Modified intake manifold almost done!

[EcoPowerParts]

That's my kitchen counter, wife was a few feet away. What can I say I'm lucky, I can play with car parts and spend money on them, blow up motors and not get in trouble. Ask to go to the bar, fogettaboutit.
I've learned what I can get away with after 24 years with my wife, car parts on the counter is no problemo as long as they're not greasy!

 

[jdeprato]

Are you going go use the factory fuel tank for the injectors? If so how are you pumping the gas out of the fuel tank?

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Are you going go use the factory fuel tank for the injectors? If so how are you pumping the gas out of the fuel tank?

No, I currently have a 1 gallon fuel cell, Walbro 255 and boost referenced fuel pressure regulator under the hood that will feed these injectors. My auxillary fuel system will also still fuel my nitrous system, that's what it was originally intended for, just has a nice side benefit of being able to be used on this.

 

[EcoBrick Bob]

My wife is for sale or trade... OOPS... HONEY I LOVE YOU>>> DON"T TAKE ALL MY MONEY!

Side bar... I thought you were getting a "Squash" fuel system to handle all this from your main gas tank.

 

[EcoPowerParts]

My wife is for sale or trade... OOPS... HONEY I LOVE YOU>>> DON"T TAKE ALL MY MONEY!

Side bar... I thought you were getting a "Squash" fuel system to handle all this from your main gas tank.

Squash isn't ready yet so I'm going this way for now

 

[jdeprato]

What will you be doing about traction?

 

[EcoBrick Bob]

Studded Snow Tires!!!!!!

 

[jdeprato]

Sounds like quite the sled!

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Studded Snow Tires!!!!!!

Sounds like quite the sled!

We'll see how bad it is once I get it installed. Car is being dropped off this afternoon, should be done by Thursday including coated valve covers. I bought all black fuel parts to connect to the manifold/fuel rails.

Once I get the car dialed in the next step is to install the upgraded stock turbos, I first want to see just how car I can take the car with E85 and a 3 bar map sensor tune.
After that water to air IC and then coilovers and the widest wheels/tires I can fit on it.

 

[EcoBrick Bob]

The key to getting wide wheels/tires is to run 18's. I had 285 x 40 x 18" Nitto 05R's on front on 18x9" TSW Interlagos. This is with H & R springs. With larger offset # 18" x 10" would have easily fit, as would just about any width tire. Until you can figure out how to harness more rear torque, the rear tires don't make much difference.

Ideally, if you could fit 17" wheels (should fit if no brake mods done) you could run some really sticky drag slicks on really wide wheels. If you run into some wide (10"-11") 17's with a 45-50 offset in GM bolt pattern, you could use an H & R adapter to change over to Ford BP and get a 25-30 offset. Lots of workable options.

I also have Firestone air bags in rear to keep front from lifting by eliminating rear sag as much as possible under WOT starts.

 

[sho'noff]

i don't know what that is going into but reason would tell me the front tires are coming off the ground. wheelie or bust.

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Pictures of the install going on:




This is a picture of my 2011 intake vs the 2013 intake. The 2013 intake is about $200 less expensive than the previous year and we couldn't find a difference.

 

[EcoBrick Bob]

Isn't there an extra small hole in valley of the 2010 above the right intake runner as shown on your pix?

 

[SHOdded]

Checking your cam phasers while you have the intake off? Maybe even bolt in the lockouts?

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Isn't there an extra small hole in valley of the 2010 above the right intake runner as shown on your pix?

That doesn't go to anything that I know of, worse case we can drill it if there's something sticking up

Checking your cam phasers while you have the intake off? Maybe even bolt in the lockouts?

Getting vavle covers gloss black coated to match the intake manifold while it's down for work.

 

[Ishodu]

Looks great. I am wondering what you are going to use to control and time these additional injectors?

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Looks great. I am wondering what you are going to use to control and time these additional injectors?

Split Second AIC1 controller with built in MAP sensor, had them make me a custom 6 injector model for my car.

 

[jdeprato]

Did you port your intake manifold at all? It's hard to tell form the pictures to know for sure. Just wondering.

 

[EcoPowerParts]

Did you port your intake manifold at all? It's hard to tell form the pictures to know for sure. Just wondering.

No nothing was done to the intake manifold itself for now, long term I'm looking at having a custom intake manifold done but for now I'm probably going to stop after the intake and turbos are done and start working on an Ecoboost drag truck. I need to wait until somebody comes out with a way to control the AWD and traction control, I don't have the financial resources to force development on those items like I have on the fueling and turbo upgrades. I'm looking at building a 4x4 regular cab short bed truck that will go 9's in a year or two.

 

[jdeprato]

Yeah I really wish someone would step up and work on the AWD system. That really would make a huge difference for the launch capabilities of the SHO as well...