Re: making an intake manifold
 

Nice work!

Re: making an intake manifold
 

got the hole cut for the throttle body, need to drill and tap the mounting holes, tabs to bolt fuel rail to, holes for vac lines, and resurface the flange and TB mounting points

Re: making an intake manifold
 

welds look good.

Re: making an intake manifold
 

we'll just call it done, with the exception of drilling and tapping for vac fittings, and smoothing the TB inlet taper some more :6

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Re: making an intake manifold
 

I'll paypal the first person that can find thick walled (.120+) mandrel bent aluminum tubing for sale on the internet $1 :P

Re: making an intake manifold
 

http://www.wagnercompanies.com/Elbow...ns_for_Pi.aspx

any radius from 1" and up 3/4 to 1 1/2 some in 2" diameter, aluminum, mild and stainless

I took me forever to find mandrel bent thick walled aluminum pipes

Re: making an intake manifold
 

Where did you get the velocity stack things you welded onto the plate? How much were they?

Re: making an intake manifold
 

this is the best place i know of
http://www.rossmachineracing.com/intakepartspage.html

Re: making an intake manifold
 

thats some nice work, time to mass produce
but looks like they have no 2.5" unless we can custom order it?

Re: making an intake manifold
 

pistons showed up

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