dmottaway
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 01:26 PM |
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GRP or plastic VS heat
will GRP or Carbon Fiber withstand the heat if used for an intake manifold?
Might be easier to use than aluminum for my GSXR TB's on a 4age head.
any ideas?
dave
Somewhere, in Texas, a village is missing its idiot.
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Kissy
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 05:06 PM |
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Should do - it works ok on a lot of modern cars. They use injection moulded polymers, typically with a glass filler for stability & strength.
It'll be a complex tool if you intend to make a 1/2 decent job
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stevebubs
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 07:29 PM |
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Hm...wouldn't use GRP post-injector even with epoxy resin.
CF - probably ok?
Can't believe it's that hard to get 4 pipes welded to a flange....
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Syd Bridge
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| posted on 14/9/06 at 08:21 PM |
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[quoteHm...wouldn't use GRP post-injector even with epoxy resin.
See my post on the other thread of the same name.
Have a lookunder the bonnet of any modern professional racecar, and quite a number of production cars.
Plastics and composite intakes by the dozen. 
Aluminium will be quicker and cheaper though. No plugs and moulds to make.
Cheers,
Syd.
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