Epoxy with FAST intake
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Epoxy with FAST intake What kinda epoxy that will work with FAST intake?
My FAST intake was ported already (bought it used). The port work is not perfect so I wanna put some epoxy to the lower shell outlet and then re-port it. I go to TAP Plastic and ask them what epoxy will bond to the lower shell. No one in the store knows it. They don't even know what's the material of the lower shell.
This is how the FAST 90mm look like.
I look through the whole TAP store and here's something might work. Any opinion?
My FAST intake was ported already (bought it used). The port work is not perfect so I wanna put some epoxy to the lower shell outlet and then re-port it. I go to TAP Plastic and ask them what epoxy will bond to the lower shell. No one in the store knows it. They don't even know what's the material of the lower shell.
This is how the FAST 90mm look like.
I look through the whole TAP store and here's something might work. Any opinion?
I personally wouldn't put that stuff on my intake. You risk having the epoxy coming loose then going into the engine. Its just a recipe for disaster if you ask me...save up and get you a new lower.
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Yea, I'm kinda concern about the bonding fall off and suck into the engine. That's why the TAP guy didn't recommend anything since he don't even sure anythign will bond to the lower shell.
The previous owner using it no problem and dyno on a H/C vette with 420+ rwhp. I'm just curious if anything that'll work.
The previous owner using it no problem and dyno on a H/C vette with 420+ rwhp. I'm just curious if anything that'll work.
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Look up Devcon, they make industrial strength, hi-temp epoxies. I've got to cover up a hole in a throttle blade, not real happy with the idea of putting some thing like epoxy in the intake tract, but....
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just put a sticker over the hole... i know a guy that put a summit sticker on his throttle blade and he's making some good numbers with no problems anymore lol
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Look up DEVCON, they make ALL kinds on hi-tech epoxies.
As far as covering up the holes in the throttle blade, I figure since epoxy sticks to ITSELF better than anything, I will put it on from both sides and feather it out past the hole from both sides.
As far as covering up the holes in the throttle blade, I figure since epoxy sticks to ITSELF better than anything, I will put it on from both sides and feather it out past the hole from both sides.
I would highly advise you to avoid putting epoxy in your intake runners. People have been raising the floor of ALUMINUM and CAST intakes for years, NOT plastic intakes. While it may work for a while, it will eventually seperate from the plastic and cause internal damage.
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I would highly advise you to avoid putting epoxy in your intake runners. People have been raising the floor of ALUMINUM and CAST intakes for years, NOT plastic intakes. While it may work for a while, it will eventually seperate from the plastic and cause internal damage.
i would just let it be till u can get a new lower cause if u do it and it comes off and goes in the motor then u will need a lower shell plus some internal suff which is alot of $$$ dont risk it
