Re: Clearance oil pickup 4.5 stroke Hemi
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10/11/24 08:47 AM
10/11/24 08:47 AM
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cudaman1969
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Not many options here, i understand, but once i dent the tube, i lose the benefit of the 1/2" tube. Don’t just dent the pipe, make oval shape, a press or vice will work, heat to cherry red then squeeze it. An oval or squareish pipe will flow same as a round one
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Re: Clearance oil pickup 4.5 stroke Hemi
[Re: cudaman1969]
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10/11/24 10:34 AM
10/11/24 10:34 AM
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Not many options here, i understand, but once i dent the tube, i lose the benefit of the 1/2" tube. Don’t just dent the pipe, make oval shape, a press or vice will work, heat to cherry red then squeeze it. An oval or squareish pipe will flow same as a round one Come to think of it. That is what I did was oval the tube in a bench vise while cherry red. I didn't just ding the tube.
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Re: Clearance oil pickup 4.5 stroke Hemi
[Re: mopar dave]
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10/12/24 01:14 PM
10/12/24 01:14 PM
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No kidding, it cracked on the thread? That is the thicker part of the tube. Yes
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Re: Clearance oil pickup 4.5 stroke Hemi
[Re: mopar dave]
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10/13/24 04:46 PM
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with my Milodon pickup I actually used a taper die to recut the thread as it wouldnt go more than about 1 1/2 turns . Once recut went in a lot further . Did this on 2 different road race pan pickups . One went into my World block one into a stock block . Almost seemed like it was cut parrallel thread .
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Re: Clearance oil pickup 4.5 stroke Hemi
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10/13/24 06:15 PM
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I'd be concerned about the tube cracking. x2. I'd have no problems denting one but I wouldn't want to grind it in an area where it has the potential to crack. That's a lot of leverage from the end of the pickup to the threads for it to crack over time due to vibration.
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