The tig welders I follow still use ceramics just alot of them, n change cup sizes frequently

 

For self-fabricating purposes, you'd be surprised just how forgiving fluid dynamics can be in a turbo-charged engine. Your 90 degree bends probably wouldn't have hampered airflow as much as you think compared to the streamlined ones...

 

Yes, indeed. It's amazing what will make power (think log manifold)

However, smoothing out all the turbulence and evening out air flow to each cylinder is critical at 'under the curve' power, which is what I'm after. I'd much rather have a car that makes 500hp at 2500 rpm and peaks at 550hp at 6500rpm than have one that makes 200 at 3500 and 800 at 7000rpm.

 

I was thinking more along the lines of having positive pressure 'filling' the intake tubes as opposed to a N/A engine needing to suck in as much air as it can. Straight-line shots and smooth curves would seem to be much more critical in that environment (like a GT3 ).

 

Indeed, and it's a very valid point. This stuff is therapeutic for me and I have the equipment laying around, so I might as well geek out on it. If I don't, my fabrication skills get rusty over time and I end up learning lessons over and over.

 

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Did you mean Tri Mix for "MIG" with stainless?

 

Is this 996tt manifold what you had in mind?

 

* peers into the runners blows some air in with lungs nope flow sux, next!!
let's get one of those log manifolds and rough the surface to promote turbulent flow ;-)

 

Can't think of anyone who would want to flow a log manifold?



Now back to the topic.

 

That's pretty slick...I think I'll stick with the 997 gt2 tanks, something tells me that diminishing returns kicked in on that intake about, say 600 hours ago...

 

And to think ........ after 598 hours I realized I couldn't weld carbon fiber.

 

But it makes pretty sparks when you apply electricity to it.

I figure you've got several weeks into air flow bench research, even with computer modeling, there's no substitute for that time.

 

Computer modeling? Here is one of many for our CF piece. The flow testing was important, however more important was the pton testing to identify any negative pressure areas. Negative pressure areas were the downfall of the above aluminum modified Porsche WC plenum. It flowed fine, simply wasn't balanced.

Brad, thanks for the kind words. I apologize for taking your thread off topic.

 

That's just plain geeky. Cool!

 

You go stuffing spaghetti into your fancy intake like that, something's gonna break... Just sayin'... *Laugh*