Ben's plenum
04-07-2017, 06:55 PM
#47
Race Director
I don't think the part of the story where people were excited to do something new and potentially useful - which is the part where im0 was obliquely involved - was the crux of what would become a cautionary tale about the inevitable fall that comes with unbridled hubris and unchecked ego.
But I really suck at reading comprehension, and words are hard.
But I really suck at reading comprehension, and words are hard.
04-07-2017, 06:59 PM
#48
Theoretically, if he had a sound understanding of risk. In reality, his affinity for cheating "the system" seems to override common sense.
You and I have different understandings of the word oblique.
You and I have different understandings of the word oblique.
Imre, I admit I got the idea from you. I will be ditching the $12 bearing and using the $35 or $45 ceramic hybrid. The only way I can justify the $165 kit from Pelican is that they include many parts even though they include parts for mass distro I dont need.
I suppose you could find each piece seperate but I dont mind spending $200 for the complete kit and CH bearing. I cant on the other hand, understand the LNE $600+ price tag for the same parts, including the flange of course.
Im also replacing the RMS and all the recommended bolts with the Porsche updated ones, case bolts, etc. The only thing is Im stuck with a lot of Porsche specialty tools but I dont mind. You can never have enough tools.
Thanks for your inspiring thread and everyones input and knowledge.
I suppose you could find each piece seperate but I dont mind spending $200 for the complete kit and CH bearing. I cant on the other hand, understand the LNE $600+ price tag for the same parts, including the flange of course.
Im also replacing the RMS and all the recommended bolts with the Porsche updated ones, case bolts, etc. The only thing is Im stuck with a lot of Porsche specialty tools but I dont mind. You can never have enough tools.
Thanks for your inspiring thread and everyones input and knowledge.
04-07-2017, 07:15 PM
#49
Race Director
I see what you're getting at, but even if I squint I can't see it like you do.
If I manage to persuade someone on the internet to screw the pooch, _maybe_ that's on me - but any bad mojo created by their failure to reveal to its next owner that THEIR pooch has endured months of meth-fuelled barebacking doesn't land back on me.
This analogy turned weird.
If I manage to persuade someone on the internet to screw the pooch, _maybe_ that's on me - but any bad mojo created by their failure to reveal to its next owner that THEIR pooch has endured months of meth-fuelled barebacking doesn't land back on me.
This analogy turned weird.
04-07-2017, 07:43 PM
#51
Drifting
Agreed. Ive been listening to it for literally for over a decade. Its like a bad record over and over again. Find a new song already gees. Anyway, rant off. Sorry, not sorry.
04-09-2017, 02:54 PM
#52
Hi guys!
We have a second tester, andrew, that is willing to give it a try and help me make it better!
Do you know the diameter of the 996 MAF tube? 3.5" or 3 1/8"?
I should be painting Meir's one today
Ben
We have a second tester, andrew, that is willing to give it a try and help me make it better!
Do you know the diameter of the 996 MAF tube? 3.5" or 3 1/8"?
I should be painting Meir's one today
Ben
04-10-2017, 10:56 AM
#54
Captain Obvious
Super User
Super User
He was cheerleading the KrazyK experiment through installation. One of his last comments was "looking forward to how this turns out." The guy has a strange agenda. Buys a compromised car with the goal to have the cheapest running 996, ends up pouring time, effort & $ into it only to fail. Uses questionable parts for his builds, mocks anything but backwater budget builds & has still failed to put on any significant mileage in his car. None of this stops him from acting like a master mechanic, of course.
I've shifted my priorities from fixing other RL'es cars to ONLY mine. Other than my son's go kart, no new projects for me until 996 running again. Also, I don't sell the parts I make to anyone before proper testing and that's my point here. Go on the 928 forum and see what happens when someone tries to sell something without testing. I only made and sold one part but I did stress test every single one that I sold. Proper testing before release is basic part of risk management. Mock me as long as you want but this is how $hit goes sideways when no testing is done.
