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Thanks for that! If you take a look at the wheel opening on the yellow car, the wheel aligns symetrically with the flare. When compared to your mockup it appears that the flare would have to be cut in half vertically and re-bonded to achieve that result - or - maybe you just have the flare too far rearward... but given the re-positioning forward it seems that the dogleg would have too abrupt of a flared area there... Thoughts?

Wow that looks nice... What is the plan for the lower rear quarters and rear facia? Any pics of the front? The 930 flares look great. I'd love to see some pics of how the car looked in the 80's when Thomas Asterfalk first built it... are there any pictures available? Ken

I'd like to try to see a pic of the blue on... since this thread is old the links don't work anymore... does anyone have a link?

Looks like these are the fiberglass versions for the front and rear http://www.rennspd.com/Products.asp?Task=STD&ModID=7&catID=7 Can someone confirm that?

Here's a link to the write up with several more pictures... Is there any way to have this translated to English? http://www.grombil.com/Grombiler/Extreme_styling/TRS_z240/z240.html

Andy, I thought I'd resurrect this thread... Do you have a picture of these flares installed on an early Z?

I have another 72 (light blue) that will get the vk motor installed... I also have the supercharger available for sale if anyone would like to play with it... I recently put a turbo motor in... only because I had a prblem with my crank and had the parts laying around for the turbo (plus I wanted to go back to the stock hood)

I have most of the parts to do it and have the project on the back burner, but this has re-energized me... Give me a call at 321-454-4971 (I'm also in Florida) and let's talk Here's some pics of where I left off http://www.flzclub.com/vk56de/ Ken

looks GREAT! Any updates on the plenum base?

WOW! Absolutely GORGEOUS! I hope you're bringing it to the convention in October at Daytona!

I'll take two! Which ever of you guys gets it done first, I'll be your first customer!! Please contact me at ken280z@hotmail.com

I'll take 2 but would like to see the design if you wouldn't mind send me a few pics at ken280z@hotmail.com

Regarding the radius on the velocity stacks... agreed Ideally increasing the radius woudl be optimal... BUT wouldn't it be possible to have the radius increased by the end user? If so, if someone wanted more, they could have it done on their own... For most applications the .25 radius would work fine IMO

Ron... Hey... Yes it had a TEP port and polish, with their turbo cam (it's a turbo motor) 3 inch mandrel exhaust and a "significantly worked" exhaust manifold. The HP numbers were derived using data logs and showed some interesting results in many areas of the power band where the only addition was to add the new intake manifold... nothing else new was added... The same fuel and timing maps were used and they showed that there were significant "lean spots" with the addition of the new intake, thus requiring adjusting the maps to compensate for the increased "breathing"... Breathing = Lean "ranges" in the pwer band = more fuel required, meaning it made more power... I am excited about assembling Justins manifold with the velocity stacks and "tuned" plenum because I believe it is a superior design to what was being tested.... Also, I now have the motor that all this testing was done on so I will be able to compare the thagard manifold to this newer design and give you some interesting feedback. When the testing was complete it was making 366 rwhp Hope my explanation was clear... it's late and I'm deliriously tired... Ken

Hey all, I've been reading the threads related to "additional HP" and possible gains that this manifold would provide. I was present for testing that Rick Bowers did for James Thagard on his manifold. The manifold tested did not have velosity stacks nor did it have a shape designed to even the flow to number 6. I'm sure you guys have seen that manifols in this forum before. Anyway, the testing proved that it was worth (From memory) around 24 hp over Ricks previous setup which was an N42 intake with 60mm TB (hogged out) and some port matching Maybe Rick can clarify it for us... Hope he sees this Ken

I just sent payment for 2 plenum bases... thanks! 77.62 via paypal

Justin, I definetly want 2 of the plenum bases so if you need a deposit let me know how much and we can square up on the balance when you have your final pricing on them Ken

Justin, Hey... I just sent you payment for 2 intake flanges... I'd also like the plenum base, but wasn't sure how much to send ... please let me know and I'll send it asap. Additionally, I'd like to begin collecting the other parts required to complete the manifold... do you have a source for the velocity stacks and the other bits that were shown in the diagrams? Thanks Ken

Justin, I'm ready to buy one when they are available. ken

Justin, I made a few phone calls and each machinist I spoke to said that doing these on a 5 axis CNC will be astronomical in cost. They all said that it could be done on a standard 3 axis machine with careful attention to stops and re-positioning at a fraction of the cost. I have someone who would be able to do it who is located here (near the Kennedy Space Center) (we have unbelievable access to highly technical specialists here). If you'd like to talk to him, let me know and I'll put you in touch with him Ken ken280z@gmail.com

Justin, I do have a VK56DE manifold that I'd be happy to send to you. There are a few challenges to work around which we'll have to discuss during the design phase, but they are all things that we can work through. Should I wait until you've finished your current L-Series manifold project or send it now? Let's talk soon. I think you may have tried to call yesterday... I missed a few calls because I was out with my daughter. Talk to you soon Ken 321-454-4971

Justin, Hey... I thought I saw somewhere in this post where you needed the tooling for doing the injector ports... Ross Machine Racing has a lot of cool stuff including some pre-made velocity stacks... the link to the injector bit is here: http://rossmachineracing.com/injectortool11mm.html they also have a 14mm size as well... Also, please give me a call when you have a minute Ken 321-454-4971

Justin, Sounds good... I'd like one of the current manifolds you're making for my turbo motor The other manifolds that I mentioned are things I'd like to discuss as something later on... There's probably a fair amount of demand for a replacement manifold for the VK56DE... the current design was done to maximize torque and the runners are 22 inches long! The height of the stock VK56 manifold is also an issue and could easily be re-designed so it could be used in more applications (like a 240Z and others like a Pathfinder etc) Ken

Justin, I'll take one when you're ready! I'd like to discuss it further with you. Would you mind calling me at 321-454-4971? my email address is also ken280z@gmail.com I'd like to discuss 2 other manifolds one for my superchargerd L-Series and another for a vk56 Nissan Titan V8 motor. Regards Ken

Hey guys... Roger pointed me to this thread... thanks Roger... Haven't had much time to cruise the forums Mike... I don't think I received your email. I have actually been very sick and just these last few days I'm starting to feel better... Anyway, give me a call my number is 321-454-4971 Ken