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tbird88
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raised top I made - * 6 pics *
Messed around with an extra top I had, this is what I came up with. TIG welded it on Friday, drove to the drags at Fun Ford Weekend in Baytown on Saturday, made 5 passes then drove home.
Car is an 89 automatic at 3960lbs (driver & 1/4 tank fuel).
Best ET with the raised-top, K&N 7" cone, and an intercooler fan was 15.56 with a 60' of 2.29, enough to hang with a stock 5spd.
Still needs a little cleanup but I'm very happy with the results, top is raised 1" on the passengerside & 3/4" on the driverside and installed with original-length bolts. The white gasket under the base in the 6th pic is a Teflon gasket I make as are the ones on all intercooler pipe connections.
As seen in the 5th pic, the bottleneck is history. Original geometry with the upper IC tube connection was kept. Upper tube is only rolled slightly at the upper connection on the intercooler and keeps the same geometry there also. I could bevel the mounting lug on the underside of the tube so it could be used but didn't because I work on my car so much.
thanks fer lookin', 'bird
ps: sorry for the cross-post...I'm that happy with it.
Messed around with an extra top I had, this is what I came up with. TIG welded it on Friday, drove to the drags at Fun Ford Weekend in Baytown on Saturday, made 5 passes then drove home.
Car is an 89 automatic at 3960lbs (driver & 1/4 tank fuel).
Best ET with the raised-top, K&N 7" cone, and an intercooler fan was 15.56 with a 60' of 2.29, enough to hang with a stock 5spd.
Still needs a little cleanup but I'm very happy with the results, top is raised 1" on the passengerside & 3/4" on the driverside and installed with original-length bolts. The white gasket under the base in the 6th pic is a Teflon gasket I make as are the ones on all intercooler pipe connections.
As seen in the 5th pic, the bottleneck is history. Original geometry with the upper IC tube connection was kept. Upper tube is only rolled slightly at the upper connection on the intercooler and keeps the same geometry there also. I could bevel the mounting lug on the underside of the tube so it could be used but didn't because I work on my car so much.
thanks fer lookin', 'bird
ps: sorry for the cross-post...I'm that happy with it.