gut intake manifold?
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gut intake manifold? just BSing around here....
I'm about to finish up my 388 all bore and I'm wondering what would happen if I gutted an LS1 intake. I have an LS6 intake manifold that I plan on using but I was wondering if I would see any gains but taking the old LS1 intake I have, cutting the bottom out to get inside, cutting all the runners as short as possible (or close to that), and then JB welding it back together. As I see it, the engine would loose a fair-to-good bit of low end torque but then gain a good bit of top end due to the very short runner length and LARGE plumbium (sp?). Any ideas?
I'm about to finish up my 388 all bore and I'm wondering what would happen if I gutted an LS1 intake. I have an LS6 intake manifold that I plan on using but I was wondering if I would see any gains but taking the old LS1 intake I have, cutting the bottom out to get inside, cutting all the runners as short as possible (or close to that), and then JB welding it back together. As I see it, the engine would loose a fair-to-good bit of low end torque but then gain a good bit of top end due to the very short runner length and LARGE plumbium (sp?). Any ideas?
