Manifold Spacer

Hey guys I made some thermal spacers for my intake manifold project and since I had enough material I just went ahead and made a few extra spacers (2) so if anybody wants them, first one to come up with the $ gets em. I was thinking $40 each + shipping which shouldn't be bad since they weigh less than a pound. They're made of Garolite and are 1/4" thick.
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and here's a teaser of my intake manifold project for interesting conversation. I could make more of these if I had interest in them and they would most likely come with Jay Racing fuel rails from my last GB, be polished to a mirror and powder coated for protection against the elements. Also has the ability to use an aftermarket mustang style throttle body or the oem protege one. But this time I have to get proper credentials to sell which ill worry about that if there is intrest.

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Subbing to see how this is going to compare to the "other" sheet metal intake already available.

Why isn't anyone making something that takes care of the number one issue the stock im has?
 
That brass plug on top of the T-Body, looks like it's for a GM 4 wire IAC? I want info on that TB please...
 
Thanks guys I'm excited to see how this pans out.

Subbing to see how this is going to compare to the "other" sheet metal intake already available.

Why isn't anyone making something that takes care of the number one issue the stock im has?

Can you tell me more about this?

Thats where the throttle position sensor mounts, the IAC mounts on right side. The TB is a Holley 86-93 mustang Throttle body if u need more info.

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Can you tell me more about this?

Look into why #4 cylinder seems to be the red headed step child of the other 3 cylinders. Think about the air entry into the plenum and runner placement from the plenum. It might seem odd that just about all the other big brand IM's out there have the same design characteristics as the one you designed, yet dont have this inherent problem.... Pulsations, flow, velocity, yatta yatta... these all play a HUGE role on AFR's and overall dynamics of the combustion event. For some reason the HIGH HP Protege's have a history of problems with that cylinder because of what can only be explained as a design flaw.

My motor has experienced an issue with this cylinder for the 3rd time now and thats what has forced me to look further into the issue. After Working with EMS-USA (3D scanning company) on correcting the design and possibly making a mass producible IM, the road block quickly became a money issue and I stopped persuing it since.

The one you have designed is SOOOOO much better looking on the outside than any other "sheet metal" intake made for the Protege to date. I am wondering how the runner length is going to translate to the bottom end power (much needed for since this car has a huge "high rpm" problem). Unfortunately there arent any ways for simulation prior to manufacturing to find the best runner length, but longer "should" be better.

What are your power goals?
 
Glad to see you made significant progress Maleskimp3. Is that mp3 running with the manifold? Any dyno numbers? mustang TB = standalone ECU correct? We talked in October about pricing with & w/o the fuel rail. any idea if the price point has changed any?
 
Wow I have been neglecting my post, I meant to look into Sharon Peters post but I got busy and forgot so anyway. So far my I haven't had to much of a problem with #4 but a problem with #s1,3,4 but this was due to too small of a ring gap and then resulted in the car literally dieing on the dyno. That was about a year ago and pre custom IM tho, but with the info I got from the three dyno pulls that I did get I think I have enough to calculate from what I have been reading is the "optimal" runner length for my car. I will have to look out for this with my current set up so thanks again for the heads up. I plan to be in the 500 whp range ultimately and in the next month or so ill have it back on the dyno to see where I'm at.

Destineal, ya man I remember you but I haven't really done anything with pricing I'm more focused on getting it going. Its on and looks great but I'm waiting on some fittings and couplers to move on to the next step. Since its winter and I don't drive it everyday (thank god) I have time to take my sweet time and put some other smaller projects in the works. Yes I'm successfully running AEM's EM4 and for the price and ease of use I would recommend it to anyone. Anybody else out there using it or thinking about it?

Okay before I start a ball park and get a vendor title I want to say I'm going to try and be competitive with other manifolds out there. I do want some input of what people would want in a "kit". I figure needed gaskets and stainless hardware is a given but things like these spacers and/or fuel rail? Also I really don't want to do the egr just because I don't have a way to do a correct mock up and be sure it works since I don't have one on my car but I would be open to suggestions if people really wanted them. Finally, what do you guys think of the TB? Do you like the idea of using a mustang TB vs the stock one. It wouldn't be that hard for me to do either but I like I said I want some input.

Thanks Guys!
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Apparently, I've been under a rock of some sort. What I have interest in is that intake manifold/tb/fuel rail as well as a little somethin' somethin'... know what I mean? Yeah, that turbo manifold. :P WTB Info.
 
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