I doubt this 3d printed intake would hold up on track... maybe if we get the cast aluminum one in time!

 

I’m gonna find out lol

 

That will be really interesting to see what happens with that intake. With welded alu ones they often collapse (implode) under boost if they don't have supports.
Would be awesome to make a 3Dp version that holds up.

 

For a naturally aspirated application, if it's printed well enough I don't see why it wouldn't hold under idle and EASY driving.... @hinton 🤣 ..... As long as there are no residual plastic stringy boogers inside from the printing process, I say send it and see what happens!

 

Send it is my middle name 😂

 

Vacuum pressure is stronger than youd think.

High manifold pressure is almost easier to contain because its working against the metals tensile strength.

But vacuum inside is a crushed coke can situation, if the material isn't strong enough.

 

Agreed. I think the material itself (ABS, good to 110 C) is strong enough. The issue is that it had to be printed in multiple sections and epoxied together, that doesn’t give me the warm and fuzzies.

However, if our only option of getting the car running and to 944 fest is to use that intake, I’m certainly going to give it a shot.

 

Yeah, this was printed in ABS on an SLA machine... a lot stronger than PLA on a filament style machine. But still, I'm not sure. It's just Mike's $200 engine though, so who cares... :-)

 

^ that's the spirit! lol

 

And that's They Draw of these engines... Hell, My Cometic head gasket was more than what he purchased the whole engine for!

 

😬 Yikes, yeah epoxy is great for a lot of things where it's okay if the joint is less strong than the material. No bueno for boost, but, I bet if you threw some duct tape on the creases she'd be juuust fine XD

 

Check this out, pretty cool!
https://engineswapdepot.com/?p=42278

 

 

My credit card is melting

 

Bellhousings are headed to the powder coat shop today! It’s been a hell of a long ride; thanks again everyone for your patience.