Vortec intake manifold

[michael hurd]

Anyone done any work inside your intake manifold? I am going to replace the intake manifold gaskets before they start to leak, so I blasted up a spare intake and spent a few hours removing casting flash and blending the transitions inside.

Going to give it a final bead blast and wash before epoxy primer and paint. I have a bunch of stuff on the list to get yet for the job, going to replace the injector assembly with the MFI piece, FelPro gaskets, and a new EGR tube... any experience with the aftermarket EGR tube, or would it be best to get an OEM one?

Also thinking of getting the Taylor Vmax spacer later on down the road.

 

[VorTecxas]

Personally I would plug the EGR, I don't like exhaust being fed into my intake. If you can afford it right now, a tune would do wonders and you could have it tuned out. If you prefer to keep your EGR, I would go with the OEM tube since it seems like you're pretty much stock.
Are you talking about manifold spacers or a throttle body spacer?

 

[michael hurd]

Personally I would plug the EGR, I don't like exhaust being fed into my intake. If you can afford it right now, a tune would do wonders and you could have it tuned out. If you prefer to keep your EGR, I would go with the OEM tube since it seems like you're pretty much stock.
Are you talking about manifold spacers or a throttle body spacer?

If I were going with a tune, it would be after a computer swap, and I plan on keeping the EGR. I was talking about the manifold spacer that goes in between the upper and lower intake, it gives you more plenum volume and allows more flow around the injector spider.

 

[VorTecxas]

Then an OEM tube would work just fine. I've heard good things about the plenum spacers, not so much on the TB ones

 

[1997k1500Calvin]

What are the bad of the tb spacer.. Seems too good to be true to me

 

[dylan5299]

Seems too good to be true to me

That's exactly it

 

[twt63]

What are the bad of the tb spacer.. Seems too good to be true to me

I have one,can't tell any difference with it at all! What is this other spacer you speak of and where do you get one?

 

[shamrock246]

V max unit
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