So I cracked my lower intake, WTF

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So who knew that a gauge install could really f up your day. Torquing down the old sensor and fire up the car to see if its working, and I see a little leakage. So I take a closer look and what do you know, a hair line fracture is running from the sensor along the lower intake, WTF! I guess that's some inscentive to get a new intake hrmmmmm. Anyway, for now I'm going to try some JB Weld/Quicksteel. Think that'll hold it over?

 

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you might get lucky ,but I would just look at getting a replacement if its the stock one on the car ....you can get stock ones on ebay cheap

 

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I was planning on going with a TrickFlow Track Heat with my engine project. Would that really kill my performance if I threw it on now?

 

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track heat is more of upper RPMs, you should go w/ a street heat intake or extrude honed/ported cobra.


On a side note, i have a stock lower intake for sale. $25 plus shipping ;-)

 

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I just read that same thing, that you'd be better off with a street heat intake vs the track heat version. I ran the street heat and got great results from it.

And, for temp purposes, JB weld (not the JB quick, that stuff is crap) will do you over. I cracked my radiator a few years back on the way back from The FFW at commerce ga and I JB'd the radiator and drove it like that for 2 years

 

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I'm gonna try the old JB weld and see what happens.

 

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Typhoon intakes like I am running are less than 300 on ebay ....

 

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Hell yes for the Typhoon

 

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Think the JB weld will hold it?

 

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honestly, I wouldn't trust JB weld to hold on to that.. at least get a used stocker fot now.. just my opinion

 

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Just a small crack? JB Weld is worth a shot. Have you ever thought of a TMOSS ported lower? You would definatly see a gain, wouldn't hurt lower end torque, and would have resale, plus TMOSS probally charges less by core than most people are selling them.

 

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with out a dought in my mind jb weld will hold i used that stuff to put my bov on my intake pipe from my sc (the pipe was plastic) . ive also used it to seal stator covers on bikes , rad., oil pans .
like said dont buy the quick it suck.
if ya want it to cure faster use a heat gun it will get hard as a rock in 2 mins.