This is something that I have been thinking about now for a long time. And its time. Don't know if it will work. But it sure will be different.
Not going to give much info on what I am doing. Will keep updating each step along the way. So enjoy the build. I hope to have much of the fab work done by November so I can work on it over the holidays. Any way here is the first step with some photos.
I also want to know why three instead of four.
If I were doing this, I think I'd have a larger piece of tubing to connect to the head... but that's just me. I have my own idea of how to go about the intake manifold.
I'm sure it has to do with the locations of the runners in the head. On the passenger side the front runner would interfere with the front cover if you were lining up the runners in the manifold to the runners in the head. As long as the three runners have more flow capacity than a 3" single you will be better off, plus some extra plenum capacity is nice in some applications.
By the seam in the intake, it looks like you used welded steel tubing. I don't know it is an issue but you NEVER use that stuff in roll cages. I have no idea if the boost will be high enough in that tube but there is a weak point along that seam.
I love those vavle cover so much, I dreamed of that a few years ago but never seen one in an application. I wanted to add L E D's under the lexan/glass for each cylinder and as each one fired the light would go on, thought it might be neat at night. Awsome :bowfast:
I dont know dick about these first hand but wouldn't it flow nicer if they were done in a common collector like a reverse header? Still very cool, I like looking at mods I can do with little to no money!!
those roller rockers have quite the price tag. Do they make a big difference at higher RPM Jason? I would like to get 4k or a little more RPM from mine after the build and i'm thinking a cam and roller rockers would just help in those higher revs.
Well I know I would not be able to run the valve springs I have with the stamped steel rockers and by converting to roller rockers and solid lifters I can "tweek" the lash and somewhat simulate different valve timing - ie changing overlap, centerline, etc (within reason). I do think its a combination of the entire system that makes it work, and these are just part of that puzzle.
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