Another Custom Manifold

[boostedrs]

grinding the welds smooth is a big nono, the manifold is made from .090 thick aluminum,except for the flanges which is 1/2 thick aluminum flat stock,grinding the welds smooth would weaken the to the point of the manifold breaking apart at the seams under high boost.if it was an n/a engine id do it in a heart beat,but then again i love the look of a nice weld anyway,so ill prolly just hit the whole thing with some aluminum polish and a buffing wheel,or just get it jet hot coated

[ForcedFirebird]

OHHH, looks can be decieving in pics! It appears to be more like .250 (closer to 1/4"). I do have to say though that your welds do resemble stacked nickels (wish mine looked that good!).

[boostedrs]

closer shot of the welds
not my best buy not my worst either

[treeZ24]

i gotta say man, i'm pretty impressed with that work. i bought my tig welder in hopes of designing and creating manifolds like that.

need a lil more practice until the welds look like that though.

[SappySE107]

Did you use the stock throttlebody flange? Just curious why you would keep it that small.

[boostedrs]

Did you use the stock throttlebody flange? Just curious why you would keep it that small.

yeah on that particular manifold i did,this is a prototype of ones i will be selling on another board,this was the simplest way to keep a bolton instalation,but i can add diff flanges/sizes upon request,the manifold on my car is setup to accept a 90mm ford style tb with a simple flange change.

[El_Diablo]

nice, i would look into swain coatings for the bottom of that plenum though, specifically their white lightning coating

[boostedrs]

hey any of u iron head guys,this manifold is going into production in the next 2-3 weeks,prices range from 250 for a raw aluminum uim to 275-340 for powdercoated or ceramic coated,many color choices available

[sharkey]

id be interested but i know it wont clear my hood. as it is, with the fiero intake i have about 1/8" of hood clearance, and i have rub marks from were its brushed the hood.

[ForcedFirebird]

id be interested but i know it wont clear my hood. as it is, with the fiero intake i have about 1/8" of hood clearance, and i have rub marks from were its brushed the hood.

Boostedrs : correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the same height as the stock RWD3.1 - even using the same bolts? Haven't got my hands on one YET but am helping him get these produced. I can also vouch for the powdercoating, the same guy who's going to coat these did my TB.

[boostedrs]

no these are a lil taller,(f-bodya have a decent amount of clearance)but it would be nothing for me to make one the stock hieght

[Guest]

would like to see how much power it adds and where before I spring for themoney

[sharkey]

i was planning on building my own intake anyways. i was going to mimmic a 350 tpi intake, were the runners bolt to the side of the plenum. however i wont be building it for a while now, i have another major project for the car that im starting soon.

[torq455]

be more affordable to do this intake mod instead of 3400 top end swapping, not to mention cheaper! i'd consider it.

[Guest]

be more affordable to do this intake mod instead of 3400 top end swapping, not to mention cheaper! i'd consider it.

That intake will only fit RWD (iron head) intakes.