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Any material that can handle the heat, pressure and vibration can be used. Common ones are fiberglass, carbon fibre, aluminum, steel and plastic.
But if you have to ask what kind of material to use when making a manifold, perhaps you should consider a different project?
But if you have to ask what kind of material to use when making a manifold, perhaps you should consider a different project?
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Even if you are good with fiberglass, building moulds for an intake manifold that would have the proper tolerances on the flanges, runner length/consistent diameter would be (IMHO) far more difficult then using steel or aluminum. Not to mention the heat factor.....
Give it a try with steel, IIRC, Aaron's steel intake mani. actually weighs LESS (or maybe it was just close?) then the stock aluminum one because of so much excess casting.
Give it a try with steel, IIRC, Aaron's steel intake mani. actually weighs LESS (or maybe it was just close?) then the stock aluminum one because of so much excess casting.
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Originally Posted by classicauto
Give it a try with steel, IIRC, Aaron's steel intake mani. actually weighs LESS (or maybe it was just close?) then the stock aluminum one because of so much excess casting.
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I had a good look at the intake manifold that was built for the white supercahrged Mazdaspeed RX-8 that was in the magazines a couple of years ago. It is no longer on the car so I picked it up and took pictures of it from every angle. They used part of the stock aluminum lower intake manifold but the upper was built from stainless steel. A little heavy compared to aluminum but the heat rejection properties of it vs aluminum were worth it. Beautiful piece of work.
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Originally Posted by rx7vadim
cake can i use fiberglass and resign instead of welds, im good with fiberglass and good with welder but i dont have 1..
Originally Posted by classicauto
Even if you are good with fiberglass, building moulds for an intake manifold that would have the proper tolerances on the flanges, runner length/consistent diameter would be (IMHO) far more difficult then using steel or aluminum. Not to mention the heat factor.....
Give it a try with steel, IIRC, Aaron's steel intake mani. actually weighs LESS (or maybe it was just close?) then the stock aluminum one because of so much excess casting.