S4 intake and cam cover materials
02-28-2008, 05:01 PM
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02-28-2008, 06:18 PM
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The side covers are confirmed aluminum. I had mine polished. The intake, on my later S4, is of course magnesium, but it seems to not be TOTALLY magnesium.
02-28-2008, 09:23 PM
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02-29-2008, 11:22 AM
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I was under the impression that the intake is "magnesium aluminum alloy"?
I'm having my valve covers and intake glass bead blasted and walnut blasted on the gasket mating surface. I'll post pics after it's blasted but before powdercoating.
I'm having my valve covers and intake glass bead blasted and walnut blasted on the gasket mating surface. I'll post pics after it's blasted but before powdercoating.
02-29-2008, 11:29 AM
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02-29-2008, 12:00 PM
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Only if it floats. And the manifold doesn't turn you into a newt.
Glad you got better!
Glad you got better!
02-29-2008, 12:11 PM
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Bob has it:
for the witch sorry manifold to burn it must be wood, wood floats as does the duck hence if the manifold weighs the same as a duck one concludes that HP once a newt got better and joined the men that say "Ni"
for the witch sorry manifold to burn it must be wood, wood floats as does the duck hence if the manifold weighs the same as a duck one concludes that HP once a newt got better and joined the men that say "Ni"
03-10-2008, 01:58 AM
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Here are the pic of the intake manifold. I took a sander to the corner of the intake manifold, and it sure looked to be the same material as the covers. notice the weld job of the side of the side cover.
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The easiest test is to take a razor and shave a few tiny particles off it. then attempt to light those on fire if it is magnesium it will ignite, aluminum will not.
I HIGHLY doubt that your intake is aluminum though. But you should take a picture of it without paint on it and post it on the board. Preferably after the metal has been exposed to the eliments for so long.
I HIGHLY doubt that your intake is aluminum though. But you should take a picture of it without paint on it and post it on the board. Preferably after the metal has been exposed to the eliments for so long.
03-10-2008, 12:02 PM
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We already know the side covers are aluminum. At least I do. The intake it self, yours, has no ribs. I don't know what yours is.
03-10-2008, 12:37 PM
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