I DO NOT want to take off the entire intake!!! What a pain in the arse. I just need to tap a nozzle spray on the plate for my meth/water. You can see on the top pick its now attached before the throttle body. I'm going after the rotors now.
Tail pipes don't smoke. Burns very little oil. I maybe add about 1/4 quart every 3,000 miles. I have a little valve train noise on the passenger side head... but its just the common lash adjusters noise.
The oil is normal don't worry about it. If you want you could get a oil air seperator and put it on the pvc line to keep oil from getting into the intake.
You can try to separate the oil as mentioned, but the ALLEN cars pump oil back into the intercooler through the PVC vent. You create a vacuum when the blower goes into serious action. Boost on one side...suction on the inlet side. You'll suck a golf ball through a garden hose...oil has no chance to stay out of the plenum.
The reason you couldn't get the plenum lid off was due to the LOCTITE 510 Gasket Eliminator or High Temp Silicone Sealant that was used. A dead blow hammer always does the trick.
You can try to separate the oil as mentioned, but the ALLEN cars pump oil back into the intercooler through the PVC vent. You create a vacuum when the blower goes into serious action. Boost on one side...suction on the inlet side. You'll suck a golf ball through a garden hose...oil has no chance to stay out of the plenum.
The reason you couldn't get the plenum lid off was due to the LOCTITE 510 Gasket Eliminator or High Temp Silicone Sealant that was used. A dead blow hammer always does the trick.
Oil in your intake system can cause preignition/detonation which is never good. In an ideal world it would be great to have no oil but in reality it may not be that easy. The oil seperator will work. I personally use a brass sintered filter and whatever get caught there is allowed to drain back insead of collected. It doesnt eliminate but helps
Can we continue this conversation on this other thread I made about oil in intake por favor. I moved over the last two posts over there.... Thanks :thumbsup:
I think painting the intake is a bad idea as it can retain heat. I doubt powercoating is useful but it's up to you guys.
Only one way to find out. Heat soak the hell out of it and measure the heat coming off the plenum on a 90 degree day. Then paint the plenum and retry the test.
Yeah I feel the same way... also have thought about polishing it, but I think that will also "plug" all the little breathing cavities the aluminum might have.
Well I'm mostly going for looks right now...my super power adder allen race kit is down the road when I win lots of money. But for now my poor hobby is going for shine.
Here it is, the color is chrome smoke. I don't plan on painting or doing anything to the spacer. I like how the spacer is already polished. You can also see that I shaved off the COP nubs and pop can holder since I don't have COP or the AED coolant can. Can't wait to have everything back together!!
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