JEWC_Motorsports
S197 Junkie
Those should hold up well, lol.
Coyote POWA
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that's the way Mike designs and builds them!
flyfaster1
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Ill be calling soon with a new build Ive been planning for awhile, great work!
08StangGT_CS
Senior Member
Hope to see it at the Texas Mile!
toorbeenee
turbine lunatic
wow,,,,nothing else to say
Mystickeith50
Senior Member
What's taking so long?........jk. I have been waiting to see more pics of this build. It's been such an entreating thread for me at least. I kinda wish mike would have messed up on the shipping label for that motor and it could have ended up at my house. Lol.
Thanks!
Im running a bit behind at updates because so much is happening. I'm sure you guys want to know what's going on with the car, I'll try and do some picture updates soon on that. But we are on target for Bradenton, working on the fuel system.
But I'm going to switch gears for the moment because I wanted to show you some very cool stuff related to the production system. We really want to do this right but at the same time, that doesn't mean the kit has to be super expensive. The y pipe that connects the two turbos and also has the BOV mounted to it works flawlessly. But as you can see in the picture, there is a lot of welding involved. This is the prototype, it probably could be simplified to be a little easier to fabricate, but it will still be a time consuming piece to make. Plus, the more welding there is, the bigger chance you have for mistakes, cracks, or pipes that don't all come out the same. So we decided to take a different route and get this piece cast. It is a sizable investment up front, but it will keep the cost of the kit down and every pipe will be exactly the same.
I was lucky enough to find a guy to work with on this on another forum and it has been a great experience. His name is Garen Phillips and he works for DiamondP. I PM'd him and was super helpful from the get go on how it's all done. I talked to him about getting it cast through them and he said he could also take our design and redo it in Solidworks. I just sent him a picture with the measurements drawn on it because we only had one pipe and it was on the car.
Here is the current pipe:
He got it all done in a few days and sent me the model so we could compare it.
Here are some renderings:
Then the car came apart for upgrades so we sent him the pipe so he could double check it. Next step was to print it out which he did for us as well.
The pipe arrived today. The car is still going together so we haven't test fitted it yet, but it looks perfect. The BOV fits with not issues. (forgot a pic of that).
His his service has been top notch. I would recommend working with them if you have a project like this.
Best part?
Designed and Built in the
USA!!!!!!!!!!!
COYO TT
Stangless
Thats pretty damn sweet!
ABS plastic?
Not sure what that's made of honestly. That's just to test fit it. It will be cast aluminum. It will be a higher grade alloy and heat treated. It will be overbuilt, just like the whole kit.
JEWC_Motorsports
S197 Junkie
That looks top notch, good job Ken.
Mystickeith50
Senior Member
Man that looks great....still impressive man.
205s??
tuning on the corn?
tuning on the corn?
Off course. Regular pump gas is so last century. LOL
Wait till you see the fuel system on this thing.....
yea, I bet it'll be monster!
Mystickeith50
Senior Member
Man I need more money....
Makdaddy
I am Dysfunctional
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