5/16" Iso Thermal Plenum Spacer Installed, Impressions
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5/16" Iso Thermal Plenum Spacer Installed, Impressions
This morning I installed a 5/16" Motordyne Iso thermal plenum spacer kit on my 2006 6mt. I've never done anything close to this before as all my mods on previous cars have been basic things like an air intake or car stereo, so I was a bit nervous to take this on. Especially knowing that if I f'd it up I'd be without a car tomorrow. But thanks to all the great info on this forum and a couple youtube videos of people doing the install, I felt very confident I could tackle this in a couple hours (in time for the superbowl!!!).
Honestly the hardest part of the project was when I dropped my 10mm socket down in the front of the engine bay before I even started After using my neighbors magnet to retrieve it the rest was very straight forward and I got it all done in just over 2.5 hours. My earlier clumsiness made me VERY cautious through the rest of the install. This was also my first time using a torque wrench and I found it to be very straightforward and it worked great. I'm not sure how people can break the head bolts on this unless they are just retarded, or ignore motordyne's instructions.
So was it worth the money??? YES!!!! Only thing I wish I had done at the same time as this was install an intake, but I'm planning on doing a Vortech in a couple months so i'm holding off on that.
Thanks to all you who put info on the forum for this install, it made it a breeze. For those considering doing it I would highly recommend it, but I am not sure if you really need to do more than just the spacer by itself.
Can anyone explain the benefits of the control valve and lower plenum gasket?? I'm assuming the power increase comes from the spacer.
Honestly the hardest part of the project was when I dropped my 10mm socket down in the front of the engine bay before I even started After using my neighbors magnet to retrieve it the rest was very straight forward and I got it all done in just over 2.5 hours. My earlier clumsiness made me VERY cautious through the rest of the install. This was also my first time using a torque wrench and I found it to be very straightforward and it worked great. I'm not sure how people can break the head bolts on this unless they are just retarded, or ignore motordyne's instructions.
So was it worth the money??? YES!!!! Only thing I wish I had done at the same time as this was install an intake, but I'm planning on doing a Vortech in a couple months so i'm holding off on that.
Thanks to all you who put info on the forum for this install, it made it a breeze. For those considering doing it I would highly recommend it, but I am not sure if you really need to do more than just the spacer by itself.
Can anyone explain the benefits of the control valve and lower plenum gasket?? I'm assuming the power increase comes from the spacer.
Last edited by chiropaul; 02-08-2010 at 01:49 AM. Reason: I'm retarded
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Also, I don't get the logic behind closing the valve in the coolant line when ambient temps are above 55*F, and opening it below 55*F. I would think you would want coolant circulating when it is warmer outside. I'm sure if I search I can find out but any answers are appreciated.
Also since you have a rev-up engine, you need the MREV2 also from Motordyne to fully realize gains. In fact with just the spacer, I'm surprised you felt anything. If you're happy with just the spacer, I think you'll be blown away when you combine it with the MREV2.
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I'm going to say the gains were minimal for sure. I noticed a difference in how the car felt at WOT, esp above 3k. But not "blown away". So now I'll have to take it all apart again and do the MREV2. I need to look for one in the for sale section.
I was happy and think it was worth the $$$, but as I said a Vortech is in the plans in a few months, so I def want more power.
I was happy and think it was worth the $$$, but as I said a Vortech is in the plans in a few months, so I def want more power.
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GAY. It must just be the difference in sound that gave a "mental" increase of power. What pisses me off is in all the searching I did I didn't see anything about REVUP not getting gains or I would not have even bought the damn thing. MD website makes no distinction, along with a ton of other threads. Oh well, $$$$ down the drain.
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Would people suggest selling the Spacer and using the money from it to buy the MREV2??
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^ Cause that's ghetto and with each gasket that you stack on there, the more likely it is to leak.
The aramid gasket is also used to keep the temperatures down. Here's the thread to the dyno sheet Jairen posted: https://g35driver.com/forums/engine-...um-spacer.html
The aramid gasket is also used to keep the temperatures down. Here's the thread to the dyno sheet Jairen posted: https://g35driver.com/forums/engine-...um-spacer.html