Ok here's a problem
I've finnaly got around a big problem regarding my laminova intercoolers, solidworks draw will be next week and milling in the not to distant future.
anyway here goes,
stock lower inlet manifold will be milled down on to the flat alloy pieces where the injectors spacer sit upon. on to of whats left the IC stack will take place that will be only 45mm high. + 1 cm to get clearance inbetween the stack and milled down intakes.
the combined hight of this will then be 30mm short of 60cm total engine hight (yes thats true) BUT I need a clever idea to make a cover for the intercooler stack, the stack itself is shaped as a reqtangle box, lying flat on the lower manifold (whats left of it anyway) 45mm high 40cm long and 18cm wide
As the air enters the stack from above (the big 45x18cm square section) I need a cover which will divert flow as equally as possible over the complete stack. the problem in this is it may not be any higher than
80mm -55mm = 25mm
would anybody perhaps have some ideas on how to pull this off? I'm even thinking of making the base shape in wood + a negative mould in GRP and then use the big press to form a sheet off alloy easy done, but What shape am I after?
the air will enter the cover from the rear of the manifold, that just fits over the stock rear coolant bridge, I can take 2 pieces of 50mm alloy pipe and bend in shape to the required 25mm hight mounth so that's not a big problem,
but presume that there are some flow isues with diverting air over such an enourmous space.
I was looking for majoola's intake pictures but his site's been long gone anybody back some up on their compu's?
grtz Thomas
I've finnaly got around a big problem regarding my laminova intercoolers, solidworks draw will be next week and milling in the not to distant future.
anyway here goes,
stock lower inlet manifold will be milled down on to the flat alloy pieces where the injectors spacer sit upon. on to of whats left the IC stack will take place that will be only 45mm high. + 1 cm to get clearance inbetween the stack and milled down intakes.
the combined hight of this will then be 30mm short of 60cm total engine hight (yes thats true) BUT I need a clever idea to make a cover for the intercooler stack, the stack itself is shaped as a reqtangle box, lying flat on the lower manifold (whats left of it anyway) 45mm high 40cm long and 18cm wide
As the air enters the stack from above (the big 45x18cm square section) I need a cover which will divert flow as equally as possible over the complete stack. the problem in this is it may not be any higher than
80mm -55mm = 25mm
would anybody perhaps have some ideas on how to pull this off? I'm even thinking of making the base shape in wood + a negative mould in GRP and then use the big press to form a sheet off alloy easy done, but What shape am I after?
the air will enter the cover from the rear of the manifold, that just fits over the stock rear coolant bridge, I can take 2 pieces of 50mm alloy pipe and bend in shape to the required 25mm hight mounth so that's not a big problem,
but presume that there are some flow isues with diverting air over such an enourmous space.
I was looking for majoola's intake pictures but his site's been long gone anybody back some up on their compu's?
grtz Thomas