260zman Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hi folks. These are some photos i took last weekend in Japan at the Nagano Nostalgic car show. ok ok i know theyre not in zed cars but hey gotta love the exhaust on that GTR! they're all out of GTRs actually, i was a bit dissapointed by lack of 240z's- only 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybear Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 where are you guys getting these fuel rails and smooth intake mani's plz pm me with some websites or fab dimensions. Fuel rail is probably a palnet (spelling) piece?? Most of the clean intake manis are peoples own elbow grease ha ha. Takes a lot of work but the outcome is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan1242 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Here's mine Awaiting this bad boy...If I ever find time to install it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Lonewolf Performance http://www.lonewolfperformance.com/nissan.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 $350 is for them to port the stock manifold. Its $700 for the tube intake.... doubles your point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizm0Zed Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 $700!!!!!! i made mine with about $100 worth of materials. there is probably about 30 or so hours in it. The throttle body cost me about $150, and the fuel rail extrusion was about $25 i guess though, $100 for materials $150 for throttle $25 for fuel rail $80 p/h x 30 hours = $2400 _______ $2675 yea ok, $700 is semi reasonable, seeing as it is professionally done in a workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizm0Zed Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 yea, pretty much. look in my sig, its the link to my build thread. the manifold is well documented. Need to update a few of the pics though, will do that sometime next week when i have a bit more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 i guess though, $100 for materials $150 for throttle $25 for fuel rail $80 p/h x 30 hours = $2400 _______ $2675 yea ok, $700 is semi reasonable, seeing as it is professionally done in a workshop. Exactly. Since I don't know how to weld and don't have alot of fabrication skills, I think $700 is quite reasonable. Also keep in mind that the Lonewolf intake has a machined plate between the individual runners and the large diameter collector. Each port has a large smooth radius blending into the runners. I'm going to guess that that part alone would cost several hundred dollars to have machined. Is it the ultimate intake? Would it be "better" to taper the large tube? I dunno, I would need actual test data to make an informed decision. Oh, and nice manifold Nizm0Zed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Umm.. whats the point of the shield covering the injectors? Seems like its going to trap a lot of the heat in the injectors.. I see problems with vapor lock and hard hot starts. Unless your building a heat shield from the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold I would recommend a diff approach $700!!!!!! i made mine with about $100 worth of materials. there is probably about 30 or so hours in it. The throttle body cost me about $150, and the fuel rail extrusion was about $25 i guess though, $100 for materials $150 for throttle $25 for fuel rail $80 p/h x 30 hours = $2400 _______ $2675 yea ok, $700 is semi reasonable, seeing as it is professionally done in a workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garvice Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Looks good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 A shroud like that, combined with the 280ZX style injector fan would make TONS O sense. The shroud/shield would serve as a duct to direct airflow exactly where it was needed and nowhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizm0Zed Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 the shroud serves two main purposes. 1. Its pretty looking. 2. It holds the injectors and rail down. If i have a problem with hot starts and vapour lock, i'll add in some cooing to the underside (directed airflow) but, the way i see it, it has a good surface area, so it will dissipate heat quite nicely, there is also no webbing between the manifold, so most of the heat radiating upwards will go past the manifold anyway. remember its all polished, so it'll reflect the radiant heat off it. I also live in a reasonably temperate climate. Yea, our summers here can get to 40 degrees celcius, but that generally only happens for a few weeks in a year, the rest of the time, it ranges anywhere from -10 to 30 degrees depending on the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 If i have a problem with hot starts and vapour lock, i'll add in some cooing to the underside (directed airflow) but, the way i see it, it has a good surface area, so it will dissipate heat quite nicely, there is also no webbing between the manifold, so most of the heat radiating upwards will go past the manifold anyway. remember its all polished, so it'll reflect the radiant heat off it. I wasn't going to argue these points for you, but since you brought up the "heatsink over heat soak" point I will add this.. The heat soak issue typically is not a problem with the car running; its that 5-10 mi nute run into the store that brings the problem out. In THAT situation, I would see the shroud as more of a heat sink than a heat soak. To cause a problem, you would need a heat trap or heat soak that was specifically designed to grab the heat and pump it into the fuel lines.. something like fins on each injector holder reaching down towards the source of heat, directly connected to fuel plumbing. What I am saying is, yes, while the engine is running that shroud is likely to absorb a great deal of heat from the engine and exhaust, but none of it is really going down (a negligible bit conducted through the metal posts anyhow) and then once the engine is shut off, it gathers no more heat than the fuel rail would naturally given its position. I am thinking the shroud is probably a workable feature; and as was said before, if it needs it, direct cooling air right through that mimized airspace and you are definitely set to go! Time will tell, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 A little cleaner.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh817 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Where did you get a strut bar like that...? I would like to get a 3 point one as shown above. Nevermind, I'm seeing 2 more points... XD Thats crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 The strut tower to strut tower is MSA. The other four I made... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strokerzedd Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 This 3.1 l stroker has been replaced with an RB26 but it was a great motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmanout84 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Where did you get a strut bar like that...? I would like to get a 3 point one as shown above. Nevermind, I'm seeing 2 more points... XD Thats crazy. The "strange" looking bars you see are aircraft flight control push-pull rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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