New EFI Manifold Drop

After the development of the intercooled manifold, it was decided to see what could be done for NA builds. With that in mind some changes were made, and simplification of the manifold was undertaken. it's a single piece construction that will be 3D printed in carbon nylon and epoxy infused. Our printer is bringing new materials for the automotive market for working finished parts... this new manifold weighs in at just under 2lbs.

For the moment all I've got to share is screen shots of the model.

The reason for this manifold is to simplify the EFI kit going forward. The factory parts and throttle body sit in the way of any fuel rails. Historically I've been making fuel rail tubes by hand that mimic the CIS system. unfortunately it's very time consuming and requires a lot of machined parts and fixturing for the brazing, with the old timers that were doing the brazing no longer around and the cost of mfg climbing it becomes cost prohibitive. The other reason is the throttle body, this manifold uses a mounting face that can support up to a 2000CFM TB as used on the supercharged builds. flow restriction is no longer an issue. The interior volume and shape along with interior trumpets also improve air flow and runner length.

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Here's the intercooled version on a 328 build. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

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Interesting.. The 2v has the TWM option for carb looking efi. But I get what you're proposing. Wouldn't be difficult actually. The linkage would be interesting though as 90* turns are always PITA.

The other demand is for QV carb conversion. And for that....I have an incoming option.

 

This manifold fits all 308 flavors. Most tend to want ITB, carb or TWM. This is geared for those with CIS looking to go to EFI. the layout here is to utilize the factory CIS body, remove the FD, plate it off. Then this attaches via a tube to the stock setup and the factory air filter and box is retained. One could also remove it all and just plumb in a cone filter if they want. But the goal here is to retain a close to factory look.

What you proposed makes sense for carb to EFI, but oddly we don't get that request, like ever.

Cable run isn't the difficult part, it's the linkage and getting it all to fit over the T-stat and coolant pipes. It's doable I'm sure.

I've got a number of designs and products that have been sitting awaiting for additive mfg to improve on the material end, now that it is we can finally start to bring many things forward. Hopefully costs continue to drop as well.

 

Not sure on shipping times at the moment. Usually a couple weeks to get things printed. Cost? I'd have to check with Nick, he handles the sales, costs etc.. I'm just the engineer playing with the slide rule.

This manifold was born out of the intercooled version. I'm working on finalizing the details for that version as well to be printed, last go around it was cast and that was a massive headache and very expensive. That version uses laminova cores on the inside. Might have a thread somewhere about it..