Metal Intakes for Series I and II N/A's

h1081dan · 2003-10-10 16:22:32

intake manifold that adds HP :love:

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Oct 10, 2003 | 01:05 PM

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intake manifold that adds HP

Oct 10, 2003 | 01:25 PM

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91'* had a cast aluminum intake

Oct 10, 2003 | 01:36 PM

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Too much HP from an intake manifold? Cmon... There is a replacement for the Series II that is aftermarket, but it'* got thicker walls that don't crack.

Oct 10, 2003 | 02:00 PM

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Dan, you have a Series I. It'* not prone to the failure of the Series 2. You can also get an Aluminum upper off a 92 SE or SSE and convert. Series 2 can't.

i'd like to make a correction.............
not as prone!!!!! they're still pretty common

The Series 1 OCCASSIONALLY has a different problem. They don't crack. They don't erode. Only the seal fails. It can be replaced while retaining the upper intake. This is relatively RARE. Most cars will go to their lifetime without a failure (series 1 L27).

Oct 10, 2003 | 03:00 PM

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Angry Duck Tofu Racing did develop a Series 2 sheetmetal upper, but it produced so much power, he destroyed his transmission. The cost and the danger was high.

I heard about this, but never got eh full story. What happened?!?!

Oct 10, 2003 | 03:38 PM

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1. Weld up a really cool upper intake out of aluminum sheetmetal.
2. Bolt it up to the car.
3. Go driving. Wow. Gobs of power. Really cool.
4. BOOM (sound of shattering planetary gears in differential of 4T65E transaxle)
5. Oops.

That'* about what happened.

Oct 10, 2003 | 04:15 PM

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i'm just going by my experience then. when we bought my car at 100k, we had to replace the intake, and my dad replaces them pretty often at work.
the k motor more often of course, but the series 1'* enough!