Craigorypeck
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| posted on 29/7/11 at 11:11 AM |
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DIY CF phenum
Anyone ever made their own intake plenum from carbon fibre?
Dont have a TIG welder and looking at other options for custom making something for a tight space.
Something this shape but with less depth.
[Edited on 29/7/11 by Craigorypeck]
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eznfrank
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| posted on 29/7/11 at 12:21 PM |
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Search for posts by claretoo or clairetoo, she did a guide with photos a while back
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Craigorypeck
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| posted on 29/7/11 at 12:43 PM |
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Thanks, will do. Cheers
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garybee
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| posted on 29/7/11 at 01:07 PM |
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Is it a plenum (after a single throttle body) or an airbox (before the throttle body/bodies) you're after as the former will need to be much
stronger due to the loads imposed on it by the vacuum.
[Edited on 29/7/11 by garybee]
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Tris
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| posted on 29/7/11 at 01:12 PM |
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I did something similar for my ZX12 out of CF. Wrote up the process here :-
http://web.me.com/tkipling/GT-R/The_Build/Entries/2010/11/7_Airbox_Part_2.html
btw - used a kit from carbon mods to actually make the mould and cast the airboxes, made about 5 now from the one mould.
Cheers
Tris
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Craigorypeck
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| posted on 29/7/11 at 06:36 PM |
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I'm going to run bike carbs with forced induction, no more than 8-10psi.
Neighbour of mine makes acoustic guitars out of carbon fibre and said it would be well capable of the task...
seems like it will be tricky to seal tho, would need to be in 2 halfs with some sort of sealed lip... alu may be better. More research! Thanks for the
info and the link
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