DIY plenum porting question
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DIY plenum porting question
Hi. I am interested in doing this and already have a dremmel but my question is what specific bit(s) do I need to do this job?
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you wanna use a a bit that doesnt have cross patterns on it. Get a single bit carbide grinding stone bit. that is what I used and it didnt take long to grind down the walls. it will not get clogged up as fast with aluminum chips.
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I do quite a few of these and I prefer a metal cutter. Just make sure you use some kind of oil on it to keep it clean and it will cut faster.
Last edited by 87GTA Runner; Mar 21, 2003 at 08:06 PM.
Originally posted by BOTTLEDZr28
you wanna use a a bit that doesnt have cross patterns on it. Get a single bit carbide grinding stone bit. that is what I used and it didnt take long to grind down the walls. it will not get clogged up as fast with aluminum chips.
you wanna use a a bit that doesnt have cross patterns on it. Get a single bit carbide grinding stone bit. that is what I used and it didnt take long to grind down the walls. it will not get clogged up as fast with aluminum chips.
i HIGHLY do not recomend that carbide stone thing... i got 2 of them and they were a waste... The thing you want is what looks like a can with little cutting fins around it... dip it in oil and let'r rip... sorry bottled.. but i had NO success with that carbide bit with the dremmel.. all it did is make things smooth... with the tin can with fins, it ate that EGR wall like a mad man... very impressed with that.. i had to go to Home Depot 4 times and almost get arrested to get these stupid things... but they look nice!! cant wait to get my pics of it almost done...
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can someone post some pics of what has to be removed, i know theres something about an egr plate but stil kinda fuzzy, also what kinda gain should i expect
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Check out Vader's article.http://216.121.161.76/files/PlenumPorting.pdf
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