Re: power towers ??

["nacelp" <nacelp@bright.net>]

Got a power drill?.
Go to a GOOD lumber yard and get some hard wood, that's truely a 1" thick
(might get some various sizes, like .5, and .75" so that you can play mix
and match for the best combo).  Drill your pattern, and carve as necessary.
Go to you local hobby shop where they sell balsa model airplanes, and buy
some Hot Fuel Proof Dope, it must be FLAT BLACK, and paint heavily.  Let
dry, and install.
Can be done for less then $10
Grumpy
  Cheap as always.  BTW, I've run these on carbed engines for years..
Phenolic, ya, Ash Oak etc works as well.  I also use Kendall 427 grease on
the gaskets with the above so that they are reuseable.


> Hmmm...cool. I'll have to get one in some day and do a little plenum
> hogging. Geez...wish I would have bought that flow bench <g>.....
>
> Lyndon.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nacelp <nacelp@bright.net>
> To: gmecm@diy-efi.org <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
> Date: March 19, 2000 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: power towers ??
>
>
> >I opened up the plenum, in steps, and ever step made more power, I
started
> >just removing the EGR port and that was like day and night, then built a
> >spacer that raised the entire lid .25, and that was like day and night
(on
> >the x fire the lid is like 12"s square).
> >  It;s like cutting down the center divider on a dual plane.  What you
lose
> >in torque you more then gain in HP.
> >Grumpy
> >
> >
> >
> >> Well--I gave it a 20 "HP" when I heard of it <BG>.
> >>
> >> So you're saying something like the tower with two holes, but losing
> >> the centre section will help ?? Didn't realize the intakes were that
> >> restrictive.
> >>
> >> Lyndon.
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nacelp <nacelp@bright.net>
> >> To: gmecm@diy-efi.org <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
> >> Date: March 19, 2000 5:35 PM
> >> Subject: Re: power towers ??
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Hp probably means hyena power, the strenght you get from laughing all
> the
> >> >way to the bank, IMHO.  The TBI have such small plenums though that
> >> anything
> >> >helps, if you want any power higher then cruise.  On a 90 Chevy PU
just
> >> >changing pintles on the IAC on a 350 made a 3 MPH difference in top
end.
> >> So
> >> >in a way they do work, just an expensive way.  I'd try an open one, so
> as
> >> to
> >> >make it a kinda shared (not hardy open) plenum
> >> >Grumpy
> >> >
> >> >> Hi CSQ,
> >> >>
> >> >> What the heck is with these bolt on plates between a TBI and
manifold
> >and
> >> >> plates that space throttle plate and manifold ? Where's the 15 HP
???
> >> >>
> >> >> Lyndon.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
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