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Old 03-20-2016, 05:14 PM   #172
Ben006
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Hi guys!

I'm done with the shifters... I can go back on this project!

So... the next version is "ready", I just want to check some dimensions again, to make sure, and I will have it printed so I can test the new shape.
Then if it is successful, which I have almost no doubt about, I'll make it available for everyone.

I thought about having it molded (aluminium or nylon66 like the stock plenum) like Nine8six advised me, but that would mean doing a production and I don't have the time or the money to do so, that would also make the part a lot more expensive for no reason other than the fact that people might be more comfortable with something made from a material they know well :/
Tell me how you feel about it!

For those still worried about the printed part melting, just remember that the original intake tube is 1mm thick ABS plastic (melting point 200°F lower than nylon), it's exposed to the same temperature, and it doesn't melt at all.
The only difference is that the plenum is under a greater pressure differential, hence the webbing on the new version to stiffen it.

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