Shaved / Sanded OEM intake manifold
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Shaved / Sanded OEM intake manifold
Just thought I would share my progress. I picked up a used OEM intake manifold, sent it to Fullblown to have it ported to match their 74mm throttle body. When I got it back I decided that I wanted to have it powdercoated in a semi-gloss black. In prep for powdercoating I decided to sand all the casting marks off (mostly just the surfaces that are visible when the IM is installed).
I have never taken on a project like this. I bought a 30gallon air compressor, a few air tools, many sanding disks, etc. Most of the work was done with a 90 degree die grinder, 4" grinder, and a dremel.
All vacuum ports were shaved and filled (except brake booster port)
Secondary air injection port shaved and filled
Water ports shaved and filled
Fairly smooth
New home for the AIT sensor
Almost ready for powdercoating! Will post more pics when I get it back.
Scott-
I have never taken on a project like this. I bought a 30gallon air compressor, a few air tools, many sanding disks, etc. Most of the work was done with a 90 degree die grinder, 4" grinder, and a dremel.
All vacuum ports were shaved and filled (except brake booster port)
Secondary air injection port shaved and filled
Water ports shaved and filled
Fairly smooth
New home for the AIT sensor
Almost ready for powdercoating! Will post more pics when I get it back.
Scott-
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Looks nice, but I don't understand why you didn't just port match the TB flange yourself, since you already have the tools to make quick work of it. If I was going to send it off anywhere to have something done to it, I would have had it extrude honed on the inside.
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At this point if I were to do it again, I would def do the TB opening myself!
Scott-
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