Banks High-Ram intake install gone WRONG. HELP!!!
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11-30-2013, 08:11 PM
UPDATE:
Got the head professionally welded without having to remove it from the engine. Cost wasn't too bad. I set the Banks intake to the side for now. Can't find bolts for it and I refuse to use the stud design. Bought a used stock intake horn (with stock bolts, like I wish I'd have had in the first place...), 2 grid heater gaskets, a used (but in much better condition) plenum, and a new plenum gasket. Got everything re-installed in about an hour only to find, when I began to prime the VP44, that I had a leak on the injector line closest to the block on the back of the injection pump.
Ugh. So, I removed everything again, torqued the line down, and re-installed everything (once again). I left injector lines #1, #3, and #4 open for priming. Once I saw fuel, I tightened them up and began the "first start" process. After about 6 seconds of cranking, she wheezed and coughed and roared to life. SUCCESS!
I let her warm up to operating temp and then took her on a 50-mile round-trip cruise to test the weld. I drove her soft. I drove her hard. Everything held real well and no boost leaks. I'm pretty satisfied. Now all that's left to do is drill and tap the stock intake horn so I can hook up my boost gauge. For some reason, not being able to see my air pressure bothers me. Hahaha. Anyhow, that's a project for tomorrow after work.
I appreciate all the help guys!
Got the head professionally welded without having to remove it from the engine. Cost wasn't too bad. I set the Banks intake to the side for now. Can't find bolts for it and I refuse to use the stud design. Bought a used stock intake horn (with stock bolts, like I wish I'd have had in the first place...), 2 grid heater gaskets, a used (but in much better condition) plenum, and a new plenum gasket. Got everything re-installed in about an hour only to find, when I began to prime the VP44, that I had a leak on the injector line closest to the block on the back of the injection pump.
Ugh. So, I removed everything again, torqued the line down, and re-installed everything (once again). I left injector lines #1, #3, and #4 open for priming. Once I saw fuel, I tightened them up and began the "first start" process. After about 6 seconds of cranking, she wheezed and coughed and roared to life. SUCCESS!
I let her warm up to operating temp and then took her on a 50-mile round-trip cruise to test the weld. I drove her soft. I drove her hard. Everything held real well and no boost leaks. I'm pretty satisfied. Now all that's left to do is drill and tap the stock intake horn so I can hook up my boost gauge. For some reason, not being able to see my air pressure bothers me. Hahaha. Anyhow, that's a project for tomorrow after work.
I appreciate all the help guys!
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