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Old 09-12-2013   #1
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Default Re: If/When you go to siamesed Intakes?

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Actaully Ron, the first Siamese was the snakeskinner car......from sports car illustrated:

"The secondary throttles have been removed, so the engine is always drawing air through both runners. The intake runners have been siamesed along part of their length by cutting out the wall separating them. The cams are stock......."

This car ran 11.83@123 .....launching at 1600 RPM

This is from May 1992 mag...the 1989 Snakeskinner 1
Yep but who did the work? I cannot remember... I guess JVD would know unless you do...
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Old 09-12-2013   #2
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Yep but who did the work? I cannot remember... I guess JVD would know unless you do...
since that was a gm project i'd have thought mercruiser did it
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Yep but who did the work? I cannot remember... I guess JVD would know unless you do...
Ron this is the GM test car.......I am guessing either Mercury or Scott Leon at GM
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Old 09-12-2013   #4
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If you go down this road to Siamese , make sure you have someone who know what they are doing........ this thing cost me major $$$ for the plenum, work done, then GVD to fix it...



Hey Todd

Sure would like to see those double DD's

I have only seen the single D

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Old 09-13-2013   #5
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If you go down this road to Siamese , make sure you have someone who know what they are doing........ this thing cost me major $$$ for the plenum, work done, then GVD to fix it...



Hey Todd

Sure would like to see those double DD's

I have only seen the single D

what's warped the plenum or I/H ?

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