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Jaak · 10-30-2009, 05:20 PM

Folks, my mechanic did something very similar on my 2002 S ... 3.2 which was easy. I have not tested it as I am waiting for headers to be shipped.

What he did to the intake before he reinstalled the engine was to remove said intake pipe.
I had removed the resonator and cleaned it up (earlier).

He placed a cap on the resonator port with a clamp.

He then filled the cavity with epoxy and let it cure.

The epoxy was sanded down to create a smooth surface and finished off with a wet sand & dryed off.

He reinstalled it.

Cost would be the price of the cap, clamp, epoxy and sand paper.

Another way would be to use contact cement and a thin flexable plastic piece to cover the hole. When cured it could be sanded down to get rid of any ridges.

He had also de snorkled and carved ot the plastic inside the air box to make a smoother surface. He is also looking at installing plastic "sheet" inside to smoth the air flow. Once the car is off the hoist I'll try to get some photos taken.

Just a few suggestions ... BTW ... He is factory trained, worked in England on Porsches as well as here in Canada for 25 + years. He did wonders on my 1986 951 ... noe of the fastest STOCK cars out there.

10-30-2009, 05:20 PM	#13
Jaak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 173	Folks, my mechanic did something very similar on my 2002 S ... 3.2 which was easy. I have not tested it as I am waiting for headers to be shipped. What he did to the intake before he reinstalled the engine was to remove said intake pipe. I had removed the resonator and cleaned it up (earlier). He placed a cap on the resonator port with a clamp. He then filled the cavity with epoxy and let it cure. The epoxy was sanded down to create a smooth surface and finished off with a wet sand & dryed off. He reinstalled it. Cost would be the price of the cap, clamp, epoxy and sand paper. Another way would be to use contact cement and a thin flexable plastic piece to cover the hole. When cured it could be sanded down to get rid of any ridges. He had also de snorkled and carved ot the plastic inside the air box to make a smoother surface. He is also looking at installing plastic "sheet" inside to smoth the air flow. Once the car is off the hoist I'll try to get some photos taken. Just a few suggestions ... BTW ... He is factory trained, worked in England on Porsches as well as here in Canada for 25 + years. He did wonders on my 1986 951 ... noe of the fastest STOCK cars out there. __________________ 2002 Boxster S Seal Grey 2010 Ford F150 FX4 Luxury Retired after 38 years with the same company.