FubarI33t

Geting ready for new Fuel Rail, and T/B. First pic shows a an over view. Secound is where i mounted FPR. I used the OEM fuel rail mount(the front mount that mounts in front of motor) Bent and drilled. Made a nice bracket. Third is a Pic of what my new fuel rail is gona look like. PallNet at Hybrid Z is makin it now. I also orderd the PSI gauge for it.

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81 Black L28E

ok i found the same no runner style intake ....what i was wondering is would it be better for makeing power then the stock one that i have now?? ..
the intake is in a junk yard and iam just being lazy about removing it...
i wanted it because it should make my header get more air and cool faster ...
But does it make more power also?????
I have a 60mm T/B to put on it ..i think should i go pick up the older intake IF its better???? ... .Then have it ported and install the T/B and intake all at the same time ????

NICE WORK FubarI33t..I LIKE THE RAIL AND OLDER INTAKE SETUP IT LOOKS SICK !!!!

jfairladyz

more power is doubtful. In the long run its less of a heatsink so at the end of the day you're likely to be putting out more power then the stock manifold would just due to lower intake temps (whether its noticeable or not is the question). But first thing in the morning it's not likely to make a difference. I like the look better and it makes finding the lower manifold bolts easier.

Also, you DO NOT want the header to get air and cool. The hotter they are the more effective they are. What you want is for the heat coming off of the headers to be able to evacuate the engine compartment rather then get trapped under the intake manifold and get soaked up therefore heating the intake air. Not good. An open runner manifold will let the heat pass through it.

81 Black L28E

thats what i wanted to know thanks j ..iam going to go get that intake and port it for my 60MM T/B setup ..i think the its the best way to go and i also like the look ....

ON a differnt note ..how do i get something cromed ???.....i have a valve cover i want cromed and ..well i dont know mabe the new intake to ..i have see cars with the intakes all cromed out i think it looks sick ..but mostly i just want to have this valve cover cromed ..i checked around here and there is no one here that does it ...does anyone know a place i can ship my crap to to have it cromed ??????

SHADY280

there are lots of places around the counrty that chrome, just go on the net, do a search, pay more for it or youll be sorry, i got a place local here, i just dont know what they charge, for the intake thing, i cut out all the webbing on mine, but i left in the heat sheild to deflect the heat away, thus leaving and air gap with no direct heat exchange under the manifold. you can also header wrap your header, i think i might try it to see if it helps, ive heard this wears out your header tho, anyone heard of this before. the only problem is the newer style intake has that big egr tubing in it, so all the webbing doesnt come out, there both the same length i believe, just the n42 style is missing the egr passages.

Bleach

I've heard the going rate for the shorter 4-cyl L-series valve cover to be chromed is $200. The longer one might be the same price or maybe more.

81 Black L28E

dam that much huh? spendy .....this n42 manifold has the egr stuff ..iam going to make a cover plate ...
ok what made the n42 motor have more power than the newer motor p79 ..intake ? ecu?bottom end?.. are zx motors are pretty much the same as the z but mister n42 has 170hp on the plate...... mister n47 on the 1979 car has
135hp.. now in 1981 the mis little p79 at 145hp ....what makes it more or less power ?????pistons?heads?or tuning ? i cant figure it out ..they should have just kept all the n/a motors 180hp and made the turbo car 280hp lolololol ..

FubarI33t

There are a few powder coated valve cover's on ebay/stores. There's an orange one on there i like for like 100$ Black and orange are the colors he has i think. i'll see if i can find the link.

81 Black L28E

yes a friend of mine said powder coating would be a better way to go but i dont know anything about it ..or even if there is a place around here that would do it ...

NismoPick

All my engine parts are powder coated. Just gotta sandblast / mediablast the parts & get them coated. I'm sure there is someone around town that does it.

FubarI33t

here's link to powder coated cover.
[http://stores.ebay.com/Keystone-Powd...dZ2QQpZ3QQtZkm

81 Black L28E

i found a place here that does powder coating ..i took the valve cover there he said he would coat it up for me in high gloss Black for $40 bills ..so stoked i will post a pic of it when i get it back at the end of the week

jfairladyz

Yeah header wrap is said to increase fatigue and stress on the header. A header blanket is supposed to be a streetable alternative. But I've never tried a blanket. But I did however have the headers on my old Mustang wrapped and I never had any problems for the short time I had the car.

duowing

It's probably just one of those things, that it just won't last quite as long. I imagine there's probably no quick difference or wear out of the header.