Who does L98 intake/Plenum porting?
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Who does L98 intake/Plenum porting?
Hi All,
Who does L98 intake/plenum matched porting? I found folks that can polish L98 stuff but I can't seem to find someone reputable to port my intake and plenum. I can't/won't do it myself. I need experienced hands to do this for good results. Any recomendations?
Thanks
Lee
Who does L98 intake/plenum matched porting? I found folks that can polish L98 stuff but I can't seem to find someone reputable to port my intake and plenum. I can't/won't do it myself. I need experienced hands to do this for good results. Any recomendations?
Thanks
Lee
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Ron is located in sunny southern calilforniaaka cusinartvette is engineering and building my entire smog legal stroker motor yet to show a pictoral.
this will appear to be as stock as possible
this design is based on and around the L98 tpi configuration and should astonish, as soon as the hard numbers and sheets come in from the build.
at the very least give him a jiggle before you make any decisions, if he is unable to accomadate (very doubtful) he can point you to the right direction.
what ever you do, don't go with corvette mikes in california, some really horror stories
Last edited by slickfx3; Nov 29, 2008 at 02:16 AM.
Burning Brakes
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Thanks Mason and like yourself my 87 377 inch stroker with Edelbrock emissions legal cylinder heads is designed to be smog legal.
Living here in California puts us at a major disadvantage when it comes to engine modifications and what will pass the visual and snifter tests.
I had a nightmare with my El Camino and vowed not to go through that hassle ever again.
Now if I could just find a manufacturer who could build a legal set of headers with a EO# for my 87, I could really make this thing come alive.
At the moment the engine is out of the car after going through a complete rebuild and hope to have it running within the next few weeks.
Looking forward to seeing what kind of numbers yours produces and good luck with your venture.
Living here in California puts us at a major disadvantage when it comes to engine modifications and what will pass the visual and snifter tests.
I had a nightmare with my El Camino and vowed not to go through that hassle ever again.
Now if I could just find a manufacturer who could build a legal set of headers with a EO# for my 87, I could really make this thing come alive.
At the moment the engine is out of the car after going through a complete rebuild and hope to have it running within the next few weeks.
Looking forward to seeing what kind of numbers yours produces and good luck with your venture.
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L98 Plennum/Intake Porting
Take a look at TPIS @ www.tpis.com. They have many years of experience with TPI motors and upgrades.
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Matthew
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I agree..TPIS can handle this for you..may be pricy...you can also check with a reputable, local, machine shop/engine builder...they normally do a lot of porting work to performance engines and have all the necessary tools/know how, etc...
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From: Los Angeles CA
Thanks Mason and like yourself my 87 377 inch stroker with Edelbrock emissions legal cylinder heads is designed to be smog legal.
Living here in California puts us at a major disadvantage when it comes to engine modifications and what will pass the visual and snifter tests.
I had a nightmare with my El Camino and vowed not to go through that hassle ever again.
Now if I could just find a manufacturer who could build a legal set of headers with a EO# for my 87, I could really make this thing come alive.
At the moment the engine is out of the car after going through a complete rebuild and hope to have it running within the next few weeks.
Looking forward to seeing what kind of numbers yours produces and good luck with your venture.
Living here in California puts us at a major disadvantage when it comes to engine modifications and what will pass the visual and snifter tests.
I had a nightmare with my El Camino and vowed not to go through that hassle ever again.
Now if I could just find a manufacturer who could build a legal set of headers with a EO# for my 87, I could really make this thing come alive.
At the moment the engine is out of the car after going through a complete rebuild and hope to have it running within the next few weeks.
Looking forward to seeing what kind of numbers yours produces and good luck with your venture.
LT1 and LT4 shorty headers will fit as per member who actually fitted one, the bolt circle where it bolts to the downpipe is larger;
supposedly,
and i have theorized a smog tube configuration that may mimic air and exhaust behavior of the LT cars, but adapted to the L98 air and egr in/outputs.
pm me if you want to critique my idea.
the shortys are dougs and are shaped like the stockers only with bigger girth.
stay away from pacesetters and jba, although of high quality (the latter) another member has determined them to be clearance- issues prone
these will have 50 state executive order numbers, tags and certs
albeit 1.75 inches, still not easy and a royal
