[Shotimes] Intake Goo

Bruce Malachuk bmalach1@nycap.rr.com
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 14:37:54 -0500


in my post I did say 2 things but I think I completely forgot to say
anything about the PCV system. I know I was thinkign about it but never said
anything. Come spring I plan to do a little catch can type of thing and/or
possibly create a little bit of a vac. in the crankcase. I remember reading
some posts that Paul had written up either on the TCCA or the shoforum.

Bruce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@v8sho.com>
To: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>; "'shotimes'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Intake Goo


> The crud is always being ingested by the motor by means of the small port
in
> front of the throttle plate (venturi effect).  It condenses in the surge
> tanks and intake when the temp falls below 100F or so.  At shut down, the
> engine heat soaks and drives off the more volatile components of the
yellow
> sludge and leaves behind the hard carbon material.
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR SHO
> '93 EG mtx SHO
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: "Noack, Jason" <Jason.Noack@ihrco.com>; "'shotimes'"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Intake Goo
>
>
> > the crap that gets up into the intake I think comes from 2 things. First
> > when you let off the gas pedal the engine creates a vac. and then some
of
> > the fuel mix gets up in the runners. Also running the car are really now
> > rev's (like using 5th gear when you should be in 3rd) seems to make a
> > difference. I don't think at the lower revs that the air is drawn into
the
> > cylinder fast enough so the air/fule mix hangs out a while in the top of
> the
> > heads.
> >
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Noack, Jason" <Jason.Noack@ihrco.com>
> > To: "'shotimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:56 AM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Intake Goo
> >
> >
> > > Where the hell does this come from???  My real question today is how
> > > difficult is a motor mount to do, I'm pretty sure mine is gone.
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