Finished the cold side upgrade today. Turned out to be more of a hassle than I thought. Had to trim the fan shroud for the intake pipe because the intake comes so far forward. Also moved the pcm over by switching the bolt holes...im not totally happy with that and want to do something more secure, but it was just too easy to move it that way to not to right now. Got both BOVs installed and meth fittings installed.

That got me thinking about the AIS nozzles that are recessed back slightly...I wonder if there is a legitimate advantage to that. I moved the nozzles further back from the TB to hopefully give it more time to vaporize completely. I told Rick to weld on the BOV flanges 25 degrees off center from the 90 and he nailed it! 3.5" is a lot tougher to fit than 3".

Also made the ugliest TB cable bracket you have ever seen today....should work great though I tried welding some aluminum strips I had with my cheap flux core welder just for ***** and giggles and managed to turn them into strips of molten aluminum

I should get the spacers in the mail tomorrow, so hopefully Ill be driving by tomorrow night!

 

Didn't you do the dual BOV for the look? I can't see the other one...

 

Yea....about that....I am using a softer spring in the other one though, so im hoping it works better dealing with the compressor surge...

there is 2 though, promise!

 

Your PT88 didn't surge did it?

 

Yea, a lot worse than this one actually. When I was testing my intercooler pressure drop I noticed compressor pressure would spike before the valves opened. It was too fast to see on my laptop but the analog gauge gave it away.

 

I've been told that the recessed nozzles are supposed to create a pressure drop at the nozzle itself and promote better atomization and keep droplets from forming. Just be sure the bungs don't interfere with the cone spray pattern.

 

That's true but flow over any orifice will create a pressure drop, but since there is boost pressure in the pipe I want sure how much it would actually help

 

This intake swap is proving to be a pain...

First off I had to grind the intake above the ports so it would line up on the heads correctly. I think this was due to my heads being milled slightly, but still makes me nervous grinding on a brand new intake where one slip means I ruined the gasket slot. Got it finished without incident though.

Also finished the throttle cable bracket and plate I made to hold the coolant distribution block from the heads. It should look pretty cool how I have it planned.

The real kicker though turned out to be the fuel rail fitting right behind the alternator. The way the rails are setup they are closer to the alternator than the stock intake. I ordered a low-profile fitting so hopefully that gives me enough room...if it doesnt, then I really dont know what I can do. Moving the alternator sounds like a huge pain. I have exactly 1.75" from the face of the rail to the back of the alternator, which isnt much room to fit -8an hose. Fitting should be here wednesday most likely.

I also replaced my oil pressure sensor since my old one never moved from 60...I need to go buy a socket for it, its such a bitch to get to

I am very happy with how the intake looks though, very sexy IMO

 

Solution....-6. You don't need -8 lol

 

very sexy intake, i like it! cant wait to see how much you gain from it. dual BOV's is tight!