Great work= following
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Goldsmithy MINI Alliance AmbassadorArticles Moderator Supporting Member
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Minidave Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
In terms of performance, what was your goal for the pipe - additional HP? smoothness? and how will that compare to the cost of the kit?
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Dave.0 Helix & RMW PoweredLifetime Supporter
The sound was nice but I don’t care about the sound. The torque gained is where my interest is.
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Hello to everyone. I could not update the thread for a while as I was abroad for some days.
I took a photo yesterday with the printed model and the OEM component so everyone can have a better idea.
Right now I am printing a new heat-shield design, so hopefully by the end of the week I would be able to test it - test drive it. Test drive with a printed model? Yes you can if you choose the correct materials. It's a blend of ABS and carbon good enough for temperatures up to 120 degrees. I will try to make some renders later . -
Its fun to watch you roll through the design process. Wish I had some of the 3D scanning tools...
This is looking very promising. Basically you are seeing an increase in the velocity of the air flow. In the chart from July 10th the biggest gains are in 3rd gear. What about 1st and 2nd? Are you pulling any data about HP? (I realize its would be ODB2 data.. but would be interesting to see what it shows).
The Aluminum heat shield. Are you saying its a Carbon fiber/Aluminum? I.e. the fiber weave includes both? -
OK - so slightly less than 1 PSI difference (without heat shield). I do agree with averages compared to peak. It also looks like the bigger gains are in lower gears (3rd)..
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So this is the latest update. I designed a JIG-support to ensure plug and play fitment and no boost leaks. The JIG will be from printed materials and I will try to use the base for future projects as well. Thus only the brown components will change every time according the product. I am printing the JIG as we speak so it should be ready in a few days.
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ScottinBend Space CowboySupporting Member
So the air filter is attached to the intake tube? So that is what the heat shield is for.........hmmm. Is this going to utilize the OEM air intake pipe/area?
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The air filter is attached to the billet adapter and the adapter to the throttle body. Check post 26 and 29 in order to understand how it will look like. The OEM silicone hose intake area is utilised from the filter itself and the heat shield. The location of the throttle body is moved a bit in order to create a nice smooth flow. That's why a throttle cable extension is necessary.
Below you can see a photo I took before from the frontal area of the car. The is a small tilt towards the right side as we see the picture, all of that in favour of a smoother air path.
And in this picture you can see the heat shield. If you look closely you will see that the throttle body is relocated compare to the OEM position. I hope that gives you a better picture.
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Goldsmithy MINI Alliance AmbassadorArticles Moderator Supporting Member
You do great work===very impressive.
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Great work so far. Appreciate your efforts. I also can't wait for a proper before and after dyno.... And of course the estimated cost? All the carbon has this hobo concerned [emoji27]... But excited
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I think I miss you somewhere ! The JIG is not carbon fiber , just printed. Is that what you are asking?
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Sorry for the confusion, My question was not about the job, but the actual pipe itself. I.e how are you making the carbon fiber part? Did you do molds or is there now some way to “print” carbon fiber (never seem that). My assumption is molds and then you hand lay the carbon fiber... but wasn’t sure.
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Dave.0 Helix & RMW PoweredLifetime Supporter
Why do you need that? Did I miss something? -
Dave.0 Helix & RMW PoweredLifetime Supporter
Ahhh now that makes complete sense.
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