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I am planning an inlet manifold which I hope to make shortly. Its a intercooled supercharger setup. Is mild steel suitable for inlet manifolds. Chev V8's used to have cast iron inlet manifolds. The only thing I am concerned with is will the manifold rust on the inside? I was thinking of anodising it after it was finished to get around this. Anodising is the gold coloured coating you see on bolts and brackets around your engine bay. That what I call it anyway. I read in an old Zoom mag that it is cheep to do, you just have to send it away. You can get other colours other than gold with differing properties of corrosion protection I think.
Other than that I would concider Aluminium or a composite material such as fiberglass or carbon fibre/ kevlar.
I have a MIG welder, but it is not set up for aluminium. I have never used a MIG on aluminium but done some basic TIG welding at a tafe course. That is what puts me off the logical choice of aluminium.
I also tossed up the idea of using a composite material. Am reading a book about it at the moment, but am starting to go cold on the idea. Does anyone know if fiberglass would stand up to the heat from being bolted onto the heads?
This is a picure of what I have in mind.
Other than that I would concider Aluminium or a composite material such as fiberglass or carbon fibre/ kevlar.
I have a MIG welder, but it is not set up for aluminium. I have never used a MIG on aluminium but done some basic TIG welding at a tafe course. That is what puts me off the logical choice of aluminium.
I also tossed up the idea of using a composite material. Am reading a book about it at the moment, but am starting to go cold on the idea. Does anyone know if fiberglass would stand up to the heat from being bolted onto the heads?
This is a picure of what I have in mind.