High flow intake manifold***picking off where rebel stopped**
07-16-2009, 02:38 PM
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No offence to vulcan but you guys shouldn't be paying before a product is completed. I'm sure Vulcan will make a quality product but I doubt even they know it will work before it is tested. Plus it sets a horrible precedence to customers having to pay for a product to be developed. Yeah the ecomony is crap but the venders need to be the ones taking the risks in this type of business
07-16-2009, 03:12 PM
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No offence to vulcan but you guys shouldn't be paying before a product is completed. I'm sure Vulcan will make a quality product but I doubt even they know it will work before it is tested. Plus it sets a horrible precedence to customers having to pay for a product to be developed. Yeah the ecomony is crap but the venders need to be the ones taking the risks in this type of business
07-16-2009, 03:25 PM
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yes, i agree also. I'm not going to pay for something that might blow my motor up just so a company can make money off it after they made changes. I would however let them play with my car as long as they would insure any damages if any were to develop.
07-16-2009, 03:45 PM
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there is no local cobalt sitting at their shop right now, so testing cant be done on site...only have the manifold that bolus sent to work with...i do believe there was a local who had PM'd me to say he is near enough to help out...but i cleared my PM box and lost the PM x_x
07-16-2009, 03:50 PM
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There in this argument lies an interesting piece. If a person never took any risks or stepped out the safe zone, then progress may never be made. I applaud those who are putting their funds towards this for the benefit of the community. I took the risk back in the day with the Clutchmasters clutches and with Rebel's twinscrew. After some heartache and time both worked out in the end though. 
Yes, I was one of the few that ended up with a final twinscrew, but I did wait the longest and got the endevour going.
Yes, I was one of the few that ended up with a final twinscrew, but I did wait the longest and got the endevour going.
07-16-2009, 04:16 PM
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^^^Yep, that is it. It was sold of to a certain person on here since I had some other **** that needed to be taken care of at the time. Sad that I put so much into it and had to let it go for about half the price. Type in 2K5SS/SC? on youtube and you can see some videos of it and the first start.
07-16-2009, 04:29 PM
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I was just in the Vulcans shop this morning, i seen an lsj stock intake mani in brians office, and i saw the ld9 cavy in the shop lol.
They are just a hop skip and a jump away from my house.
They are just a hop skip and a jump away from my house.
07-16-2009, 04:47 PM
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u should drop ur car off to make sure the ecotec manifold fits :p ur 2.2 has the same dimensions as any other eco :p could use the 2.2 flange for a set up on your car, than swap to a lsj flange for the lsj guys, would make no difference in dimensoine etc, just differetn flange
07-16-2009, 04:55 PM
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only problem is im turbo now not supercharged but id have no issue taking my car there and have them test fit it.
well and my car isnt running right now i had to swap out the motor from a rod out side of block incedent
well and my car isnt running right now i had to swap out the motor from a rod out side of block incedent
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07-16-2009, 05:15 PM
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lol yeah. He seems like a pretty good guy, first time ive ever met him. Their shop is kinda small, but it works for what they need.
My car is like ready to start again i just need injectors from a buddy. Finally ready to start it after my rod throwing fiasco
maybe he will cut me a deal on an aluminium intake mani if i let them test fit it on my car.
My car is like ready to start again i just need injectors from a buddy. Finally ready to start it after my rod throwing fiasco
maybe he will cut me a deal on an aluminium intake mani if i let them test fit it on my car.
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07-16-2009, 05:27 PM
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u need a turbo intake manifold? i could cut u a deal if you wanna donate ur car for a bit to make sure fitment for the eco m62 manifold is perfect... :p and yeah brian is a cool guy...shop isnt huge no, but gets the job done nicely...although they dont really need a apartment size lobby/office
07-16-2009, 05:30 PM
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yeah. i do. brian had one there that he said was sent back because of bad powder coating i think that was the one from that wonderful thread, But anways he said he could get it to me for cheaper. but il have to get in touch with him.
07-16-2009, 05:35 PM
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ah yes that one, since that incident there is a different guy doing the powdercoating...seems that was not the first time he was slacking in the coating...some other people complaigned too...so yeah...that has been resolved, i have personally seems the new guys work...looks 20x better than before...no more overspray look, no more missing spots...
07-17-2009, 02:12 AM
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here is another thought on this to throw into the mix. being heat reduction is the main goal, what about designing the intake to use a composite spacer between the head and manifold to reduce heat transfer from the head. a few years back some guys over on 60degreev6.com (everything from the 80s 2.8l to the newest 3.6l dohc and 3900vvt) tried plenum spacers. it didnt provide much on the dyno being a 3.4l n/a motor making 180hp, however the manifold temps were brought way down. im sure in our application gains would be a more measurable, but its something that would have to be designed into the intake manifold as spacing the manifold 1/2" away from the head isnt an option.
just thought id throw that thought out there.
just thought id throw that thought out there.
07-17-2009, 01:02 PM
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Sure i can donate my car for a few days it wouldnt hurt anything. Just tell him to give me a call my names jim, i was just in there yesterday he has my info. We can arrange something once my car is running which should be tommorow.