Kinetix V4 Plenum Question
07-12-2004, 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by EnthuZiastDrive
I understand what you mean, I always drive with music so I don't hear it. So driving home from work today I turned it off. Mine makes the noise as well whenever I break and when I accelerate from a stop! I might try tightening the strut bar...but I already torqued it to factory specs.
Did you just tighten the strut bar so that the plenum had no clearance and can no longer move upwards and thus no longer "pops" ?
I understand what you mean, I always drive with music so I don't hear it. So driving home from work today I turned it off. Mine makes the noise as well whenever I break and when I accelerate from a stop! I might try tightening the strut bar...but I already torqued it to factory specs.
Did you just tighten the strut bar so that the plenum had no clearance and can no longer move upwards and thus no longer "pops" ?
Zach
07-13-2004, 05:44 AM
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Loctite 262
I would suggest using Loctite 242 medium strenth
vs Loctite 262 pernament... when installing the Plenumn
see link
http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/AL.cfm
http://www.loctite.com.hk/PRODUCTS/262.htm
http://www.loctite.com.hk/PRODUCTS/242.htm
vs Loctite 262 pernament... when installing the Plenumn
see link
http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/AL.cfm
http://www.loctite.com.hk/PRODUCTS/262.htm
http://www.loctite.com.hk/PRODUCTS/242.htm
07-13-2004, 12:31 PM
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we may switch to the loctite 242 as opposed to the 262.
As far as the sway bar goes, we made it to very tight tolerances to maximize the area under the bar.
What we have noticed through feedback frome of our customers is that adjusting the tension of the bar also adjusts the height above the plenum.
As far as the sway bar goes, we made it to very tight tolerances to maximize the area under the bar.
What we have noticed through feedback frome of our customers is that adjusting the tension of the bar also adjusts the height above the plenum.
07-13-2004, 12:57 PM
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Good to hear you might switch..
Keep in mind it also has a shelf life...
So buy in small quantities..
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Keep in mind it also has a shelf life...
So buy in small quantities..
Q: Will refrigeration improve the shelf life of Loctite products?
A: The shelf life of Loctite Instant Adhesives will be improved by refrigeration prior to being opened. Refrigeration will have minimal effect on the shelf life of our anaerobic adhesives. Refer to the package labeling for proper storage conditions.
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07-13-2004, 01:39 PM
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Originally posted by hvrod
Good to hear you might switch..
Keep in mind it also has a shelf life...
So buy in small quantities..
Good to hear you might switch..
Keep in mind it also has a shelf life...
So buy in small quantities..
-Chris
07-13-2004, 02:17 PM
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chris, ive seen you post how your plenum expands whe you rev the engine. this makes sense to me being a plastic material. when the car is idleing there is heavy vacuum wich i believe would pull the center(softest point) inward. then when you rev the vacuum decreases causing the plenum to go back to its original shape giving an effect thatr is expanding from its original shape.....nothing else makes sense. as the crankcase is pulling air into the motor the plenum couldnt expand outward from inreased internal pressure.......somone correct me if im wrong..........
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Originally posted by myz8a4re
chris, ive seen you post how your plenum expands whe you rev the engine. this makes sense to me being a plastic material. when the car is idleing there is heavy vacuum wich i believe would pull the center(softest point) inward. then when you rev the vacuum decreases causing the plenum to go back to its original shape giving an effect thatr is expanding from its original shape.....nothing else makes sense. as the crankcase is pulling air into the motor the plenum couldnt expand outward from inreased internal pressure.......somone correct me if im wrong..........
-justin
chris, ive seen you post how your plenum expands whe you rev the engine. this makes sense to me being a plastic material. when the car is idleing there is heavy vacuum wich i believe would pull the center(softest point) inward. then when you rev the vacuum decreases causing the plenum to go back to its original shape giving an effect thatr is expanding from its original shape.....nothing else makes sense. as the crankcase is pulling air into the motor the plenum couldnt expand outward from inreased internal pressure.......somone correct me if im wrong..........
-justin
-Chris
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hmmmm, that is odd chris./ok, another theory: the sides or another portion of the plenum does pull in thus pushing the reinforced top outward. like squezzing a ballon for example. the area you squeeze gets smaller but another part of the ballon gets larger........sound like a possibilty? hehe, these things drive me nuts. there has to be an explanation for everything!
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One thing that I have heard a couple people suggest is that with the TB closed (car at idle) the plenum is being sucked down. Then when you rev the engin and open the TB, the plenum appears to rise, but it onlu returning to it's normal state? Who knows?!
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One thing that I have heard a couple people suggest is that with the TB closed (car at idle) the plenum is being sucked down. Then when you rev the engin and open the TB, the plenum appears to rise, but it onlu returning to it's normal state? Who knows?!
chris, ive seen you post how your plenum expands whe you rev the engine. this makes sense to me being a plastic material. when the car is idleing there is heavy vacuum wich i believe would pull the center(softest point) inward. then when you rev the vacuum decreases causing the plenum to go back to its original shape giving an effect thatr is expanding from its original shape.....nothing else makes sense. as the crankcase is pulling air into the motor the plenum couldnt expand outward from inreased internal pressure.......somone correct me if im wrong..........
-justin
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