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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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well at last tomorow 4 juillet im doing my intake swap ported lower and dorman upper new gasket its been ready hope to see a good difference what do you think

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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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oh pick me pick me.... I am next right after the engine swap. But i am also going to be doing a homemade HV3 at the same time. Along with my er rockers and other things second gear should feel nice
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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I would suggest one major modification at a time, instead of both the LIM and the UIM. An UIM swap later takes less than an hour. You need to characterize changes seperately.
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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I would suggest one major modification at a time, instead of both the LIM and the UIM. An UIM swap later takes less than an hour. You need to characterize changes seperately.

the upper part is more for maintenance than performance its 10 years old .i don"t see any performance gain from it
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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My reply was directed at TJ.
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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When did Dorman start sleeving their UIM'*? or did you do that yourself?
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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yeah i made that myself its a bit thicker that the apn i think its fit well whit the lower
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I must tell you, it came out looking great. Perfect.
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Originally Posted by willwren
I would suggest one major modification at a time, instead of both the LIM and the UIM. An UIM swap later takes less than an hour. You need to characterize changes seperately.
Advice heard, token, and will do.
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