Super Ram Install Finally DONE!!
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From: Dayton, OH HAWG: "this is Off Topic...it can get a bit north of care bears and strawberry shortcake in here"
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Melting Slicks
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Did the shop use gaskets or silicon to seal eveything up?
Reason I ask is this: when I got my motor from LPE and had to take it apart they used silicon and not gaskets. I called them and they then said to use a gasket so I did, now I'm thinking of going back to the silicon next time I tear it down. I have an idle problem and I think it's due to a vac. leak.
Reason I ask is this: when I got my motor from LPE and had to take it apart they used silicon and not gaskets. I called them and they then said to use a gasket so I did, now I'm thinking of going back to the silicon next time I tear it down. I have an idle problem and I think it's due to a vac. leak.
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Instructor
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From: San Luis Obispo California
We went the RTV route. Gaskets are really expensive, for really not that much. I wouldn't use RTV for the runners to the base, but for the plenum and plenum top RTV red all the way!
With these, btw, vacuum leaks are a huge problem, we had several and that was one of the reasons for the runaway amount of time spent under the hood.
With these, btw, vacuum leaks are a huge problem, we had several and that was one of the reasons for the runaway amount of time spent under the hood.
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Hey Big_How and Kool88vette,
Where did those SuperRam lids come from and who makes them? Are those lids prone to leaks more than the stock ribbed lid?
The reason I ask is because I am interested on one I saw for auction, but it has a cover similar to yours which is flush without the ribbed lines. I just worry about it being weaker than the original cover.
This is the link to the SR I am interested in.
Where did those SuperRam lids come from and who makes them? Are those lids prone to leaks more than the stock ribbed lid?
The reason I ask is because I am interested on one I saw for auction, but it has a cover similar to yours which is flush without the ribbed lines. I just worry about it being weaker than the original cover.
This is the link to the SR I am interested in.
Drifting
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From: Citrus Heights California
Hey Big_How and Kool88vette,
Where did those SuperRam lids come from and who makes them? Are those lids prone to leaks more than the stock ribbed lid?
The reason I ask is because I am interested on one I saw for auction, but it has a cover similar to yours which is flush without the ribbed lines. I just worry about it being weaker than the original cover.
This is the link to the SR I am interested in.
Where did those SuperRam lids come from and who makes them? Are those lids prone to leaks more than the stock ribbed lid?
The reason I ask is because I am interested on one I saw for auction, but it has a cover similar to yours which is flush without the ribbed lines. I just worry about it being weaker than the original cover.
This is the link to the SR I am interested in.
Last edited by Kool88vette; Aug 13, 2007 at 08:42 AM.
Melting Slicks
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Has anyone ever seen one of these SR covers chromed? I have a ribbed one and have it polished but would like to get it chromed. Reading the above post has me alittle worried about the ribbed one leaking. I have a idle problem that I'm guessing is a vac. leak and currently have a gasket in there but when I got it, it was siliconed.
*scratches head*
*scratches head*
