Project: Mavro Gato - 99 Turbo'd 3L - Page 8

warmonger · 10-26-2006, 09:27 AM

Looks pretty good! You pulled that one out yer ass nicely.

B3NN3TT · 10-26-2006, 10:36 AM

You're doing all this work; are you going to knife-edge and counter-sink that throttle plate as well?

FastCougar · 10-26-2006, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by B3NN3TT

You're doing all this work; are you going to knife-edge and counter-sink that throttle plate as well?

I've been thinking about it ...

warmonger · 10-28-2006, 11:01 PM

With a hole that size...why bother?

70mm couldn't possibly be a restriction.

shadowfox28 · 10-29-2006, 01:36 PM

Wowzas! "The cleanest build in the history of automobiles." Very nice work. Did you just use a regular hand dremmel for the throttle body boring? If you did, you my friend have a very steady hand.

FastCougar · 10-31-2006, 10:12 AM

95% of the casting flash is removed from the topside of the UIM. It's very time consuming and mind numbing work. Tonight, I will remove the other 5% and then start on the longer task of working my way down to 800 grit sandpaper before polishing. The bit's I'm using on my grinder are for head porting, so they are something like 60 grit & 100 grit. Next up is hand sanding with 220, then 400, then 800. Good quality polishing is all about surface prep ... at least I keep tell myself that

I will get some pictures after tonight's progress

jaged · 10-31-2006, 11:44 PM

what type of metal did you use for the gasket?

rbls4ever · 11-01-2006, 12:25 AM

looks like plain old sheet aluminum. but i may be wrong

FastCougar · 11-01-2006, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jaged

what type of metal did you use for the gasket?

Yep, plain old sheet aluminum from Home Depot

PREDATOR · 11-01-2006, 11:14 PM

Looking Good

10-26-2006, 09:27 AM	#71 (permalink)
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10-28-2006, 11:01 PM	#74 (permalink)
warmonger NECO Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 776	Re: Project: Mavro Gato (56K ... Get a cup of coffee) With a hole that size...why bother? 70mm couldn't possibly be a restriction. __________________ My project website Nautilus Performance We are now an authorized SCT Dealer![SIGPIC]

10-29-2006, 01:36 PM	#75 (permalink)
shadowfox28 NECO Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,481	Re: Project: Mavro Gato (56K ... Get a cup of coffee) Wowzas! "The cleanest build in the history of automobiles." Very nice work. Did you just use a regular hand dremmel for the throttle body boring? If you did, you my friend have a very steady hand. __________________ PErformance mods:GMK CAI, Msds headers, Level ten shift kit, TRUE dual exhaust system...no cats...flowmaster 40 series mufflers. Future mods: Level ten Shiftronic kit, 3l with svt cams and thomas knight(or hopefully Blackcoog) supercharger with all the goodies.

10-31-2006, 10:12 AM	#76 (permalink)
FastCougar In search of more boost! Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Kearneysville, WV Posts: 8,322 Images: 732	Re: Project: Mavro Gato (56K ... Get a cup of coffee) 95% of the casting flash is removed from the topside of the UIM. It's very time consuming and mind numbing work. Tonight, I will remove the other 5% and then start on the longer task of working my way down to 800 grit sandpaper before polishing. The bit's I'm using on my grinder are for head porting, so they are something like 60 grit & 100 grit. Next up is hand sanding with 220, then 400, then 800. Good quality polishing is all about surface prep ... at least I keep tell myself that I will get some pictures after tonight's progress __________________ 1999 Mercury Cougar - Turbo'd 3L. Status: Car on hold ... preparing for baby #2 Power: 391.9 hp @ 6750 rpm \| 374.2 lbs/ft. @ 4250 rpm \| boost @ 11 psi For Sale: 19" Konig Verdicts with Toyo ProxesFZ4 225/35ZR19 Tires - $850 shipped! "Physical slavery requires people to be housed and fed. Economic slavery requires people to feed and house themselves." - Zeitgeist: Addendum

10-31-2006, 11:44 PM	#77 (permalink)
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