S&B Intake elbow
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S&B Intake elbow
Just got a new S&B intake elbow and it is obviously made from a sand cast. The ID is very rough, I am wondering if anyone has taken the time to try and smooth the inside of the elbow?
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On the road this week and the intake is at the house. Came in the mail yesterday so did not get a chance to get pictures. Will do it next weekend for sure.
In the mean time visualize spreading sand on wet paint and you get the idea on the surface texture of the inside. I checked for any of the grains that are loose and all were tight.
In the mean time visualize spreading sand on wet paint and you get the idea on the surface texture of the inside. I checked for any of the grains that are loose and all were tight.
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I would recommend contacting S&B before you install it, perhaps you received an imperfect unit. I came across the following thread on another forum with a post from S&B with a PDF of a complete cut away section of the horn showing it to be perfectly smooth inside. The underlined words in the post are the downloadable PDFs
http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/3r...-intake-3.html
S&B's post is a little over halfway down.dated Nov 2, 2008.
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For $280.00 that thing had better be slicker than owl snot on a rainy day.
From the looks of it, that thing should not cost them more than $20.00 to make.
Man, some of this stuff is just ridiculous.
From the looks of it, that thing should not cost them more than $20.00 to make.
Man, some of this stuff is just ridiculous.
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Man, some of this stuff is just ridiculous.
I too think that the intake should be smooth inside. I wonder why these companies don't smooth them out!?!?!?
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I will be taking a bead hone to it this weekend and will post before and after pictures.
As for the cost of manufacture, I will agree there is one hell of a mark up on these things.
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