Originally Posted By: BuzzCut
Originally Posted By: tackleberry625
Originally Posted By: BuzzCut
I forgot that I also changed the intake. Probably the reason for the Silicon. The paranoia over K&N continues.
as long as the intake doesn't have a crack in it and sealed properly with the right gaskets, the only way air can get into the intake/engine is through the air induction system (air filter). So you changing the intake has nothing to do with the Si levels as long as the filter is filtering properly.
Yea ok...
Obviously you have never done the job and no matter how clean you think the area is... c_r_a_p gets in the engine.
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa ok. I have built and rebuilt hundreds of engines before to include high performance alcohol race engines and you can do the job without getting [censored] in the top of the engine. First degrease the engine well, then when the intake is taken off, stuff rags in the open ports so when u use the gasket scraper to remove the old gasket it doesn’t get into the holes. Then if is does get into the larger surface parts then that’s where the shop vac comes in. Sounds more to me like you are not as thorough as you could be. Oh yea, and don't tear an engine apart outside during a dry windy day.