My Pinky project thread...

[IsaacHayes]

Wow, the cam adds a TON of HP... like 70 at certain RPM's. That is if the simulation is accurate.

[1988GTU]

O btw Ben, a 3500 plenum with phenolic spacers doesnt fit under a beretta hood without removing the sound deadner... lol..

Better hope your mounts hold up or it's going to slam itself into the underside of the hood.
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... Broken 1990 Q4 front mount comes to mind.

[IsaacHayes]

He has a brand new trans mount, filled with poly, and a CNC poly dogbone from me, and a poly insert in the upper mount. I think he'll be ok with mounts, but yeah it's rubbing as is...

[1988GTU]

Well he could just buy a US body cowl hood and call it a day. lol

[IsaacHayes]

I think he is going to machine the spacers thinner. The corner of the plenum is rubbing the hood brace.

[1988GTU]

Cover the brace with some masking tape and hammer the area in a little. No one will ever know.
If he machines them thinner, wouldn't he need to put the groove for the o ring back in?

[IsaacHayes]

Well, his hood insulation is being ripped up too... So he needs to either rip that out or make them thinner. Either put an o-ring groove back in, or just use a stock gasket.

[3400-95-Modified]

Hammered the brace yes, covered with masking tape no... OH well

It's clearing right now, I'll figure out if I want to machine the spacers down... yeah I have 3500 gaskets and the machine shop said they could put the o-ring groove back in if I wanted it.

[IsaacHayes]

Did you remove the hood insulation? It also helps keep heat off of the hood so the paint doesn't get so hot.

[geldartb]

i havent had the hood insulation in the grand am for a few years. paints still fine and shiny, it is black so it get uber hot anyway

[3400-95-Modified]

Well, I'm droping the car off at Great Scot, in Norwich tonight for tint... 15% on front windows and 5% on all rear windows... Possibly 10% on the quarters if they have that level.

I need this thing tinted before bfest, It will make it stand out so much better, even being two colors

After I get that back tuesday night I'll be pulling the drivers side axle, getting that replaced for a new one, (boot ripped already) and then I'll be possibly trying to put my 3500 plenum back on with a modified TB bracket for the mean time...

The car will be attending Eppings street night on friday of this week if all goes well... I need some times on this bish!

[SappySE107]

TCE is making an adapter for the TB adapter since they were made too short for 3500 plenum use.

[3400-95-Modified]

Yeah I saw that, I appreciate it and for the mean time I think I'll find a spare TB bracket and hack it up so I can use the 3500 plenum at the strip... I want some good times.

[IsaacHayes]

Adapter for an Adapter... LOL sounds funny. Anyways looking forward to your 1/4 times.

Jon, just get some spacers and longer bolts in the mean time, not much harder than hacking up a bracket... Local hardware store would work...