Delete plates and frpp manifold

[07graygt]

I've searched all over and can not find an answer. I want to know if you could use delete plates with the frpp manifold. The reason, I want to do a direct port nitrous set up eventually but I can't bring myself to drilling and tapping my manifold. If anyone has tried this or has some available I'd really appreciate some info. If they would work then I could use the steeda deletes that have the ports already. I know I could just use the stock manifold but I hate the way it looks.

 

[BruceH]

Sometimes you need to be the pioneer. Do you have an frpp intake to do a quick fit test with?

 

[07graygt]

I do have the intake don't have the plates.

 

[BruceH]

I do have the intake don't have the plates.

Do you have stock plates to try?

 

[07graygt]

I do. I did really want to pull the manifold. Unless I had to thought I would ask first. I think it should work. It seem the only thing that wouldn't work are the screws that hold the plates to the manifold.

 

[fdjizm]

I think you can with longer bolts.
It just mates with the flat surface of the head, kind of like adding a spacer.
BUT i don't know if your hood is going to fit after that.
Also you're going to have to be real careful with alignment because there is no place to secure the plates to the manifold like the stock one with the screws.

 

[07graygt]

Also you're going to have to be real careful with alignment because there is no place to secure the plates to the manifold like the stock one with the screws.

That's what I was thinking. As for the hood I want a cowl anyway lol. If I get some time next weekend I think I will try it.

 

[07graygt]

Well dvest8r says it won't work. Not sure why?

 

[RED09GT]

It would be cool to build a kit that uses a tube that fits in the bore from the rod that holds the stock plates, kind of like the spray bar that goes across the 4 bbl plate kits but feeding all 4 cylinders on each side. Put the solenoids under the manifold and feed the nitrous to the plates from the back side and you could build a pretty stealthy kit.
As far as making the FRPP manifold work, it would probably require some grinding on the manifold and the plates in order to get the alignment right. Get to work and report back to us!

 

[07graygt]

Are the stock plates and the delete plates the same dimensions? If I get some time I'm gonna try it. I know dvest8r said it won't work but I want to know why lol.

 

[irishpwr46]

stock plates and delete plates are exactly the same

 

[RocketcarX]

Are the stock plates and the delete plates the same dimensions? If I get some time I'm gonna try it. I know dvest8r said it won't work but I want to know why lol.

Of course they are, how else would they interchange with the CMP? The real question is do the delete plate mirror the bottom of the FRPP intake on top, or is the top surface gasketed specifically to mate to the stock intake, not act as a spacer, so to speak.

 

[555]

Try to find a C&L intake, it has nitrous bosses already on it

 

[Kalatrax]

I dont think it will work. The plates taper from the head to the manifold on the runners. The gaskets may line up but at minimum you will have to dremel the ports to match the manifold side. Not to mention there is a gasket slot on top of the plates that probably wont allow the gasket on the manifold to seal. If you say...had a machine shop take 1/4-1/2" off the top, match the ports with the dremel, and run the nozzles on the inner side of the plates....now that could be cool.

 

[05stroker]

The FRPP intake is made to fit the stock head so the opening on the top of the delete plate would already be larger then the bottom of the intake. You shouldn't have to cut on them.

It will take more then a Dremmel. I just ported my heads and Steeda plates and the billet plate takes some time. It is not soft aluminum like the heads. To give you an idea of how much material there is to take out, here is a couple pics.

Ported on top of non ported.



On the bottom I welded the stock gasket slots up and had the plate resurfaced.

 

[07graygt]

I dont think it will work. The plates taper from the head to the manifold on the runners. The gaskets may line up but at minimum you will have to dremel the ports to match the manifold side. Not to mention there is a gasket slot on top of the plates that probably wont allow the gasket on the manifold to seal. If you say...had a machine shop take 1/4-1/2" off the top, match the ports with the dremel, and run the nozzles on the inner side of the plates....now that could be cool.

I think you are right I just pulled up a pic of the frpp manifold and went out and looked at the stock manifold. I looks like in order for it to work you would have to fill in where the injectors spray on the plates. On the stock manifold they stick out a little bit. On the frpp the shoot straight down. I have a guy at work that is pretty good at welding hey could probably fill them in. The only other problem that I could tell is there is no extra material to attach the plates to the manifold. But I think I could find away around that too. Other than that I think it could be done.

 

[05stroker]

It would be cool to build a kit that uses a tube that fits in the bore from the rod that holds the stock plates, kind of like the spray bar that goes across the 4 bbl plate kits but feeding all 4 cylinders on each side. Put the solenoids under the manifold and feed the nitrous to the plates from the back side and you could build a pretty stealthy kit.
As far as making the FRPP manifold work, it would probably require some grinding on the manifold and the plates in order to get the alignment right. Get to work and report back to us!

That would be pretty easy to do. You just have the plate line bored for the size of pipe you want to use, weld the ends, and tap for AN fittings on the end.

 

[07graygt]

Thanks stroker that's pretty much what I was trying to say lol you must have posted while I was typing.

 

[05stroker]

You could make a gasket for the bottom of the FRPP intake and seal it to the intake and delete plate with RTV and you are ready to go.

 

[07graygt]

I think I'd rather have spray nozzles in each port. Wouldn't the bar cause a disruption in air flow?