cutting valley pan for 1200's

[Scott231]

Here are the links to Louis's pictures. They are all full size so you can see any details you need to know.

http://www.gnttype.org/media/VPTrimmedTop.jpg
http://www.gnttype.org/media/VPTrimmedBottom.jpg
http://www.gnttype.org/media/VPTrimmedside.jpg
http://www.gnttype.org/media/VPTrimmedCloseup.jpg

Hope it helps someone out there.

 

[GNandGS]

You have some case sensitive issues on those links! I dont recommend caps for files/links in most cases... I just browsed the folder and viewed them that way.

Anyway here are some additional pics I took years ago. Could have been much more aggressive on the trimming, but it worked fine.

http://www.gwtra.org/images/tech/intake/intake.htm

Shawn

 

[gnfanatic]

qtr, I was thinking about welding up that box to BUT wont oil get up there when you are reving the motor at 5600 rpms at a wot blast? Thats waht i am worried about. I want to elimnate the entire valley pan idea. I dont like it, SO I have TWO ideas:
remove pcv valve and relocate to the pass side valve cover where the breather is.
OR
build a little box under the pcv valve ( but worried about oil getting up there)
I need your opinion guys!
thanks!
Ralph

 

[325DR]

Originally posted by gnfanatic
qtr, I was thinking about welding up that box to BUT wont oil get up there when you are reving the motor at 5600 rpms at a wot blast? Thats waht i am worried about. I want to elimnate the entire valley pan idea. I dont like it, SO I have TWO ideas:
remove pcv valve and relocate to the pass side valve cover where the breather is.
OR
build a little box under the pcv valve ( but worried about oil getting up there)
I need your opinion guys!
thanks!
Ralph

Ralph,
I made a little "box" to shield the PCV and that didnt work. It was still sucking oil (and a lot of it). I now use a valley pan with no problems (and I dont loose any oil).

 

[gnfanatic]

aintgoinslo, how about I put it in the pass side valve cover?? I have seen many cars have that from the factory. you think it would work? I dont see why not, good thing to is that there is a baffle there from the factory, wont suck any oil up
what do you guys think?
thanks,
Ralph

 

[qtr@atyme]

used the box at least fifty times never had any complaints about oil consumption before. Weld up all of the intakes for a guy who ports heads and never had any problems. If a guy was worried about this problem he could build some baffles into the box.
The key in this idea is to build it only tall enough to clear the pcv valve and to offset it to the rear providing only a small area towards the rear of the motor for it to draw the air through.

 

[gnfanatic]

The key in this idea is to build it only tall enough to clear the pcv valve and to offset it to the rear providing only a small area towards the rear of the motor for it to draw the air through



I understand the first part as being as close as possible to the pcv, but what do you mean by "to offset it to the rear providing only a small area towards the rear of the motor for it to draw the air through".
thanks
Ralph

 

[qtr@atyme]

The box will be larger than the hole for the pcv. When installing the box place the sealed edge (front side) a close to the pcv grommet as posible. This will leave the rear of the box (opening) offset towards the transmission. You should be able to get as elaborate as you'd like thers is no space confinments to deal with just make sure you dont get to close to the rear sealing edge of the intake.