We spent some time working with a VQ35 manifold today.. Came out pretty nice.. The guy that helped do the work, ports cylinder heads for a living.. and gave me a few pointers on what to cut and how to shape certain parts for optimal mass flow and port velocity..

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are you planning on selling these?

 

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He said that he wouldn't mind doing a few for you guys if you want to try them out.. I will be testing this set on a VQ swapped Spec V.. with cams, bolt-on's, reflashed ECU with 7300rpm rev limiter, and tuning.

Travis

 

Nice.


No ARP rod bolts?

 

yeah.. forgot to mention those..

Travis

 

I'd take one of these over a hack job by yours truly. I believe that the small things make all the difference. Any ballpark figures for pricing?

 

looks great also would like to know pricing

 

This guy is REALLY good at what he does... He does a lot of Dodge magnum (318/360) heads and intake manifolds.. He is a good friend of mine, and I wouldn't hesitate to put my stamp of approval on his work..

Here's a rough idea of what we kicked around today.. in terms of work/pricing..

1. Shelf removal, and reshaping of the interior (if you notice.. he left a radiused lip between the runners.. this will increase port velocity.. A flat edge isn't as helpful..

2. CNC'd aluminum power valve removal cover (gets rid of the ugly modified power valve assembly)

3. Ported/modified elbow.. gasket matched on the throttle body, and manifold side..

4. Gasket matched/ported runner entries (into the lower intake manifold)

5. Gaskets/sealant tossed in, and fully assembled.. ready to install..

With the power valve cover, the cost will be a little higher.. but, we're looking at a total price of 295.00, shipped to your door.

Here's the breakdown..

Intake shelf removal and cleanup- 100.00
Port matched runners (into lower manifold)- 25.00
Reshaped/ported elbow- 75.00
CNC'd side cover to remove power valve cover- 55.00
Gaskets- 10.00
Packaging/shipping- 30.00

I'm not going to make horsepower claims until I test it on our vehicle.. but, I would like to think that we would squeeze around 15whp out of this.. I'll let you know how testing goes, and I'll post up dyno charts/videos when it's said/done..

Travis

 

Nice pics and writeup, Travis!

I hope you don't mind if I use these pics as reference for doing my SSIM tomorrow

 

lol.. no problem..

 

How bout testing this with NWP Phenolic spacers?

When will these be available and does he need a core? I'd be installing this with the NWP spacers which I have. Does that change anything as far as the work being done?