505 Intake Manifold COMPLETED!
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LOL......you of all people know the effectiveness of E-threats........
I've got this sitting in my hangar.
I've got this sitting in my hangar.
Wagonbacker9
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Are those semi jacketed hollow points? somebody isn't messin around.
SeR_Cyclops
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hollow pts FTW!
I've got mine in my hand...what are you gonna do with that....drop it on my house...LOL!LOL......you of all people know the effectiveness of E-threats........
I've got this sitting in my hangar.
You got that right.... .45 230GR JHP Winchesters.
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ooo. i want one.!! rofl. i'm saying, you're not gonna do anything!roflcopter. nice ethreat though man. love it.
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16' Mazda 6 sport manual
Pshh......no... I don't have to worry about accuracy....just have to drop it within a few miles and it should still have the desired effect.
Sorry guys been ultra hectic here this past week. I got a new roommate moving in here at the house, my sister is moving to the northern part of the state and I was pretty much her only help, and my grandma is critically ill and isn't expected to live through tonight.
Even with all that, there has still been progress on the manifold front. All the little odds and ends are getting wrapped up this week. We will be 100% ready for assembly when the dyno numbers roll in next week or the one after that. All of our brass fittings have been ordered.
I feel really bad about how long this has been taking, and I apologize. So much of it is out of my hands and there is only so much I can do to try and speed things up, but I do still feel bad and I am sorry. It will not be 6 months like suggested above, as Kelly and Wes have both assured me that things will go quickly once final assembly has begun.
You guys have been awesome about the whole thing and I do greatly appreciate the patience you have all been giving us. Just a little longer and we'll all be on the home stretch. If there are any doubts or worries about this not getting finished, please remember that all of the major components for all 22 manifolds are done... and there is no way I am getting stuck with them. On top of that, I am way in the hole on this project even after the deposits... I simply can't afford to let this thing die out and/or not come through. I won't leave you guys hanging, I promise that.
Oh and one last thing... the EGR provision has tested out perfectly. I still don't even have a pending 0401 code yet, so I do believe we are totally in the clear on that one. The hose I used has discolored a little towards the exhaust manifold side, but it is holding up great structurally. I will be down at the machine shop again on saturday to snap some pics of the progress from this week and to help with whatever I can down there. I'll try to keep the updates flowing more regularly again as things in my life get back under control.
Thanks fellas.
-Rich
Even with all that, there has still been progress on the manifold front. All the little odds and ends are getting wrapped up this week. We will be 100% ready for assembly when the dyno numbers roll in next week or the one after that. All of our brass fittings have been ordered.
I feel really bad about how long this has been taking, and I apologize. So much of it is out of my hands and there is only so much I can do to try and speed things up, but I do still feel bad and I am sorry. It will not be 6 months like suggested above, as Kelly and Wes have both assured me that things will go quickly once final assembly has begun.
You guys have been awesome about the whole thing and I do greatly appreciate the patience you have all been giving us. Just a little longer and we'll all be on the home stretch. If there are any doubts or worries about this not getting finished, please remember that all of the major components for all 22 manifolds are done... and there is no way I am getting stuck with them. On top of that, I am way in the hole on this project even after the deposits... I simply can't afford to let this thing die out and/or not come through. I won't leave you guys hanging, I promise that.
Oh and one last thing... the EGR provision has tested out perfectly. I still don't even have a pending 0401 code yet, so I do believe we are totally in the clear on that one. The hose I used has discolored a little towards the exhaust manifold side, but it is holding up great structurally. I will be down at the machine shop again on saturday to snap some pics of the progress from this week and to help with whatever I can down there. I'll try to keep the updates flowing more regularly again as things in my life get back under control.
Thanks fellas.
-Rich
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i'm not even in on this gb. but i wish i were. that would be cool. you're doing a great thing. sorry about all of the issues going on in your life rich, i hope they all work out for the best. best of luck to your grandmother
i'm not even in on this gb. but i wish i were. that would be cool. you're doing a great thing. sorry about all of the issues going on in your life rich, i hope they all work out for the best. best of luck to your grandmother
Thanks for the kind words man. She is still holding on, and just might prove the doctors wrong. She choked on a pill last thursday, and instead of coughing it up, it got pulled down into her right lung. The doctors said that with the type of pill that it was, in addition to the fragile state that her lungs were already in, that she wouldn't be able to absorb it and that it would certainly be fatal.
I'm heading down to the hospital again here this afternoon, but she has shown steady improvement every day so far. I really hope she ends up pulling through... I've got a lot more hope now than I did early this week.
I'll be talking to Kelly here this evening to get a plan going for tomorrow. Not sure what all he has gotten done this week so far, but tomorrow will be productive no matter what. I'll post up an update tomorrow night.
yellowmsp035
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sorry to hear rich, and good luck with everything.. it will turn out well in the end
special--k
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Prayers are with you, and your family. I hope everything turns out well for you.
And awsome job with this Mani, i wish i could get in on one.
And awsome job with this Mani, i wish i could get in on one.
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woot. rich, what would i need to do to get in on this?
dj_roach43
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hey man...what kind of gains does the 626 intake offer?
special--k
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not even close to the right thread... this is a 505 mani... very very different.
Check out the thread for OEM mani comparison.
Wagonbacker9
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i was unaware the steedspeed made an intake....
he was talking about it earlier, but put the axe on it when his exhaust mani didnt sell as well as he had hoped...iirc
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