Patching a hole in the Intake Manifold

[96Turbo]

so, my swap progress has halted due to finding a GIANT FUCKING HOLE in my inteake manifold. Of course i only discovered it after the engine was already installed......

The hole is from a bracket breaking off (the one that holds the heater hoses up).

If i hold the broken off piece of the bracket up,there is still a smallish hole where the metal just disappeared.

Should i just use JB Weld? I'm assuming this would be the easiest/cheapest/most practical solution. but just wanted to hear what y'all have to say

[Chrischeezer]

Tig.. welder

[Rittmeister]

JB Weld for a quick solution. I ran with a JB Weld patch on my SR T25 compressor outlet for a couple years, with no problems. Just clean the area carefully so it bonds properly.

[ll_EvOluTIoN]

new intake manifold. do it right. or take it to a reputatle welder to put that back on and patch it up for you.

[GSXRJJordan]

It's a stock intake mani, why not replace it?

JB Weld will work fine, as long as there's no vibration or torque coming from that 'bracket'.

[bejota180sx]

u can use jb weld like everyone else said... u can sand it a bit after it dries so you dont have a clump of that stuff and check that it covered it nicely... and btw sand it a bit before aplying the jbweld so it has a 'ruffness' to stick to... but i think its to big to get a nice job weld that for real not jb...

hope it helps...

[JM216S14]

ill sell you an intake manifold

[96Turbo]

i'm really wishing i had the $$$ for the greddy....shit, even freddy

joelmerritt.....is it a stock I.M.?? How much??? PM me

on a completely unrelated note...blowby is a bitch. After letting the manifold sit for about an hour i've got a pool of oil about 4" in diameter coming out of the runners. Is this a normal sign of blowby on a turbo engine.....or are my rings all fucked up? Keep in mind this engine hasn't been run in who knows how long

Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

It's a stock intake mani, why not replace it?

JB Weld will work fine, as long as there's no vibration or torque coming from that 'bracket'.

i've already applied the first coat of JB....and i think i might just leave the bracket unhooked after all is said and done

[Def]

Is that an S13 SR intake mani? I think I have a spare sitting in my garage that I almost threw away a few weeks ago(already threw away one). Let me know if the other dude falls through and I can help you out.

[96Turbo]

RB25DET.......msglength

[projectRDM]

Originally Posted by Def

Is that an S13 SR intake mani? I think I have a spare sitting in my garage that I almost threw away a few weeks ago(already threw away one). Let me know if the other dude falls through and I can help you out.

Core that shit, cast is paying up to 75 cents a pound foo.

[Def]

Originally Posted by projectRDM

Core that shit, cast is paying up to 75 cents a pound foo.

They don't pay crap for scrap around here in small quantities since places like Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopters are tossing out hundreds of pounds a week. Well... except for copper... and titanium.

[turtl631]

Wow, wish I knew that when I just tossed my stock IM. I'm sure somebody will pick it up and scrap it, I left it next to the garbage can.

[mifesto]

if its the exhaust manifold, it would be disastrous to jbweld... intake manifolds dont face nearly as much punishment so i'd say its fine long as you are meticulous in the application of it.