04-10-2017, 01:51 PM
#57
Captain Obvious
Super User
Super User
Was asked to become a mechanic when I finished college but wanted nothing to do with it as a profession. Main reason: Have you ever seen a happy mechanic? I haven't. The ones I know, they ALL lost the passion as soon as the hobby became their profession.
Failure is part of experimenting. You should give it a try.
The shoehorned supercharger in my 928 has been in place for 12 years. I've eyeball engineered, designed and built the entire setup myself. That was a fun experiment too.
04-10-2017, 02:09 PM
#58
Drifting
We're trying to discuss a connector for a plenum experiment. Could those of you who want to discuss "other" things do your thing somewhere else please ?
Back to plenums and connectors. Where were we?
3-1/2" 45 degree coupler: http://www.hps-siliconehoses.com/hps...pler-hose.html
3-1/2" converts to roughly 89mm
A shorter coupling may fit better?
Back to plenums and connectors. Where were we?
3-1/2" 45 degree coupler: http://www.hps-siliconehoses.com/hps...pler-hose.html
3-1/2" converts to roughly 89mm
A shorter coupling may fit better?
04-10-2017, 03:27 PM
#59
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
Cheerleading??? I fix all my cars with my two hand, this is a rarity in the 996 world. The 996 will run before the end of the year. Failure is part of experimenting and the bearing I used was experimental and I clearly stated this in my engine repair thread. I've told this to KK when he asked for my source for the bearing. I've cautioned him to do it at his own risk and sent him a PM as soon as I knew that my bearing was failing. He choose not to inform the new owner of his car and then, a few month later, that bearing competently came apart. If I did what is happening here, I would be offering this bearing to the public before it even goes into my engine. Can you guys see the difference?
I've shifted my priorities from fixing other RL'es cars to ONLY mine. Other than my son's go kart, no new projects for me until 996 running again. Also, I don't sell the parts I make to anyone before proper testing and that's my point here. Go on the 928 forum and see what happens when someone tries to sell something without testing. I only made and sold one part but I did stress test every single one that I sold. Proper testing before release is basic part of risk management. Mock me as long as you want but this is how $hit goes sideways when no testing is done.
I've shifted my priorities from fixing other RL'es cars to ONLY mine. Other than my son's go kart, no new projects for me until 996 running again. Also, I don't sell the parts I make to anyone before proper testing and that's my point here. Go on the 928 forum and see what happens when someone tries to sell something without testing. I only made and sold one part but I did stress test every single one that I sold. Proper testing before release is basic part of risk management. Mock me as long as you want but this is how $hit goes sideways when no testing is done.
I will appreciate if you could direct me to any place in this thread that made you believe I’m “offering the plenum to the public” (or any other product for that matter) and I will edit it, so other readers will not be under the same wrong impression.
The goal of this thread (once again), is to share my experiment/ experience, and hopefully get some good info about the silicon elbow I need.
Thanks in advance.
Meir.
04-10-2017, 03:42 PM
#60
We're trying to discuss a connector for a plenum experiment. Could those of you who want to discuss "other" things do your thing somewhere else please ?
Back to plenums and connectors. Where were we?
3-1/2" 45 degree coupler: http://www.hps-siliconehoses.com/hps...pler-hose.html
3-1/2" converts to roughly 89mm
A shorter coupling may fit better?
https://www.amazon.com/Boesch-Built-.../dp/B008O6TRPQ
Back to plenums and connectors. Where were we?
3-1/2" 45 degree coupler: http://www.hps-siliconehoses.com/hps...pler-hose.html
3-1/2" converts to roughly 89mm
A shorter coupling may fit better?
https://www.amazon.com/Boesch-Built-.../dp/B008O6TRPQ
Back to the subject: given that the hose is 3 1/2 all the way through, I am planning to cut it for the right length. If the one you proposed Amazon is too short, no one can stretch it out. And as for sizing, the ~89mm is about what the airbox and the 82mm throttle body seem to be on the outside. If it is a millimeter or two off, it shouldn't be a problem. BUT we'll know early next week when I try it out (i'm out of town for the weekend)
BTW, that leads me to believe that the Porsche plan was to have it at 82mm all the way through, but you can't make those cheap base Carreras be too close to GT2
