Interesting intake situation at the junkyard

[n8in8or]

It’s fun the things you see when looking under the hood of vehicles at the junkyard. Some people have very, ummmmm creative..... ways to solve a problem.

For instance, check out this interesting way to bolt a side mount intake on an engine with center mount heads. It was too good to not snap some pics and share with y’all.

 

[WarWagon]

Go back and buy it! Buy it now!!!

Maybe an optimizer under that. The intake is worth the trouble to pull.

 

[n8in8or]

Go back and buy it! Buy it now!!!

Maybe an optimizer under that. The intake is worth the trouble to pull.

I thought about that for sure, but it looked way too crusty. I was on a mission today so I didn’t have the time to pull it. I’ll probably venture back at some point to check for sure. Oh and I didn’t have the tools with me to yank all the bolts.

 

[Will L.]

Snazzy! He made it work, so mission accomplished. Drilled out the angled bolt holes front and rear ports to vertical?

I doubt anyone that would be that creative yet lack the effort to do it cleaner would take the time to remove the GEP valve cover sticker off the driver side, so my vote is they are gm van heads

 

[Stoney]

Definitely have to give him points for creativity... If stock cant work.. redneck it.

 

[Stoney]

Is it just me or is that fuel filter made out of a tin can??? Mine always have plastic cap ..

 

[Jaryd]

Is it just me or is that fuel filter made out of a tin can??? Mine always have plastic cap ..

That’s the original filter that come on all the 6.5s. You can still get the filters with the metal top just have to ask for it nowadays it seems like. The one likes yours and mine are said to be a upgraded cap but I don’t really know if it’s truly a upgrade or just cheaper to make. In order to go back to the metal cap filter you have to have the plastic nut that screws down on the FFM and most people just threw them away.

Looking back at the pictures someone has taken the plastic nut off of that filter. Must have wanted a spare

 

[Stoney]

Hmm..goes from being made of good old American metal to being made of cheap plastic....must be a government made product..lol

 

[Husker6.5]

Most likely a decision made by some Corporate Beancounter to increase profit a penny a unit.

 

[WarWagon]

Most likely a decision made by some Corporate Beancounter to increase profit a penny a unit.

Cut down on returns from not knowing how to align the metal fuel filter into the FFM...

 

[Jaryd]

Cut down on returns from not knowing how to align the metal fuel filter into the FFM...

You are probably spot on with that statement