what are these nipples for ??

[Princess Valiant]

I am putting my cousin's car together and I was looking at his intake that he has for the car today and I see these nipples on the intake and I cant imagine what they are for......anyone know?

 

[jaimus]

Brass..??? Maybe Emissions..???

 

[65cuda360]

Is that a water jacket on that manifold?

 

[Princess Valiant]

Is that a water jacket on that manifold?

I have no idea ...I was hoping one of you all could tell me

 

[toolmanmike]

Shame on me! I thought this was on the Blue Forum. Carry on! tmm

 

[RustyRatRod]

I know exactly what nipples are for. ;)

 

[Princess Valiant]

I know exactly what nipples are for. ;)

ok, so then are you going to tell me or what ?

 

[jaimus]

Is that a water jacket on that manifold?

looks that way...

 

[mikedevore]

Is that a water jacket on that manifold?

Winner winner chicken dinner!

 

[67Dart273]

Is that a water jacket on that manifold?

looks that way...

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Yup. Rani many of the aftermarket manifolds don't "hook up" to the heat (riser) where originally the exhaust manifold bolted up under the intake. Also if you use headers, there's no manifold head.

Run your heater hoses in series with the heater through those, and it will heat up the manifold to prevent carb icing and stumbles when cold.

 

[67Dart273]

I know exactly what nipples are for. ;)

You must work for Microsoft, LOL

"While your answer was technically correct, it really wasn't very helpful."

 

[Princess Valiant]

so then, if its a water jacket ....do I have to use it, or can I block it off and not run water through it. I don't like the water idea

 

[krazykuda]

Shame on me! I thought this was on the Blue Forum. Carry on! tmm

x2....


When i saw nipples and Rani together, I got excited also.... Gigity, gigity....


LOL!

 

[Princess Valiant]

Run your heater hoses in series with the heater through those, and it will heat up the manifold to prevent carb icing and stumbles when cold.

both heater hoses or just one side of the heater core ?

 

[krazykuda]

I would think that you could bypass it without any problem as long as it isn't connected to any other ports or water jackets.

 

[krazykuda]

both heater hoses or just one side of the heater core ?

In one side, out on the other side (nipple).

 

[Princess Valiant]

so then, just to make sure I am doing this right.


it should be like A...right?

 

[RustyRatRod]

I would block the off and bypass them.

 

[Mattax]

Yes. 'A' will result in flow through the intake's base.
Water heated intake should be easier to tune and be more consistant especially in colder weather.
For maximum power, then do everything you can to increase air density and that means cold air and therefore a cold intake is better.
Your choice.

 

[TrailBeast]

I would block the off and bypass them.

Or at least make sure the coolant went to the heater first, then through those.

 

[lanegros]

I am putting my cousin's car together and I was looking at his intake that he has for the car today and I see these nipples on the intake and I cant imagine what they are for......anyone know?

motor home intake ??????

 

[daredevil]

plug em.

 

[chryslerfat]

If this is for a daily driver hook them up like A for better driveability if not I would not hook them up.

 

[67Dart273]

I notice that nearly everybody who says "plug em" lives in warmer climates. You might just find you can get by with this, and you might not. Up here I would not want to plug them. I can still remember (interestingly also) a young woman with a Chev 6 in a pickup with headers, and that damn thing was a bear to drive even in somewhat warm weather.

Rani if you want to learn what this "is," Google up stuff like aircraft carburetor heat, carburetor icing. This is known as the "refrigeration effect." Anytime you run a gas (air, in this case air and evaporated gasoline) from a high pressure, high velocity to a low pressure area, the temperature changes radically. Especially in wet (humid) weather this can be a problem. "Snorkel" carburetor air cleaner heat helps

I'm sure you've used air tools. You'll notice they get cool, not hot. This is because of the air blasting through them and dumping out the exhaust actually DOES drop in temperature.

 

[Idaho]

what are these nipples for??

I think you've got everyone's attention.