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Old Oct 8, 2000 | 10:08 PM
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Plenum Porting and runner porting

Ok, I started to port my plenum and I took down the floors that stick up. Now, do i have to port the runners ???? Is it supposed to be done also? How hard is this? Any where that gives a detailed explanation? How do you gasket matched runners to the plenum and intake?

Should I port the sides of the plenum also? It looks like it supports it from collapsing.
What is base porting?
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Old Oct 9, 2000 | 05:42 AM
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Theformula,

I think this question might get more answers in the “TPI Forum” so I am moving it there for you.
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Old Oct 9, 2000 | 07:49 AM
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I would do the runners while you have them off. Knock down the wall in the runners where the tubes are attached to the mounting flanges. It may not seem like a lot but take the amount of material you remove and times it by eight and it adds up.

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Old Oct 9, 2000 | 09:46 AM
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Old Oct 9, 2000 | 03:52 PM
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http://www.tribal-treasures.com/cars...-port/port.htm

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Old Oct 9, 2000 | 07:10 PM
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Ron,
Nice site there. That polishing job on the upper plenum is nice! Makes me want to pop mine back off and re-do it, or perhaps find an extra one to do. WOW!

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Old Oct 9, 2000 | 07:36 PM
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Old Oct 9, 2000 | 09:34 PM
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well its all done. I only took down the restrictive floor. Not the sides. What kind of performance difference can I expect from just doing that.
thanks for the responses guys.
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Old Oct 13, 2000 | 12:51 PM
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