240Z Turbo Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Joel sent me his intake to do a bit of massaging. I modified the stock fuel rail by cutting off the ends and tig welding some -8 an fittings. These feed the rail from either side by a pair of Pierburg 600hp pumps. We then went with a single outlet in the middle of the rail by tig welding a -8 an fitting. I also removed all the extra junk on the rail. It will be powder coated for better looks. We opted to remove the stock throttle bodies in favor of a single 80mm unit. I have hacked off the plenum flange and will bolt it directly to the intake base. I will deck the flange in a mill next week. We ordered 6x full radius velocity stacks to weld to the plenum flange. Once this is done I will make a custom plenum for this badboy. Since I am now a Garrett Dealer I am trying my best to talk him into a pair of GT25R turbochargers that each support 440hp! I will be fabricating a custom 321SS header for this badboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage-TechZ Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 You just gotta love alteration fabrication,the only thing more fun is the response you get when your done and people go "OOOH and AHHH' and WOW" how'd ya' do that ? Can't wait to see the final piece James ,keep on keepin' on ! keep posting pix ........Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Car parts on the kitchen counter... almost as bad as rebuilding my engine in my apartment living room. Good stuff James, keep the pictures rolling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Right on James!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Looking good, and dont you just love the smell of Palmolive Spring Sensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z Turbo Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 I had the flange decked and just mocked up the velocity stacks that arrived today. Will make the backplate and weld on the velocity stacks. Getting closer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 WOW James... that is going to look sweet, and work great too... THANKS Bud... joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z Turbo Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 Sorry Joel, the lathe ate one of the velocity stacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Bah, 5 are enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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olie05 Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Are you going to be using the stock manifold somehow or are you going to weld a custom box to the flange around the stacks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 I dont think that James even knows what word stock means any more . Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 hmmm that looks pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 not sure if this sites PM is working, so I'll say it here>>> STONY I SENT YOU A PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 yea it works sent one back my email is stony7@gci.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z Turbo Posted March 1, 2004 Author Share Posted March 1, 2004 hmmm that looks pretty good What did you expect It will look very nice when it is finished and coated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z Turbo Posted March 5, 2004 Author Share Posted March 5, 2004 I finally welded all the velocity stacks onto the flange and bolted it to the manifold. Looking good thus far. One note, the #6 port on the plenum flange angles alot so I had to weld material onto the inside of the runner so it didn't have a big step. I will now have to go back and grind it back so it matches the transition of the velocity stack. You can see from the side pic the angling of the plenum flange #6 runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Looking good James!! I think we'll be one up on that Greddy $1,800 plenum they sell.... Now, to try a locate a Q45 85mm TB to stick on that puppy. That should allow the air flow in from the twin GT 25R's to fill up them cylinders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Now, to try a locate a Q45 85mm TB to stick on that puppy. That should allow the air flow in from the twin GT 25R's to fill up them cylinders... Not sure why you think you need a TB that big but I can bring you one of those to Reynolds if you really need it. It has a little tab welded to it that was used to help keep the pipe from blowing off as the car ran 30#+ boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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