How thick is the upper intake on a 3100?

[Navybass]

I was thinking of polishing the outside of my ypper intake on my 94 3100 engine. I was wondering how thick it was because I don't want to go through it.

 

Has anyone else ever polished their upper intake?

[Vegeta]

You gotta go completely insane to go through it. Its not thin, probably 3/16" or more.

[ShockTherapy]

i have no clue, i want to say 3/8ths of an inch, yeah, plenty of people do it, be sure to post pics.

[Navybass]

Cool.

 

I'll post some pics when it's done.

[19Cutlass94]

If you go through the gasket, your doing something wrong.

[Brian P]

I still have one like your style for sale for a few bucks + ship in case you should mess it up.

[supreme_style21]

I still have one like your style for sale for a few bucks + ship in case you should mess it up.

 

always looking for a quick buck. last night didn't mean anything to you, did it.

[1QUICKHATCH]

if your just wanting to grind down the ridges/3100sfi off the top you will be fine!

[Brian P]

I still have one like your style for sale for a few bucks + ship in case you should mess it up.

 

always looking for a quick buck. last night didn't mean anything to you, did it.

 

It wasnt s'posta mean anything, haven't you ever seen pretty woman?

[TeeJay3800]

Has anyone else ever polished their upper intake?

I polished the plenum and valve covers on my 3.1. I have pics if you want.

[kuntzie]

Has anyone else ever polished their upper intake?

I polished the plenum and valve covers on my 3.1. I have pics if you want.

 

 

x2 ( look at avitar)

 

ps TeeJay3800 you got a pic of yours in colour... you did a damn nice job

[3.4dohc]

Know any machinists? One half hour on a verticle mill will take the ridges off in no time at all and keeping it virtually flat. Then some buffing compound and a buffer can make it look like glass!

[TeeJay3800]

Has anyone else ever polished their upper intake?

I polished the plenum and valve covers on my 3.1. I have pics if you want.

 

 

x2 ( look at avitar)

 

ps TeeJay3800 you got a pic of yours in colour... you did a damn nice job

Thanks! Yours looks sweet too! I'd post pics of mine, but I don't want to hijack this guy's thread.

[SigEpCutlass]

i just noticed there's a motorola cell on top of your plenum TJ! lol

[TeeJay3800]

Yep that's my old phone. I put it there to try and show how reflective the polished surface is.

[94CutlassSLCoupe]

i'm anxious to see how it turns out...definately planning on polishing the intakes on my car, along with the aluminum valve covers i need to put on to stop my oil leakage.