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#23 ·
JTs03v6 said:
Rotary engines and big turbo's go hand in hand.


Other than that, I dont think this build will ever happen(no offence, it's the internet). I'd like to see it though.
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Yeah, but this guys car gets beat by cars with 200hp less in the 1/4mi, that's how badly mismatched it is.


And who knows, stranger builds have actually happened.
 
Discussion starter · #24 ·
So I'm not trying to buy a brand new whipple. Those things cost half as much as my car is worth. But I can't find a used one. Any ideas where I could pick one up?
 
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ESG-642T said:
Sounds like one of those late night street cars.
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It doesn't see much action. The kid dumped like $40k (mommy and daddy's money :rolleyes:) just to brag his car makes ___hp. You know the type, the one that looks like he ordered every part out of a performance shop's magazine and told them to put it together and hand him the keys next week.

walt1120 said:
maybe check the forum SVTPerformance or corral.net
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Definitely SVTP. Might have to compromise on age, size, or even deal with a KB.
 
Discussion starter · #29 ·
I can get a complete crate forged 4.3 from ssm for 8k. My issue right now is finding a damn whipple that isn't going to cost an arm and a leg. I might have to drop it down to a KB but I really don't want to do that.
 
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SleepV6CR said:
Just have someone build you a 4.3 stroker with the right cam and compression...my build is under way and we will dyno at around 420-435hp..plan after that is nitro kit. Won't be able to have forced air....but..who cares. Then again the engine build is going to cost me around 8200.00...
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Building a nitrous car to make 420?

OP, go KB nobody has done that yet.
 
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Ok so KB 2.3L. Still not sure if I should buy the short block from ssm or buy everything individually.
 
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How hard do you think it would be to fab up my own intake adapter? I don't feel like paying 800 or 900 dollars for a copule pieces of welded together sheetmetal.
 
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I'm pretty good at welding. I have a hobby shop here on base with any tool I could possibly need. And do you think I could bypass our lower intake so I can add an intercooler like with tork techs 2v m112 kit?
 
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iammclovin804 said:
How hard do you think it would be to fab up my own intake adapter? I don't feel like paying 800 or 900 dollars for a copule pieces of welded together sheetmetal.
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This prob won't happen.

iammclovin804 said:
I'm pretty good at welding. I have a hobby shop here on base with any tool I could possibly need. And do you think I could bypass our lower intake so I can add an intercooler like with tork techs 2v m112 kit?
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And Its safe to say that cant happen either.
 
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ESG-642T said:
This prob won't happen.
And Its safe to say that cant happen either.
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Well aren't you Mr. Negativity.


This is all possible BUT-

I wouldn't make this out of "sheet metal." Keep in mind with that long snout there is going to be a whole lot of moment on the base of the SC, not to mention all the vibration. I would expect very thick aluminum plate to be used. Your best bet would be thick plates and getting them machined/cut rather than just using sheet metal.

Remember you're making a load bearing intake here, not just an easy sheet metal box intake for an NA car. I'd be very concerned about the precision of the pulley alignment, as well as the deflection under side loading.

Also there's the strong likelyhood that this won't flow very well. Companies spend big money designing these intakes, it's not something you can do in your spare time on the weekend. (Unless you're an engineer for said companies and have some really nice software and too much time on your hands)

All that said, if you have a REALLY nice Aluminum cutting and welding setup and a whole lot of motivation, it can be done. It sure won't be easy, and I am skeptical of if this will make it off the drawing board. It certainly won't be cheap if done right.
 
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WickedSnake00 said:
Well aren't you Mr. Negativity.


This is all possible BUT-

I wouldn't make this out of "sheet metal." Keep in mind with that long snout there is going to be a whole lot of moment on the base of the SC, not to mention all the vibration. I would expect very thick aluminum plate to be used. Your best bet would be thick plates and getting them machined/cut rather than just using sheet metal.

Remember you're making a load bearing intake here, not just an easy sheet metal box intake for an NA car. I'd be very concerned about the precision of the pulley alignment, as well as the deflection under side loading.

Also there's the strong likelyhood that this won't flow very well. Companies spend big money designing these intakes, it's not something you can do in your spare time on the weekend. (Unless you're an engineer for said companies and have some really nice software and too much time on your hands)

All that said, if you have a REALLY nice Aluminum cutting and welding setup and a whole lot of motivation, it can be done. It sure won't be easy, and I am skeptical of if this will make it off the drawing board. It certainly won't be cheap if done right.
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I've heard every case of "I'm going to make my own intake because paying 8-900$ is too much" it never happens.
 
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The adapter from ssm looks like someone literally just put a couple pieces of metal together, then cut the holes for the intake ports. I have all the materials I need to do it, minus the metal, I'm just trying to think if it would be worth trying. I saw in another thread, one of the forum members bought an adapter off of another member that he had made himself. The welds looked pretty shotty but other then that, it looked exactly like ssm's.

ESG-642T said:
I've heard every case of "I'm going to make my own intake because paying 8-900$ is too much" it never happens.
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Mr. Negative Nancy. Why are you so quick to judge that I'm not going to do this? I want to be the first, and I have the time and resources to do it.
 
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ESG-642T said:
I've heard every case of "I'm going to make my own intake because paying 8-900$ is too much" it never happens.
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Maybe I'm just too used to the Neon community where they will fabricate anything and everything.

They haven't fabricated a TS blower intake though...hmm...:shiftyeyes

I also just fabricated a head cooling mod because I didn't feel like shelling out $200 for one.
 
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