2.216VTurbo
12-29-2005, 02:42 AM
Hey gang,
I have ported tons of 8V IN/EX manifolds even some Masi 16V stuff but in the 7+ years I've had the Rampage RT (TIII/568) the head has never been off nor do I have any experience playing with the Lotus stuff. So now I have a couple of lightly coolant wetted plugs so it's time for the head to come off. I still have to get the whole set up cleared past the most stringent of all inspection tests, the California Air Resource Board. In CA you can put a newer ('cleaner') engine into an older chassis, but not visa versa for post '73 smog controlled cars. Thing is the older chassis needs to then meet the emissions standards for the vehical that the newer engine came from. That means not only does it has to pass the sniffer for later car (the donor for the Rampage was a 93 IROC RT with 912 miles on the ODO:eek: ) but every smog piece needs to be in place and working. CARB wont even allow any non stock brass vacuum fittings! So the hybrid turbo and the big triple core I/C will have to stay on the shelf for now;) I figure I might as well optimize the stock manifolds as long as I am changing the head gasket. I know the best thing to do would be just to send the stuff off to one of the TIII gurus but if I had to pay someone to work on my TD projects, the house would get repo'd in no time.
Anyone have any tips/tricks/pitfalls to watch for when porting the TIII head/manifolds?? If you have done it no pearl of wisdom is too small for me to heed. I do have the increased height Ti retainers and adjustable cam gears to put on in the process. TIA
Alan
84 Rampage RT TIII/568
87 GLHS 16V Masi/555
89 TC Masi DOHC/284 Getrag now, soon 523 OBX
I have ported tons of 8V IN/EX manifolds even some Masi 16V stuff but in the 7+ years I've had the Rampage RT (TIII/568) the head has never been off nor do I have any experience playing with the Lotus stuff. So now I have a couple of lightly coolant wetted plugs so it's time for the head to come off. I still have to get the whole set up cleared past the most stringent of all inspection tests, the California Air Resource Board. In CA you can put a newer ('cleaner') engine into an older chassis, but not visa versa for post '73 smog controlled cars. Thing is the older chassis needs to then meet the emissions standards for the vehical that the newer engine came from. That means not only does it has to pass the sniffer for later car (the donor for the Rampage was a 93 IROC RT with 912 miles on the ODO:eek: ) but every smog piece needs to be in place and working. CARB wont even allow any non stock brass vacuum fittings! So the hybrid turbo and the big triple core I/C will have to stay on the shelf for now;) I figure I might as well optimize the stock manifolds as long as I am changing the head gasket. I know the best thing to do would be just to send the stuff off to one of the TIII gurus but if I had to pay someone to work on my TD projects, the house would get repo'd in no time.
Anyone have any tips/tricks/pitfalls to watch for when porting the TIII head/manifolds?? If you have done it no pearl of wisdom is too small for me to heed. I do have the increased height Ti retainers and adjustable cam gears to put on in the process. TIA
Alan
84 Rampage RT TIII/568
87 GLHS 16V Masi/555
89 TC Masi DOHC/284 Getrag now, soon 523 OBX