[vonfulk]

Figured I'd share this side project I just started:

Bell Intercooler core:
AW6000251341814
A=6"
B=2.5"
c=13.4"
$272.10 shipped. Bell claimed it was good for 450whp, which should just be fine for my ~350-400whp goal.

Going to end up in this:

Going this route to make room for a big ass radiator up front so I won't overheat in traffic.
VRT mk1 life aint easy.
-Dave

 

[vonfulk]

Spare parts to make building this thing much easier at work:

 

[vonfulk]

Band saw and test fitting:

I will be keeping the runner length compensation built into these things also.

 

[vonfulk]

The CNC's pretty much always have jobs on them so it's manual for personal projects most of the time:

2.5" is the slimmest core I could get in this arrangement, but there is enough hood clearance.

Next up is the water inlet/outlet endtanks for the core.

 

[Vegeta Gti]

Time to start cutting more out of the plenum runners and blending it.

Looks good

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[vonfulk]

Time to start cutting more out of the plenum runners and blending it.

Looks good

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Thank you, sir and will do.

 

[vonfulk]

More hacking and some prep:

back assembled:

mockup for endtanks:

Not gonna be a speedy build, but it will get done.

 

[carsluTT]

hell yes some real fab! nice work on the Bridgeport setup, i do tons of goofy stuff like this also only my mill is not nearly as clean ha ha! :beer:

 

[vonfulk]

hell yes some real fab! nice work on the Bridgeport setup, i do tons of goofy stuff like this also only my mill is not nearly as clean ha ha! :beer:

Thanks, goofy projects are the best kind!

End tank number one is pretty much done:

Just some chamfers for weld prep and an -10AN fitting left.

 

[vonfulk]

Opened intake up a bit more:

Front blend piece angle is done:

Should finish that piece up next week.

 

[vonfulk]

A little more done today.

 

[carsluTT]

why not just remove the plug wire holes and run the wires under the manifold?

 

[vonfulk]

why not just remove the plug wire holes and run the wires under the manifold?

easier to change plugs/wires and compression checks. As silly as it sounds. since I'm using the cast manifold I like the 'idea' of keeping oem functionality. Probably would take me less time to build the whole thing from scratch, but here I am.

 

[carsluTT]

no i understand. i run my wires under the manifold to help clean up the bay and i like to hand grab the boots vs. hope the tool is working properly. work is looking great!

 

[vonfulk]

no i understand. i run my wires under the manifold to help clean up the bay and i like to hand grab the boots vs. hope the tool is working properly. work is looking great!

:thumbup:

More or less done:

I might smooth a few more edges out, we'll see.

 

[vonfulk]

not much done lately, but it's getting there.

 

[Vegeta Gti]

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[vonfulk]

Took me a couple days to sweet talk the boss into letting me cut this piece out of his fixture 1" 6061 stash:

Way oversized for throttle body placement and I wanted the whole manifold attached to one piece for some extra strength. Much more material to come off.

 

[vonfulk]

Welder (aka my best friend) finally got a chance to help me out again:

Ready for leak checking.

 

[Pat @ Pitt Soundworks]

This is a super cool manifold.

Any reason your using a side entrance throttle and not making it rear entrance, so you can come directly of the turbo?