nice... i got mine back two nights ago. is your car broken in yet? I only got like 83 miles on mine.
505 Intake Manifold COMPLETED!
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nice... i got mine back two nights ago. is your car broken in yet? I only got like 83 miles on mine.
Awesome, how is the car driving? I have put over 1500 miles on the built motor and she is running beautifully.
Kelly and Wes got the mockup piece done for me today. I am going to just go pick up a refurb alternator tomorrow and hopefully test this thing out over the weekend.
Now remember this isn't a finished piece, this is just a mockup so I can test the TB position and overall fitment.
Now remember this isn't a finished piece, this is just a mockup so I can test the TB position and overall fitment.
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very nice =)
Thanks guys.
I'll post up some pics of this thing on the car when I test fit it. If everything goes good with the throttle cable, that is pretty much what the final design will look like. The taper at the end of the plenum will be less exaggerated though... this one has a tiny bit too much angle on it. Everything else should be about the same unless the TB has to move.
I'll post up some pics of this thing on the car when I test fit it. If everything goes good with the throttle cable, that is pretty much what the final design will look like. The taper at the end of the plenum will be less exaggerated though... this one has a tiny bit too much angle on it. Everything else should be about the same unless the TB has to move.
It will still be noticeable to the eye, just 10 degrees different than what you see on the mockup.
i recognize that carpet from a mam upgradelooks like a great test piece. looking forward to hearing how well it bolts up. congrats on getting this far man. o yeah the tapper looks good to me as well.
lol that ugly green carpet is in almost every one of my part pics... it's in about 80% of my house, haha. The taper looks good to me, but it's just a hair too drastic as far as flow goes.
Might be close actually... making copies of it (after we have all the bugs worked out to make the first one) is going to be easy.
Goin as fast as I can... hopefully all goes well with this test fit and Kelly gets no more overtime work at the shop. If both of those happen then 4 weeks should be pretty close to what we are looking at here.
Goin as fast as I can... hopefully all goes well with this test fit and Kelly gets no more overtime work at the shop. If both of those happen then 4 weeks should be pretty close to what we are looking at here.
It would be nice to install it before the engine goes in..then I am actualy going to mod my piping to fit the TB location perfectly...And of course..it will all have to be re-powdercoted..so Hurry up!
BTW..Are these shipping out Raw when you release them?
BTW..Are these shipping out Raw when you release them?
I am going to take the proto down to the powdercoating shop and then over to the anodizing shop to get a quote for some different options. But yes the standard option will be bare... just going to clean them up real nice and polish them.
I will be test fitting the mockup tomorrow or Wednesday. I also have a set of 4 injectors and a stock fuel rail on it's way to help during these final stages. This way I won't need to have mine off of the car to do any test fitting on the injector holes and mounting position.
As soon as that stuff gets here Kelly can start on the injector hole machining... we are going to make a test run on a scrap block, make sure that the injector seals up and that the hole measures just like the stock one. Then, we will move that work over to the prototype flange, and get this thing all welded up. I can assure you guys that as soon as this thing is done, it is getting thrown on my car that day/night.
I am more anxious for this to be done than any of you... I guarantee that, haha. But, there have already been several times that I am very glad that things have taken longer than planned, because the design has become more and more refined than when I started. I don't want to count the chickens yet, but this manifold is going to perform right off the bat, and will hopefully need very little revisions after dyno testing.
As soon as that stuff gets here Kelly can start on the injector hole machining... we are going to make a test run on a scrap block, make sure that the injector seals up and that the hole measures just like the stock one. Then, we will move that work over to the prototype flange, and get this thing all welded up. I can assure you guys that as soon as this thing is done, it is getting thrown on my car that day/night.
I am more anxious for this to be done than any of you... I guarantee that, haha. But, there have already been several times that I am very glad that things have taken longer than planned, because the design has become more and more refined than when I started. I don't want to count the chickens yet, but this manifold is going to perform right off the bat, and will hopefully need very little revisions after dyno testing.
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