Hello all.
It's been a while since i have been here. Blue truck wrecked in september last year.
i now have a 97 std cab dak that came with a 5.2 44re.
My plan is to swap my 99 r/t drive train into the 97, and while it's apart, i want to do a couple of upgrades, including an old style m-1 4bbl intake and a set of spintech midlength headers.
i have 2 questions.
1: the old style M-1 has a large thermostat hole, centered in the front of the manifold, vs. new style that has the small thermostat hole, like the stock kegger and new style m-12/4bbl offset to the left, i believe to accommodate the a/c compressor location.
Does anyone know how to use this manifold and maintain a/c? i need a thermostat housing or an adaptor plate that will allow me to keep my a/c and get the hot coolant out of the motor and into the rad.
2: Ryan told me that i should get some 1 piece steel port plates instead of using the alloy port plates that spintech supplies to avoid exhaust leaks. Does anyone know where these can be obtained?
Any help would be much appreciated as i am going to try to complete the power/drivetrain swap over the next couple of weeks.
Please jump in folks, Any help or thoughts on this project would be much appreciated.
your friend,
uncle tommy