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Hey peeps, just bought a carbon engine cover for my zed! Now looking to get the engine top( is it called plenum?i don't know lol) but anyways looking to get it to a mirror look polished up. Any recomendations down near me in Portsmouth? Also is it possible to buy a polished pipe that runs to the standard air box to replace the stock one? Thanks

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Hi Fella, good to see another Pompy lad on here! Someone on here was doing replacement polished plenum covers i think, you send them yours and he sends a nice poished one back. And you can get air intake pipes on ebay, polished or carbon or various colour silicone. :thumbs:

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First thing you need to do is use the search!......however as I'm in a good mood I've done it for you

 

1st useful hints and tips

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=40397&hilit=removing+the+plenum

 

2nd direct guide to remove

viewtopic.php?f=35&t=39226

 

You may need to do this while its off

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=50251&hilit=removing+the+plenum

 

This is the kind of graft you'll be putting in - expect a whole weekend approx 10 hours.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=50059&hilit=plenum

 

Also a very good point Husky made to me when I said I was going to 'have a crack'.......its a Pringles moment when you start the Plenum - once you pop you can't stop......it'll look a bugger if you stop after a 'quick going over' - its the whole hog or nothing really.

 

Be more patient that I was too - no point gouging at it with wire wheel brushes other than for the initial de-burring otherwise you'll spend all day trying to sand the scoring out.

 

You will need a Dremel too.......no other make will cut it - it'll just burn out or fall to bits.

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