Stock Stroke 340 Build with NC Engine Builder
A couple of the cam grinders suggested that I use the DP AirGap intake instead of the Mopar M1 single plane I had planned on. Shawn suggested the AG would help with the low and mid range torque for getting out of the corners at lower engine speeds. I knew this was a possibility and is why both were on hand. Shawn did me a solid and threw the intake into his vapor blasting tank to clean the corrosion off of it. I had a battery blow its top off while charging and spray battery acid all over the engine bay and my garage. That caused a bunch of issues with the surface finish (and a soiled pair of shorts as I was in the car) because I couldn’t get it cleaned off immediately. Now it looks like new. Because the heads were surfaced to get compression, the intake didn’t fit properly. The intake faces of the heads could be adjusted to compensate but Shawn’s stance was to cut on the cheaper part. I’m good with that and if I need to use the intake on another set of heads, doubling the gasket should take care of it.
A couple of the cam grinders suggested that I use the DP AirGap intake instead of the Mopar M1 single plane I had planned on. Shawn suggested the AG would help with the low and mid range torque for getting out of the corners at lower engine speeds. I knew this was a possibility and is why both were on hand. Shawn did me a solid and threw the intake into his vapor blasting tank to clean the corrosion off of it. I had a battery blow its top off while charging and spray battery acid all over the engine bay and my garage. That caused a bunch of issues with the surface finish (and a soiled pair of shorts as I was in the car) because I couldn’t get it cleaned off immediately. Now it looks like new. Because the heads were surfaced to get compression, the intake didn’t fit properly. The intake faces of the heads could be adjusted to compensate but Shawn’s stance was to cut on the cheaper part. I’m good with that and if I need to use the intake on another set of heads, doubling the gasket should take care of it.