Need Tip's on Cleaning A Intake Manifold

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Need Tip's on Cleaning A Intake Manifold

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hey, how would i go about cleaning the inside of my intake manifold? since some places u just cant reach with a bent close hanger or anything.. thanks alot!
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Re: Need Tip's on Cleaning A Intake Manifold

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Acid porting works nice....or just get it hot tanked
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you can't hot tank aluminum.. if you could i wouldnt be asking how to clean it lol.
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but thanks for the acid porting idea, gunna look into that.
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cWs306 wrote:you can't hot tank aluminum.. if you could i wouldnt be asking how to clean it lol.
Ummmm :confused2: ...yeah, actually you can...just depends on the hot tank cleaning solution the shop is using...there are aluminum safe cleaners out there, but not many shops use em...which I don't see why, saying as most modern engine parts are being cast in aluminum :shrug:

Here's an example: http://www.lyndist.com/aluminum_safe_ho ... leaner.htm
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Re: Need Tip's on Cleaning A Intake Manifold

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yes thats true... i did some reading on it earlier got it figured out. i just got told by the shops around my city that they couldnt do it. :(
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