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chrisxj:
  I was startin the tear down on the k5 and came along this contraption what is it or should i say what does it do i never seen somthin like this before

kwakman:
that be a boost bottle.gives engine  somewhere to store extra inlet charge before throttle openings.all 85 500s got them....

Polar-Bus:

--- Quote from: kwakman on September 02, 2011, 08:57:14 PM ---that be a boost bottle.gives engine  somewhere to store extra inlet charge before throttle openings.all 85 500s got them....

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Yup, good eye. "Boost bottles" were a short lived fad performance gimmick back in the mid 80's . DG made them aftermarket and everyone (myself included) realized that after you drilled a large hole in your intake boot for the boost bottle nipple, the boot would tear and crack from vibration and then you suck air, lean out and your piston goes "SQUEEEEK" .

chrisxj:
  When i start rebuilding it it will need a new boot it is cracked to hell i dont know how ran with out suckin air but it did. should i put it back on or can i get away with ditchin it its jerryrigged on their anyways because its and 86 frame

kwakman:
ditch it.use 86 manifold, as 87 on have an angled manifold due to different shock location than 83 thru 86.hth.K.

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