So let's hear about and see your cars.

[ttmott]

I like that the fuel rail is inside (thinking cooling effect) but I'm guessing you're gonna school me (and I will be grateful) as to how CFM velocity will affect that also. Thought, will the fuel rail be coated?

School you? Don't think so..... But, in turbocharged or supercharged engines the air charge is very hot and that was my big concern putting the injectors, fuel rails, and wiring inside of the manifold.. The numbers I ran years ago showed a charge temperature of over 250 Deg F without an intercooler. At 3 Bar (29 PSI boost) charge pressure and the intercooler I'm using we should be around 140 Deg F......
I made the rails from stainless so no coatings. Welding all that up was spaghetti from the heat - it took me a day to get it straight again.

 

[ttmott]

I picked up this Bronco used a few weeks ago. 2022 Badlands Sasquatch. 19k miles. I am impressed St. how well it drives down the highway with 35’s on it.


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They are quite pricey new.... Does it have the Ecoboost engine?

 

[techmitch]

School you? Don't think so..... But, in turbocharged or supercharged engines the air charge is very hot and that was my big concern putting the injectors, fuel rails, and wiring inside of the manifold.. The numbers I ran years ago showed a charge temperature of over 250 Deg F without an intercooler. At 3 Bar (29 PSI boost) charge pressure and the intercooler I'm using we should be around 140 Deg F......

Thanks, I'm a moron for forgetting about the turbo's. The wife's Continental is twin turbo around 450HP, I drive a MKS around 300HP. Those I can better relate to. I got out of high perform stuff and got into boating and never looked back at the aftermarket automotive wise. Couldn't do both.

 

[CSR_Admin]

The racecar for last weekend at Sebring.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

Detroit Autorama Friday. Kindig has a car in the Great 8. Handformed aluminum body and a 12 cylinder "LS" Chevy engine.

 

[Flyer5]

Detroit Autorama Friday. Kindig has a car in the Great 8. Handformed aluminum body and a 12 cylinder "LS" Chevy engine.View attachment 159871View attachment 159872View attachment 159873View attachment 159874

Dammit. Last year I said I was going to get there this year and forgot all about it.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

My trunk project is just about done. A couple of blocks to act as stops for the sides along the bottom and some velcro for the bulkhead door. I might order some aluminum trim to add something to the sides and bulkhead.

 

[sbw1]

This 2024 A5 is the first white car I’ve owned in many years. We usually drive black, silver or grey with an occasional red car. Also the first time we have owned two convertibles at the same time. Liking the way the A5 drives. It’s comfortable and very quiet.

 

[BrokenLeg]

I've always had a soft spot for Euro cars, and your mods have definitely taken it up a notch. That 6-speed manual must be an absolute joy to drive, especially with those twin turbos giving it some serious grunt. And the fact that it's still pulling 13.0x in the quarter-mile with 225k on the clock? That's some impressive longevity right there. Perhaps you can also find a lot of interesting things here https://invoice-pricing.com/cars/. Also, that picture you shared from Ebensburg, PA, picking up the Grizzly 700? Looks like a blast! Must've been a fun trip.

 

[highslice]

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Kindig's shop does interesting work.

 

[highslice]

I've always had a soft spot for Euro cars, and your mods have definitely taken it up a notch. That 6-speed manual must be an absolute joy to drive, especially with those twin turbos giving it some serious grunt. And the fact that it's still pulling 13.0x in the quarter-mile with 225k on the clock?

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[Jus Cruisin]

Kindig's shop does interesting work.

His car won the Ridler Award. The deal with the Ridler is that the cars entered can never have been seen during the build process (no Facebook, Instagram or anything) and this has to be the first show. Now that it's done, Kindig is going to do a couple of shows (they call it a micro-series) on the build.

 

[highslice]

My trunk project is just about done. A couple of blocks to act as stops for the sides along the bottom and some velcro for the bulkhead door. I might order some aluminum trim to add something to the sides and bulkhead. View attachment 159923View attachment 159924View attachment 159925

Nice job on the trunk, by the way. Very clean.

 

[ttmott]

By popular demand - ok one person wanted to know how the project is coming along -
I've pretty much spent the last month in front of my Bridgeport making the intake manifold. So, here is that progress -
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Six weeks working on just the intake manifold. But it's done; final machining done, injectors and wiring installed, everything safety wired, valve lash complete, injector pressure test complete......
Top end is together now on to the cold side of the turbochargers.

 

[douglee25]

Looks solid!

I wasn't aware Bridgeport had a 90 degree attachment??

 

[Nater Potater]

Six weeks working on just the intake manifold. But it's done; final machining done, injectors and wiring installed, everything safety wired, valve lash complete, injector pressure test complete......
Top end is together now on to the cold side of the turbochargers.

Was that to account for milled heads?

 

[ttmott]

@Nater Potater - The heads are not "milled" but the ports are worked and quite a bit larger. The head manifold flange angle is 122 degrees (most engines are 90 degrees) so it's important the fit is just as perfect as you can get it. The manifold to cylinder head bolts are only 1/4 inch diameter and the bolt torque is a paltry 60 inch pounds (5 ft lbs). Adding to all of that is all the welding that was done on the manifold twisting it like a pretzel.
So three things are in play - the manifold needed to be lowered to get the port floors to align to the head porting work, machining to take out any warpage from the welding, and to match the head flange angles perfectly for sealing and to keep stresses on the fasteners within limits. That manifold started it's life as a 1960's NASCAR "bathtub" carbureted casting which I've repurposed for a turbocharged EFI application. This configuration gave the perfect fuel injector spray location that no other manifold could achieve (that 122 degree thing again).

 

[ttmott]

Looks solid!

I wasn't aware Bridgeport had a 90 degree attachment??

I found that on Ebay about 15 years ago and picked it up. It gets used more than you'd expect. It takes a long time to get it set up though. That setup probably took close to 4 hours. Sweaty hands - those cuts couldn't be fixed if not done right or something moved - one chance to get it right.

 

[bracketracer]

Kindig's shop does interesting work.

Funny thing about him. Back when I was running a Lambo dealer in SLC, his was the shop we subbed out all of our bodywork to. Got to know him and Kevin pretty well back in the early 00's. I moved back to NY in 2004, lost touch as those things usually go. Flipping channels about 10 years ago, saw him on TV and was very confused as to why my old body guy was on the screen, but obviously his work and that show had staying power. I've always said that he has the best vision in the industry.

Anyway, wife and I were at Barrett Jackson Scottsdale in '23, I was in the staging lanes checking stuff out, and literally ran into him. Both of us stepped back, sort of tilted our heads a bit with recognition, and then it hit him. Wife just happened to catch the moment. Had a nice 15-20 minute catch-up convo. Ran into Kevin this year, same sort of thing.

 

[bracketracer]

Oh, and I did something kind of silly. Ditched the 2016 S6 and a 2016 Audi A3 that I had, and picked this up. 2019 Redeye Widebody with 6500 miles. It's ridiculous.