You've GOT to be kidding...

 

No I'm serious. I have alot of equipment to weld steel, but nothing to weld aluminum and the only way to weld steel to aluminum is with jb weld, afaik...

IMO, there's nothing wrong with using JB Weld for stuff like this. It won't break and it's not like you'll be able to tell what I used to weld it once it's cleaned up and painted.

 

I'd at least use some flanges and bolts to hold it together. Just weld a steel flange onto the steel side and an aluminum one to the aluminum side.

I just don't believe in holding things like this together with something that comes in a tube. I don't mind that sort of stuff as a secondary measure or seal but nothing beats a good solid bolt for holding things together.

 

meh that's what i said and then my radiator fell

 

Please tell me whats wrong with using JB weld for something un-structural like an intake manifold. It's not like I'm boosted... Plus, wouldn't bolts and a flange look "ugly." lol

FYI, I've seen cracked engine blocks that had been repaired with jb weld. I also have seen them run with out leaks.

 

should have used jb weld

 

believe it or not...it fixed my pathfinders harmonic balancer/crank pulley widened gap Yes even worked on a moving part!

 

 

So umm whens your estimated time for completion?

 

good bolts look sexy

 

a couple of days

 

Why not fab all of it out of aluminum? How about a full round 4"-5" plemun?

 

I stated earlier in the thread that I don't have equipment to weld aluminum. Full round would starve the cylinders that are further away from the TB and more plenum volume would shift the powerband even further to the right.

 

Just an update... I would be able to finish the project today, but I'm going out of town for a couple of weeks.

 

 

the gasket looks like its made of wood?

 

lol, it's phenolic...

 

good. you scared me, too. I thought you were

 

Updates?

 

I should have some updates in a few days. I've been busy getting my other car ready to be shipped to WA.

 

 

 

Impressive!... Did you loose the low end torque as thought?

 

The low end is not that bad. I mostly lost mid range power, but it screams from 5500 to 6500. I really need to raise the rev limiter to take full advantage of this manifold.

 

BTW, my 150 shot jets arrived today....

 

Awesome work! Gold member!

 

Thanks!

 

Wow, that's pretty cool. Really makes the engine look different too. The rear coil packs look funny sticking up like that

How about a video of a nice downshift to 3rd gear at 75 mph run?

*edit* Hmm could you also now maybe run front coil packs on the rear valve cover?

 

With spray?

Nope, I already tried that, they don't fit.

 

nice work! one of the coolest custom mechanical (ie, not electrical) parts i've seen in a while. wish you had an on-car dyno so we could see before/after runs. On a scale of 1-10 how good would someone's fab skills have to be to make that theirself?

 

Oh my!

 

Thanks!

IDK, It was pretty difficult, especially the way I did it. If I had a tig welder and spent money on proper materials it would have been much easier.

 

Thanks

 

I'm glad to see it happen! Hope the jb holds up, I've never used the stuff so I'm naturally a skeptic. Look really great!

 

you mean like using an aluminum plenum adapter plate rather than a steel one? or was that aluminum but the plenum itself was steel?