actually a drill will work fine, it will just take longer. I ran mine at 80psi so it wouldnt spin as fast and also so I could have more control over the rpm range of the tool.
NightRider, Haven't messed with the upper yet. I was going to but then decided not to. I need to get more sanding drums.
Thanks for responding guys!
MrGone
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Canuck, Im going to do the upper, I just need to buy the proper sanding rolls.
BluMax, 3/4" diameter by 1". I need more, infact I need an assortment of the drums and rolls. If you find a bunch of them, please LMK.
Max7, I'll create a write up when Im done. It's not hard, and I will cover technique, tips and tricks, etc.
nupe, pretty much,
BluMax, 3/4" diameter by 1". I need more, infact I need an assortment of the drums and rolls. If you find a bunch of them, please LMK.
Max7, I'll create a write up when Im done. It's not hard, and I will cover technique, tips and tricks, etc.
nupe, pretty much,
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I bored out the Durangos throttle body yesterday and holy ****!!!!
It already had really good get up, but its even better now. Actually I'm worried if I do anything to my intake manifold and heads it will be too easy to spin.
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It already had really good get up, but its even better now. Actually I'm worried if I do anything to my intake manifold and heads it will be too easy to spin.
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When i port matched the intake manifold to the pathfinder 70mm i polished it mirror smooth is that a no no there , and from grinding to much i left small dimples,is this bad also? Thanks
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Originally posted by Ramius83
Krismax: You are fine on that portion. The rest of the intake manifold and lower intake plenum have enough casting imperfections to still simulate the turbelent air....
Krismax: You are fine on that portion. The rest of the intake manifold and lower intake plenum have enough casting imperfections to still simulate the turbelent air....
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I am starting to get confused. Why exactly is there such a big emphansis on turbulance? The injectors are at the very end of the lower intake plenum. I dont think that smooth vs. rough runners will affect the atomization of the air/fuel. With Carb and TBI setups its more important to have some turbulance, and some old BowTie racers I know used to modify spacers on their TBI engines. They would put remote control air plane propellers inside of the spacers, they said it made lots of extra power, but was kind of a ***** to machine to their exact specs.
hmmmm?
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hmmmm?
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Its also not so much the ammount of power, but when you get it. I modified the Throttle body on my Durango, and now it gets alot more air and requires less throttle to get up and go.
Mingo, I'm not sure on how much power, sorry.
Dave B, that is correct, I believe that it varies with each engine, each driver, and then they want or need their power.
I am thinking about what kind of effects one would see if they made swirl type grinds in the runners. hmmmm
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Mingo, I'm not sure on how much power, sorry.
Dave B, that is correct, I believe that it varies with each engine, each driver, and then they want or need their power.
I am thinking about what kind of effects one would see if they made swirl type grinds in the runners. hmmmm
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#22
Originally posted by Dave B
Very little. Porting takes a lot of skill and contrary to popular belief, removing a lot of material is not a good thing.
Dave
Very little. Porting takes a lot of skill and contrary to popular belief, removing a lot of material is not a good thing.
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MrGone: Id personally leave the injector area alone. Just my .02
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HitManSE, could you explain more on why you would leave the injector area alone?
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HitManSE, could you explain more on why you would leave the injector area alone?
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Thanks for the reply, I appreciate your straight-forwardness.
I'm still looking into where I should buy some more sanding rolls and drums, just not very hard![Wink](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Unfortunately since I no longer have a VE based car, I will most likly not be the person to post the results, but maybe Jeff92SE will...... If I beg him enough![Wink](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
I will be sure to create a new thread with the results, but what do you say about when I get more pics?
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I'm still looking into where I should buy some more sanding rolls and drums, just not very hard
![Wink](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Unfortunately since I no longer have a VE based car, I will most likly not be the person to post the results, but maybe Jeff92SE will...... If I beg him enough
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I will be sure to create a new thread with the results, but what do you say about when I get more pics?
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I'm still looking into where I should buy some more sanding rolls and drums, just not very hard![Wink](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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I'm still looking into where I should buy some more sanding rolls and drums, just not very hard
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You need to buy steel shaping/porting bits to do the cutting. And 3M scotchbrite stars work well for cleaning up and getting intot he hard places. Cratex is also good for polishing. Check to see if you have a local J&L or WT tool .
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Thanks for the Tip!!!!!
and looky, today and tommarrow you can get 25% off as long as you order 5 things or more.
Sorry to say but I havent done much more to it, right now I need to put out some small fires around here like finishing the Mustangs brakes and and rejetting the carb, and recurving the distributor (mechanical advance only), I also need to reroute my power steering lines and do a bunch of other small things that will help make the car streetable.
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and looky, today and tommarrow you can get 25% off as long as you order 5 things or more.
Sorry to say but I havent done much more to it, right now I need to put out some small fires around here like finishing the Mustangs brakes and and rejetting the carb, and recurving the distributor (mechanical advance only), I also need to reroute my power steering lines and do a bunch of other small things that will help make the car streetable.
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