Another option instead of the carbon plenums + div ECUs

Another option instead of the carbon plenums + div ECUs

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OleVix

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1,438 posts

148 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Alex gave me this idea and its a bloody good one. Scarp the standard intake, plenumbase and plenum and get one of these:


Cheap as chips at 265$

or this race style one:

Very expensive at 859$

Then get this:
Clicky
Injectors, TB, ECU all in one box no wiring loom or fuel rail. Self learning ECU. All you need is to sort another dizzy and it can control that too, possibly coil packs but i havent solved that one yet.

Best thing is it will outflow even the triple plenums and is very neat!

Thoughts?

ClassicChimaera

12,424 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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FiTech I'm pretty sure that's the same as one I looked at at Shakespear raceway.
It looks the total dogs goolies thumbup

jojackson4

3,026 posts

137 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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ClassicChimaera said:
FiTech I'm pretty sure that's the same as one I looked at at Shakespear raceway.
It looks the total dogs goolies thumbup
It is Alan I have been toying with the idea after Alex put the seed in my head

ClassicChimaera

12,424 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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I recognised it straight away, makes my mouth water hehe

Alex is a bad man,,, thank god for Alex biglaugh

I'm so paranoid everything you read about anything is all sales hype so I now believe nothing until proven to me.
That's clever salesmen for ya,,,,

It's a really lovely looking thing in the flesh and appears to be made by precision.

It's not stupid expensive if I remember ?

Edited by ClassicChimaera on Thursday 19th January 21:26

SILICONEKID345HP

14,997 posts

231 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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What fits on the top ?

Andav469

958 posts

137 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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SILICONEKID345HP said:
What fits on the top ?
Open the 'linky' and all will be revealedsmile

Geoff38

789 posts

246 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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One of these , I was also talking to Alex about them at autosport show.

Geoff38

789 posts

246 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Group buy anyone ??? smilesmile

Edited by Geoff38 on Thursday 19th January 21:44

OleVix

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1,438 posts

148 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Just spoke to TA performance in the states. He said the Edelbrock intake was st and flowed ok for the 3.5 liter. He recommended the offenhauser intake instead. Summit racing has it for 360 bucks:

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/ofy-5165/ov...

Andav469

958 posts

137 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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OleVix said:
Just spoke to TA performance in the states. He said the Edelbrock intake was st and flowed ok for the 3.5 liter. He recommended the offenhauser intake instead. Summit racing has it for 360 bucks:

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/ofy-5165/ov...
Jeez, is that shipping date correct!!!

ClassicChimaera

12,424 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Your embracing this Brexit lark Ole,,,,, that's some lovely casting.

Very flat and low,,, looks like it would all fit under the Bonnet.

OleVix

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148 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Andav469 said:
OleVix said:
Just spoke to TA performance in the states. He said the Edelbrock intake was st and flowed ok for the 3.5 liter. He recommended the offenhauser intake instead. Summit racing has it for 360 bucks:

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/ofy-5165/ov...
Jeez, is that shipping date correct!!!
hehe it might be. My contact at TA is contacting offenhauser directly to see if they have some or when they can make new ones... Summit might be guarding their asses when they say they need 3 months smile

OleVix

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148 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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ClassicChimaera said:
Your embracing this Brexit lark Ole,,,,, that's some lovely casting.

Very flat and low,,, looks like it would all fit under the Bonnet.
I probably saved 2k on my V8D engine buy after brexit, the pound dropped 20%! 5.4 ot 5.5 stage4 coming my way yes

ClassicChimaera

12,424 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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OleVix said:
I probably saved 2k on my V8D engine buy after brexit, the pound dropped 20%! 5.4 ot 5.5 stage4 coming my way yes
For the Griff?
You jammy ,,,,,,, hehe

I've been thinking of going back to France for a blast in spring,,, but it's going to cost me 20% more and I'll be run out of town biggrin fk sake!
So are you buying one of these for your engine,,, that manifolds a beauty smile

OleVix

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148 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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ClassicChimaera said:
For the Griff?
You jammy ,,,,,,, hehe

I've been thinking of going back to France for a blast in spring,,, but it's going to cost me 20% more and I'll be run out of town biggrin fk sake!
So are you buying one of these for your engine,,, that manifolds a beauty smile
yes for the Grief smile Im thinking this offenhauser intake and the Fitech ECU would simplify the build AND give loads of power + throttle response. And with Clive Fs spaghetti exhaust I'll be pushing 401 NA hp! Suck it Peter!!!!

Matthew Poxon

5,329 posts

173 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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I would personally go for the John Eales crossover option. Expensive but with a throttle body for each cylinder has to be the top option.


ClassicChimaera

12,424 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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OleVix said:
yes for the Grief smile Im thinking this offenhauser intake and the Fitech ECU would simplify the build AND give loads of power + throttle response. And with Clive Fs spaghetti exhaust I'll be pushing 401 NA hp! Suck it Peter!!!!
Fantastic idea and it takes the brave to take on Peter but I think you the man for the job.

Fortune favours the brave.
It's adaptive too is it not!
Adjust mixture etc
Awesome isn't the word!
This is the one isn't it.
I really hope so.
Is it just a really big clever carb,,,, I love carbs hehe

So the main thing is what cool,funkie air intake can you create to feed it proper cold air.
Massive this is. smile

phazed

21,844 posts

204 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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I'm watching..................................tongue out

ClassicChimaera

12,424 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Love it ......... biglaugh

OleVix

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148 months

Friday 20th January 2017
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My main problem is finding info on what intake flows best. I think a french guy on here used the offenhauser on his griff 500 with great results...

these intakes were designed in the 60s for the 3,5 liter buick, or maybe the design was for chevy and just copied over for the BOP 215?

The Harcourt intake is a single plane race style and will perform rubbish on low rpm, great on top end hp... not something for the daily driver