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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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I found 2 boost leaks on my intake plenum! I can't beleive it even ran what it did (11.80) with those leaks! Maybe next time I can do a little better... One was a very minor crack for about 4 inches and the other one was a rather large 2 cm crack on the bottom seam for about 6 inches! Look at the welds. Sorry I forgot to take pics of them before I welded them!

Anyone have a polished ATI intake plenum for sale? I know some of you front mount IC guys do. If so pm me!


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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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you can send that one out and get it polished..

I remember taking that exact same plenum out of the box for the first time and putting the sticker on LOL.
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That plenum reminds me of the good old days! Might as well go with this while you are at it. http://www.nastyperformance.com/products.html
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:39 PM
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That plenum reminds me of the good old days! Might as well go with this while you are at it. http://www.nastyperformance.com/products.html
That looks nice! I think that I need to look into that little butt pipe. Any idea of how much it costs?
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No clue. But I am sure that it will be better and cheaper than the ATI plenum.
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Weld looks good, Cassie sent me the pic of the hole - it was rather big. If I still have the pic on my home computer I will post it up tonight.

Go ahead and do the FMIC!
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Here is a picture of the hole that was on the top. Unfortunately, we never got a pic or the larger hole that was on the bottom.

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