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Well, after 4 years I finally found one and pulled the trigger. Paid today and should ship this week. Excellent seller from TGO.
Intake is dirty from sitting but will clean up nice, no stripped holes, etc. Not sure if I'll blast it or dip and powdercoat...we'll see. Got another car buddy here who wants to look at it and give me a recommendation. Had NOS installed, I bought without the lines. A few pics below. I'm excited to get it! Matthew Attach file:  imagejpeg_2_5.jpg (0.00 KB) imagejpeg_3.jpg (0.00 KB) imagejpeg_4.jpg (0.00 KB) |
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I haven't soda blasted any aluminum yet, I should give it a try and see what kind finish looks like.
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I saw that one for sale. Glad you were able to get a hold of it.
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Yeah, Will, I knew it would go quick so I jumped on it. A little elbow grease and it will look nice. I'll post after pics eventually.
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What are you running on the car now....?
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I think I might have a buddy locally who wants it for his 88 camaro. He told me to stop and see him tomorrow.
Ps...my wife is pissed I bought it so I had to give her a piece of my mind about how this is my only hobby and it makes me happy. I eventually got her to see my perspective. |
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Tell me about it. According to her, something on the car breaks "every week"...I had to correct her...it's every other week. |
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| Ultraman | Re: Superram | ||
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Well like does she think its a money pit or something.....? Hobbies are good....you could be into model trains or fishing or hunting big time....those are great ways to dump money....or you could drink and smoke a lot and pay big tips to strippers in Williston No Dak...I'm just trying to give you some ammo here...stuff I have used before....
The only thing I ever found worked was if I can get this then we can redo the kitchen or the bathroom...or the...you get the idea. I think you have done a lot of work around the place so that should give you some green lights.....just saying...... |
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Just tell her that as long as your spending $$$ and time working on the Corvette, your not out spending $$$$ drinking in the bars, chasing other women and whoring around.
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That's exactly what I told her, and that it makes me happy so deal with it. Aso, Marcus, she always gets what she wants whether it be clothing, hardwood floors, repainted bedroom, LANDSCAPING ROCKS, etc... Matthew |
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Cool. Do you know what size intake gasket the ports are compared to your present intake?
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I remember one time I was being accosted for getting something fairly expensive and UW asked why I had to have it.......I said, because it pleases me....not much she could say then.....I think it was a new Harley....
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The SR is unported and untouched. I don't know what it is offhand. My heads are ported and gasket matched to a felpro 1205 I believe. I have a gasket set in the garage to double check with. I don't know if I'm going to do any port work. The SR should either match up with or be smaller than the heads. Just port matching that from intake to heads wouldn't really be any gain. Matthew |
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Would the Superram work with the Edelbrock base?
Here's an install I found. Maybe you've seen it. http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c4/vader86/superram.html Looks like shallow holes were drilled in the "china wall" to hold the silicone on the last installation of your new base. |
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Joe - it would work with the edelbrock base. Basically the same thing. But I've got a small oil leak at the intake gaskets anyway and I want to keep it as a package.
Also, I have seen Vader's page a long time ago, thanks for bringing that up again. I've been reading through old SR posts deciding what (if any) mods I'll make for mounting the runners and plenum. I think I might do just allen cap scews and not mess with it that much. Not sure yet. Matthew |
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I used the right stuff. I think my oil leak is from the intake gaskets. I didn't spray those with anything. I know some guys use copper spray which I will do next time.
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Intake arrived today. I'm excited but can already tell I have some work to do on it. I'm not 100% happy with the Accel casting on the ports and a few exterior flaws as well. I guess I will have some minor port work to do before powdercoating. I also know I don't like the stock bolt set up with those 12 pt heads, so I'm gonna decide what route I'm gonna go with that.
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the castings on those things really are junk...
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It reminds me of the castings from the edelbrock that I spent so much time on, but slightly better.
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Finally got my intake back from the powdercoat shop. It was bead blasted. Guy said you can't soda blast aluminum because it will impregnate the metal then you can't paint it correctly.
Anyway, it's very clean but it certainly changed the finish of the aluminum. Very dull with a dry, chalky appearance. I will certainly PC it now since I don't want to polish anything. But I'll be getting it powdercoated elsewhere since they screwed me around for a week. I told the owner if he knocked it from $100 to $75 he could do it but he said no, $100. So I said bye bye. |
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Good tip, Bill.
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Quick photo of how it turned out:
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Looks like they used play sand to blast it... which is what I use in mine for steel/cast iron and it does an OK job on alum as well but you get the appearance you have now.... they also never should have blasted it directly into the ports....
When you get back from the power coater it should have been heated up enough (to cure the paint) to expand the metal and get most of it out of the ports. I reckon you said that you were going to port on it a little anyway so that'll get it out of the ports for sure.... Until you drop it off with the powder coaster be careful touching it with your bare hands because the oil will contaminate the surface and they will have to re-blast it. Will |
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Will - I think you are right. I found some sand on the top of the intake, so that's what they used. So the guy lied to me and it wasn't bead blasting. Figures. Another reason I won't be going back to him.
Yes, I'll clean up the ports. I was thinking of either washing it with soap/water or spraying it down with some cleaner when I'm done. Do you think that's a good idea? I'll also be wearing gloves while I port it so that should help. Matthew |
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Yea - hot water and laundry detergent will clean the oil off.
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Cus I'm sooooooooooooo busy, I took a piece of billet I had in the shop (didn't have any cast).
I hit one side with soda and the other with glass @105 psi. Each was hit for about 10 seconds. Soda just doesn't clean as well as glass (obviously). Soda is great for paint removal and can be useful in "restoration" finishes where glass is more aggressive (but less than sand). The glass left a nice finish on the aluminum. But, you have to be careful with glass if you're going to paint it, too smooth and the paint won't adhere properly, self etching primer helps. For p/c the surface can be smoother because the powder melts in. Like Will said - hot soapy water wash (preferably with Dawn). I use Simple Green first and soapy water while the SG is still wet. Painted a bunch of cast alum this way. Attach file: 2006-10-02 23-23-25_0002.JPG (0.00 KB) 2006-10-02 23-27-59_0003.JPG (0.00 KB) |
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Nice comparison, Bill.
And thanks for the info to Bill & Will (sounds like an NBC sitcom ) |
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Finally back from the powdercoater, gloss black. Overall it turned out nice, a few imperfections in the surface but those are from the casting, not the PC. I could/should have sanded it a little more but oh well.
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Looks great!
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Looks nice.
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I don't know what casting flaws there would be to seal?
I have to make some gaskets for my EGR block off plates and I still have to chase the threads just in case. I also need to make TB gaskets and finish the IAC housing and new top plate for the TB, as well. Lots of little things. I also need to pick up a thermostat and distributor gasket, I won't make those since they are 99 cents and I'd rather just get them premade. Thanks for the compliments, guys. |
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is it done yet
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That looks sweet!
When my wife complains about money spent on the Vette I remind her of the big block speed boat I used to own (23' bright red Baja with straigt pipes out the back). It had a 60 gal tank that I filled with gas everytime I would go out. It also depreciated like a rock! What really pissed her off though is when I painted the logo from the rap group N W A in large letters along the side. I had it parked in our driveway. She was a teacher in the local school at the time and she felt it showed disrespect to minorities. I eventually changed it to the Chevrolet "Heartbeat" logo. |
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Thanks, Ron. The intake makes sick power and looks great. Very happy with it.
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