Building your Own Sheet Metal Intake

[Coup D E'Tat]

Hahah I already paid the hopped up shipping cost of 12.00 to canada.

Thanks for the offer though. Im building 2 anyone want the second I'll sell it for strictly material cost.

I don't see why I won't be able to take it off your hands for ya.

 

[DSM90AWD]

I know Magnus sells a 1G and 2G version, so if this is patterned off the 2G, will it fit a 1G

 

[Coup D E'Tat]

He has a 6-bolt. Unless someone has another reason why it wouldn't fit?

Hellotbone, can't wait to see some (more) pics.

 

[suicidal2af]

I may give you this one if you go from 12.5 to 12.1. An intake manifold taking almost half a second off a mid 12 second car is a good increase in power. I never said it was due to any particular design feature of the manifold. Comparing a turbocharger to an intake manfold for an increase of power is an assinine comparison.



Go back to page one. The mangnus manifold has stacks. The picture I posted shows them. Those are velocity stacks. They do not have to have a 180deg lip on them to be a velocity stack. The entire runner is technically a velocity stack because it tapers so much down to the port hole in the flange as well.

You were arguing that they don't make a difference, though. I was countering this point.

Comparing turbos to intake manifolds is assinine...that was kind of my point. Arguing that x mod is unneccesary because y mod made z difference is also assinine.

 

[dsmjay]

You were arguing that they don't make a difference, though. I was countering this point.

Comparing turbos to intake manifolds is assinine...that was kind of my point. Arguing that x mod is unneccesary because y mod made z difference is also assinine.

your posts are completely pointless so why continue? to trim .4 of a sec off a 12 sec car is a big deal. its not like droping 15.5 to 15.1. and there was no other changes to his setup.

dont be jealous because somebody had the knowledge to make a part that gave him huge gains. hating on someone for knowledge is weak.

 

[hellotbone]

Im working on it I have the plenums cut and everything etc ready to go as soon as the metal I rdered from ebay comes I will continue to build it. Its going to fit a 1G head for those wanting to know.

 

[hellotbone]

Intake Runner Material came today.

Back onto the project.

 

[hellotbone]

Here are some pics of it before I finish cleaning up all the welds etc and giving it a little clean up. Sorry for the lack of pics I totally forgot to take them step by step. Let me know what you think its no magnus intake but its got the right measurements

 

[qwklil4]

very nice out of curiousity, how many hours do you think it took you to make it? and where do i sign up?

 

[ninjai_ruken]

Very nice, once I am done building my custom side vents I am going to try and build a custom intake mani for my car. Thing is the runners are ganna be a bi*** because the engineer who made the 420A motor was a Ass Clown



By the way is that an Alien Ware Comp I see in them pics of the flange?

 

[MyBlack94GST]

What's the flatness on that flange piece? Is it warped or is it just your desk?

 

[IMMORTALSPYDER]

Ya looks like the flange or the desk is warped.

 

[hellotbone]

very nice out of curiousity, how many hours do you think it took you to make it? and where do i sign up?

Thanks Well it took me about 1 hour to machine the flange. 1 Hour to cut out the plenum and the TB Flange. I started to weld it last night at 6pm and had to stop a couple times to help my dad with a trailer he is building and I finished welding it at 9:30 last night. So probably a solid 3 hours welding time anyways there is alot to do really on it.

 

[hellotbone]

What's the flatness on that flange piece? Is it warped or is it just your desk?

Its actually not warped its the shadow on my desk for some reason I KNEW someone was gonna ask that. When I welded it I had it bolted down to a steel plate or yeah it would have warped.

That is my fist one I am making a second as well if anyone is interested in it please shoot me a PM. This is meant to fit a 1G head and I had a head sitting on the bench so I could match the ports up really nice. It won't be polished or anything I will probably pait it. I will glass bead the whole thing then paint it and clear it to much work polishing all that!!!!

 

[hellotbone]

I do want to really add and stress something to everyone reading this. The vendors that make and sell these are not getting rich off anyone making them when I sit down and figure out what is involved in making this and such. You have to figure it took me 5 hours to make start to finish I know the veondors make them more mass produced and better also they have the R&D time. But factor in the cost of metal for me 100 bucks plus now I already have a welder someone wanting to make these would have to go get one. So take a shop paying the guys wadges to make it plus buying the equipment paying the overhead etc for an itake the price is really good IMO if I was going to make these full time I would want closer to their prices too. However Im not and Im not interested in selling them to profit it was fun building it though.

 

[DSM90AWD]

Looks nice
The one piece I'm proudest of on my car is my UIP which I fabricated (friend TIG welded)specific to my setup.

Are you going to rig something up to pressure test the welds prior to install?

 

[hellotbone]

Already done. We pressure tested it here at work this morning to 60 psi that should be more then enough for any DSMer to ever need.

 

[Ams2gJim]

http://www.automotosports.com/magazine_articles3.asp

This link will put it best for everyone who is 2nd guessing velocity stacks. Go to the bottom of the page and click on each article page.

Jim

 

[DSMJim]

http://www.automotosports.com/magazine_articles3.asp

This link will put it best for everyone who is 2nd guessing velocity stacks. Go to the bottom of the page and click on each article page.

Jim

Nobody is second guessing velocity stacks, the magnus manifold on the first page has them, and so does the one Hellotbone built at home. What seems to be the arguement is if they need to be 180* radius stacks or just a stack in general.

 

[hellotbone]

Couple more pics of it glass beaded and painted. Still need to gasket match the TB hole.

 

[KlowdDragon]

good job bud

 

[gheintz81]

looks pretty good.. sure looks like that flange is warped? or the tables in both pictures

 

[blcknspo0ln]

look at the pictures a couple times, it does look like that flange is warped

good job none-the-less.. one day I WILL own a mig welder.. how much was that thing?

 

[OneGeeAWD]

look at the pictures a couple times, it does look like that flange is warped

good job none-the-less.. one day I WILL own a mig welder.. how much was that thing?

tommy... the thought of you welding scares me

 

[blcknspo0ln]

haha shutup b*tch