bowl work

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CARRERAJET

Discussion Starter · Jul 23, 2009

Anybody have any pics of some improments to a standard berk bowl I just started cleaning mine up and just wondering how much I can change the shape or what shape the impeller side vanes should be

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Ken F

· #2 · Jul 23, 2009

Leave it alone. Obviously you don't know what you are doing by asking that question. You will screw it up more than you help it.

Don't mean to sound s^&*&tty but it's true.

Ken

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imo all that can really be done is sharpen the leading edge on the vanes.

anything else is snake oil imo.you can spray speed coat,go as far down in the vanes and polish all you like.the end result is the same.good luck.

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CARRERAJET

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jul 23, 2009

So my questions should of read is there any benifit of making changes to the vanes or not all i have done is clean up the rought casting and detail the leading and trailing edges

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hotbo

· #5 · Jul 23, 2009

CARRERAJET said:
So my questions should of read is there any benifit of making changes to the vanes or not all i have done is clean up the rought casting and detail the leading and trailing edges

thats all you can do with that bowl.dont waste any more time.

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CARRERAJET

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 23, 2009

Thanks

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Infomaniac

· #7 · Jul 23, 2009

hotbo said:
thats all you can do with that bowl.dont waste any more time.

Crap I was gonna spray bed liner in mine to break up the surface tension.

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hotbo

· #8 · Jul 23, 2009

Infomaniac said:
Crap I was gonna spray bed liner in mine to break up the surface tension.

good point,lol!!

i have found it very interesting that one would do a ton of work to a bowl.

i have speed coated a few bowls and stuck them back on with no change in mph,maybe e.t.???not much if any.

i have also polished the vanes as far as i could go front and back,same results and its not rocket science to do this.still no change.

the best thing i have found like alot of others is knife edge the leading edges and go for it.

spend the rest of your time setting the pump up properly and detailing the impeller is most important in my book.

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