EFI Intake Conversion (1 of 2)

[James Weiler]

I made myself one of these but now realize that it was unecessary.  I 
used a 27/32 bit and had a friend with a lathe cut the tip down to 13 
mm.  Then used a grinding wheel to put a proper edge on the cutting surface.
hope that made sense,
jw


On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, DC Smith wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> 
>  I saw a neat little drill bit at a Accell or something, truck at the
> Craftsman Nationals last summer. It was a stepped injector drill bit,
> for cutting injector holes in intakes. Can't give you any more info than
> that I saw one and know they exist.
>  Prolly nothing special, looked like a double ended, stepped, industrial
> type drill bit to me. Wish I could give you more info..
> 
> Dan
> 
> Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
> > 
> > > own bosses from 6061 tubing (27/32 O.D., why that size I don't know, may
> > > be it was supossed to be 7/8).  The holes I drilled in the intake were
> > 
> > Nope, prolly 27/32 is right for that tubing if you are
> > talking inside diameter - that's the right hole to drill if
> > you want to tap the tubing to 7/8, therefore that tubing was
> > for tie rods, suspension pieces, etc.
> > 
> > Neat little useless fact :)
> > 
> > > I finished to inside of the boss with a 14mm ream and lots of cutting
> > > fluid to make a smooth cut.
> > 
> > Yeah, I ground a lot off too top and bottom.  Not exactly
> > the way I want, but all eight injectors are the same height,
> > so right or wrong, its consistant.
> > 
> > --
> > Frederic Breitwieser
> > Bridgeport, CT 06606
> > 
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> > 1975 Dodge D200 Club Cab (soon to be twin turbo 440)
> > 2000 Buick GTP (twin turbo V6)
> 
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