carbon fibre intake
05-18-2004 | 08:02 AM
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carbon fibre intake
anyone has more infos on the part with the part nr
95111015205R
it looks like a Porsche Prototype part as this was never produced in stock cars.
Looks amazing, sounds amazing and works amazing too;-)
Konstantin
PS: no it is not in my car:-(
95111015205R
it looks like a Porsche Prototype part as this was never produced in stock cars.
Looks amazing, sounds amazing and works amazing too;-)
Konstantin
PS: no it is not in my car:-(
05-18-2004 | 08:55 AM
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You can count me in too. That is so hot right now
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05-18-2004 | 11:29 AM
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My friend owns a fiberglass company. I could send him the pic and see what he says. The hard part is making the mold. Once the mold is done, you can just spit them out one after another.
Would fiberglass hold up to the heat?? Would be cheaper to do in fiberglass, then carbon fiber inlay. But I will ask him mow much for both ways.
Would fiberglass hold up to the heat?? Would be cheaper to do in fiberglass, then carbon fiber inlay. But I will ask him mow much for both ways.
05-18-2004 | 11:47 AM
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The issue isn't with the fiberglass, to the best of my knowledge. The real issue is with the resin being able to hold up to the heat. Which means, regardless of what is used for cloth, the resin is the key factor in making sure that it will work for the intended application.
-Jon
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05-18-2004 | 12:04 PM
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I constantly see BMW motorsports using carbon fiber intake manifolds so I am sure its safe to be used in these applications.
ToddK, would your friend be interested in doing a couple of projects for me? Please send me a PM.
Raj
ToddK, would your friend be interested in doing a couple of projects for me? Please send me a PM.
Raj
05-18-2004 | 01:03 PM
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Raj,
I agree that BMW is doing this, however, with the part hanging out over a hot turbocharger, the environment is significantly changed. I researched doing some parts in CF, and plan to put the plans in motion, this winter. In my research, the highest temp that resins I found could withstand was ~115C. I think that the prepreg CF may be much more heat tolerant.
Todd,
I would go to your friend with the question of "how hot can we go?" I think 500F would provide a decent safety factor with a heat wrapped or ceramic coated turbo. That's MHO on the matter. I'm all for going with the CF, and that piece looks incredible, I'm just not a big fan of cleaning melted resin off my engine block.
-Jon
I agree that BMW is doing this, however, with the part hanging out over a hot turbocharger, the environment is significantly changed. I researched doing some parts in CF, and plan to put the plans in motion, this winter. In my research, the highest temp that resins I found could withstand was ~115C. I think that the prepreg CF may be much more heat tolerant.
Todd,
I would go to your friend with the question of "how hot can we go?" I think 500F would provide a decent safety factor with a heat wrapped or ceramic coated turbo. That's MHO on the matter. I'm all for going with the CF, and that piece looks incredible, I'm just not a big fan of cleaning melted resin off my engine block.
-Jon