Carbon Intake Anybody?
I was a searching pretty desperately for the Cobb Tuning Intake for our cars and of course and finding it sold out everywhere...
But while i was looking on EBAY...I noticed that the Short Ram intake for the SUBARU Sti has the same Air Straightener that is in the kit sold with ours. I guess the question is is there MAF sensor bolt pattern the same? IF it is and someone desparately wanted to buy one...could they not just buy the MAF holder/airstraigtener and filter from EBAY...then get the Silicone Main Tube from a place I won't disclose...
I really dont want to wait six weeks for an intake to the point where I am thinking about designing my own.
I have FULL CFD software at work. I could make something similar to but not copying COBB's intake I would do different air straighteners...I also have a rapid prototyping machine at my disposal...AND I know how to make carbon fibre...if I had measurements (i.e) someone who knew what they were doing was kind enough to take it off and draw me a simple schematic I can then turn into a CAD drawing...not only could I flow it in CFD but I could make CNC machined mold for a Carbon Fibre Intake...1 piece more than likely... Just add filter...
I would be willing to post all results of CFD and stuff on the forums for all to see...so grab those calipers start measuring...I am bored at work this week anyway....
First person to get me measurements I will make and give Prototype #2 for the cost of Carbon Cloth (17.95 a yard http://www.cstsales.com/carbon_fabric.html) and the bags and stuff...about 40-50 bucks I would guess...if I can make it and it works well that is....I may also use some Kevlar...adds a lot of stiffness for relatively little weight.
I made an entire intake for the FSAE car out of Carbon Fiber last semester...
It's just Fabric and Glue...thats what most people don't realize...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYqCuWQ9rEI
That's me making one of the trumpets...the mold for that was two pieces we machined from a piece of solid aluminium on a lathe that then bolted together without a seam so that we coudl remove it from the carbon once it was hardened...
Any questions?
I was a searching pretty desperately for the Cobb Tuning Intake for our cars and of course and finding it sold out everywhere...
But while i was looking on EBAY...I noticed that the Short Ram intake for the SUBARU Sti has the same Air Straightener that is in the kit sold with ours. I guess the question is is there MAF sensor bolt pattern the same? IF it is and someone desparately wanted to buy one...could they not just buy the MAF holder/airstraigtener and filter from EBAY...then get the Silicone Main Tube from a place I won't disclose...
I really dont want to wait six weeks for an intake to the point where I am thinking about designing my own.
I have FULL CFD software at work. I could make something similar to but not copying COBB's intake I would do different air straighteners...I also have a rapid prototyping machine at my disposal...AND I know how to make carbon fibre...if I had measurements (i.e) someone who knew what they were doing was kind enough to take it off and draw me a simple schematic I can then turn into a CAD drawing...not only could I flow it in CFD but I could make CNC machined mold for a Carbon Fibre Intake...1 piece more than likely... Just add filter...
I would be willing to post all results of CFD and stuff on the forums for all to see...so grab those calipers start measuring...I am bored at work this week anyway....
First person to get me measurements I will make and give Prototype #2 for the cost of Carbon Cloth (17.95 a yard http://www.cstsales.com/carbon_fabric.html) and the bags and stuff...about 40-50 bucks I would guess...if I can make it and it works well that is....I may also use some Kevlar...adds a lot of stiffness for relatively little weight.
I made an entire intake for the FSAE car out of Carbon Fiber last semester...
It's just Fabric and Glue...thats what most people don't realize...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYqCuWQ9rEI
That's me making one of the trumpets...the mold for that was two pieces we machined from a piece of solid aluminium on a lathe that then bolted together without a seam so that we coudl remove it from the carbon once it was hardened...
Any questions?
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