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What is the best way to clean the inside of a intake manifold
I just bought an ls6 intake for my ws6 and I want to make sure it's perfectly clean before it goes on my motor what is the best way to clean it and also inside the runners and inside the whole thing I don't want any dirt entering my motor...
__________________ 2000 Ws6 M6-Short throw,Slp Lid, P&P TB,LS6 intake,Coated LT's, TSP Y, Custom 3" Catback, TTP Tune, UMI SFC's, LCA's, Panhard bar,Poly Motor mounts 40k miles Black on black 12.353@120.68 2.36 60ft
Little shot of spray....
350hp/359tq Uncorrected 465hp/543tq Uncorrected fuel pump/Injectors maxed
-Kutztown University
Mine is a ported LS6 intake. When I took my heads off a few years ago to have them rebuilt I wanted to do the same thing with mine. It was NASTY dirty. The runners and everywhere I could touch felt like a thick layer of sand paper from all the crap that had been building up in it.
I sprayed an ungodly amount of Sea Foam spray Deep Creep (like 3 cans) inside everywhere, let it sit for like 30 minutes and then took a toilet type brush that had a flexible pole attached to it and ran it straight through all the runners and all inside the intake. I did that process like 4 times. It was smooth as glass inside when I got done. And when I put the water hose to it after the Deep Creap sat and soaked in, it was pure black water that came out each time.
I was told I should have taken it apart, but I didn't think about that a tthe time. Probably get it cleaned up faster if you take it apart. I didn't know you could.
__________________ 2000 Ws6 M6-Short throw,Slp Lid, P&P TB,LS6 intake,Coated LT's, TSP Y, Custom 3" Catback, TTP Tune, UMI SFC's, LCA's, Panhard bar,Poly Motor mounts 40k miles Black on black 12.353@120.68 2.36 60ft
Little shot of spray....
350hp/359tq Uncorrected 465hp/543tq Uncorrected fuel pump/Injectors maxed
-Kutztown University
Brake clean ( non chlorinated) or Simple Green and a brush, rinse well with water and turn it on end to let gravity drain, then blow it out/off with air gun. The LS6 is a one piece design....no way to take it apart like the FAST.
__________________ 2000 Camaro SS Pewter M6 #1875 LPE 383
JPH/Crane Cam
Midwest Chassis Fab 9"
Nitro Dave's 90mm Plate Nitrous System
07 Grand Prix GXP, 06 Monte Carlo SS ( Wife's Ride)
Well I just cleaned it I got purple power and a toilet bristle brush that could bend. I sat it in the tub sprayed waited scrubbed rinse and repeated 4 times now it's like brand new what can I do to make of look better before I install it. I have left over plastic polish compounds and pads will that do anything?
__________________ 2000 Ws6 M6-Short throw,Slp Lid, P&P TB,LS6 intake,Coated LT's, TSP Y, Custom 3" Catback, TTP Tune, UMI SFC's, LCA's, Panhard bar,Poly Motor mounts 40k miles Black on black 12.353@120.68 2.36 60ft
Little shot of spray....
350hp/359tq Uncorrected 465hp/543tq Uncorrected fuel pump/Injectors maxed
-Kutztown University
you could also you tide washing powder and water or really any washing powder and let it sit over nite submerged. Use half the little cup to enough water to submerge the intake in a ice chest or bucket of some sort
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2005 Silverado 5.7 LS1
N/A 1.67 - 60' / 11.92 @ 113 - 1/4, Best 60' on motor 1.57
11.36 @ 117 on 100 shot
Power wash it at the car wash, best bet to blast out all the ****. Thats the way I did mine
__________________ 2000 SS A4 Hardtop, Stuff, Tuned by Sam, Sold
2004 GMC Sierra SLT, 07 electric fan setup, Tuned by Sam
2003 CR250R-Crash test dummy vehicle.
I have a black on black car so ..... it will stay black....... But i want to have it smoothed and painted gloss black or satin black i just tryed searching and i could not find any post about smoothing them out and paiting them....
__________________ 2000 Ws6 M6-Short throw,Slp Lid, P&P TB,LS6 intake,Coated LT's, TSP Y, Custom 3" Catback, TTP Tune, UMI SFC's, LCA's, Panhard bar,Poly Motor mounts 40k miles Black on black 12.353@120.68 2.36 60ft
Little shot of spray....
350hp/359tq Uncorrected 465hp/543tq Uncorrected fuel pump/Injectors maxed
-Kutztown University
I have a black on black car so ..... it will stay black....... But i want to have it smoothed and painted gloss black or satin black i just tryed searching and i could not find any post about smoothing them out and paiting them....
I used dawn, it cuts grease right? lol Then i rinsed it out very well.
Get some sand paper, it's REAL bitch to do man. I got the rails completely smooth on top and removed those dots on each of the 8 humps on top. and most of what i could reach. Took forever...
You need some high filler primer i believe its called. Fuck it, spray the whole can on it. Can be found at any auto parts store. Then pick your color out. Spray paint it with some duplicolor paint. 2-3 coats, whatever you desire. Then clear coat it if you wish, but remember you'll have to polish it and that'll be hard to do as well, since there are so many curves. I polished mine after I cleared it, to get it to shine better. I wanted it to really shine.
PM me later. When I get home i'll show you some pics if you care to see the finished product.
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What is the best way to clean the inside of a intake manifold 
