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Old 05-18-2010, 09:08 PM   #1
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Modding the stock intake manifold (Upper not lower)

After looking at the stock UIM, I really dislike the design. Air go's in and hit a flat wall for the primary runners. And there are hard abrupt corners everywhere in the primary and secondary areas. So i cut it open, sandblasted everything, and ground out most of the bumps, corners, and round edges. I then added JB Weld to help smooth the air flow.

Before i go ahead and weld it back up, anyone have any good ideas to further improve upon this "experiment".


Here's what I came up with:
*These pics are before the sanding, polishing, and finishing.


Stock:



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93 Touring: TRADED - 91 Coupe: TRADED - 90 GTU: RHD - 88 10AE: SOLD - 87 Base: SOLD - 86 Base: SOLD - 1985 GSLSE - 85 Gsl: SOLD - 80 Gs: TRADED - 1972 Rx2
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