Chris, I have done this several times, but I make my own plates and weld
them on. If you would like some before and after manifold photos or advice
let me know.
Thanks,
Mike
At 05:41 PM 11/28/03 -0800, Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>I've had a set of the TriumphTune adapter plates, a pair of HS6
>and a spare intake manifold sitting around for years. For some
>reason, the rainy weather today inspired me to spend a few hours
>in the shop trying to find it all and start setting it up.
>
>I was quite surprised when I got the heater valve out intact. I
>haven't yet budged the steel hose barb or the pot metal banjo
>bolt; I'm sure one of those will tear right out :-)
>
>Anyway, I have been trying to decide if it's worth boring out
>the manifold to match the 1.75" hole. There isn't really enough
>meat to cut clear through all around; there's a section at
>the bottom that is already blended up into the splitter, and
>some of the manifold around there won't take much cutting
>at all. But parts of it will.
>
>Is it worth it? I can't do it with "just" a boring head, though
>I could do some - but it might be an excuse to by a small
>rotary table for the milling machine. :-)
>
>Or I could just bore down to the thickness of the mounting face
>and leave a step, or blend the step.
>
>Thanks,
>chris
Mike Perry
mperry@gate.net
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