Kegger Mod

[ramthis9501]

I have an extra stock kegger intake laying around and want to look into modifying it... What can I do to get more air into it compared to stock? I figure I need to bore it out in someway but where and how much is the question...

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

I guess I'm not familiar with that intake...pics?

[Okiespaniels]

You have to cut the runners down about an inch or 1.25 inches(?) for a 318, then it is recommended you "knife edge" the inlets and ball grind the injector ports where they enter the intake for a better pattern.
There are lots of threads on this in other forums. I would suggest googling "kegger mod" and see what you get.

BTW the information on RF is partially erroneous...filling the kegger with epoxy decreases the overall volume of the area and increases velocity in the low end not the top end. If anything too much filler restricts flow and thus top end power.

[ramthis9501]

I did find a good thread on it, it seems pretty simple and easy to do. I already got it soaking in a mix of detergent to get it shiny clean! Im gonna take my time on this so I'll update it as I go.

Dave, just google kegger intake and you'll see it, it basically just looks like a miniture beer keg cut in half lol

[ramthis9501]

Ok heres some pics... got a question... The extra intake is off of a 95 and has an extra port on each side (refer to pics below). Is there a way to get rid of those extra 2?

95 intake
http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/ramthis9501/Photos/2012-03-05_17-44-36_930.jpg

01 intake
http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/ramthis9501/Photos/2011-07-26_09-40-14_342.jpg

[OklaHemi]

Do it Colton!

[ramthis9501]

Got it figured out, just have to use some plugs that I can get at the parts store. And Im definatey gonna do it! :D

[ramthis9501]

Well since Im using an intake off a 95, which was an egr engine, I had to find a way to seal the hole up where it went. So me and my dad took an extra piece of sheet metal laying around and made one ourselves.

This is what it looked like (with the egr valve cut off)
http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/ramthis9501/Photos/2012-03-06_19-04-41_864.jpg

And heres the new one
http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/ramthis9501/Photos/2012-03-06_19-40-34_969.jpg

[rvarela]

sweet! good job man!

[ramthis9501]

Ok so I took it to a machine shop to be cleaned and it wasnt even clean... pissed me off. So Im going to go get some mag cleaner that is supposed to work really well on aluminum and clean it up later this evening. Then it'll be time to cut it up!

[LowRam]

I have the kegger intake on my ram :)

[ramthis9501]

Well changed my mind on this... Im happy with my performance tune for now, so maybe one day I'll do it. Dont feel like ripping into the engine just for that

[LowRam]

lol lots to mess with..

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

Do it...pansy. :D

[ramthis9501]

Do it...pansy. :D

You wouldnt want me to... cause that would just help me smoke your truck even more! :D

[ramthis9501]

Im on the fence about this now... the intake is all clean now just sitting here... I know I wont be able to get much if anything out of it if I sell it. So should I do it?

Another thing Im wondering is will I be able to reuse my brand new bolts I just put on in July to hold the manifold and plenum on again?

And honestly, I dont really mind pulling apart the motor again... I had fun doing it last time lol

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

Do it...pansy.

[Matt]

as long as the bolts are torque to yield bolts you can reuse them

[ramthis9501]

They are the bolts from Hughes so they should be torque to yield right?

[Matt]

i don't know what hughes is .. do you know what a tty bolt is? did you use a torque wrench when installing them? a tty bolt you torque to x about of lbs and then another half turn or whatever it calls for and it basically stretches a bit and after that you cannot reuse them ( well .. you're not supposed to)

[ramthis9501]

Yeah it called for a toruqe wrench but we didnt use one. Just tightened them just to where they wouldnt go anymore

[Matt]

Yeah it called for a toruqe wrench but we didnt use one. Just tightened them just to where they wouldnt go anymore

did it call for a torque wrench or did it call to torque it to x about of lbs and then another half turn or whatever? that's the important part .. if it's just "torque to 80 ft lbs or whatever then it's fine"

you should always use a torque wrench when installing motor parts if it calls for it .. tightening things up too tight or not tight enough can lead to issues - check out harbor freight or ebay there are some really cheap options that are better than nothing

[ramthis9501]

Just torque to x, we have a torque wrench now so I'll use it this time around.