Bernd,
There are more and more out every day... Bill S gave me some track times
from his weekend outing:
Only changes were Nitto drag radials and the TB...
60ft, 1.94 vs. 2.04 (Nittos at work here)
1/8th mile, 9.013 vs. 9.4
1/8th MPH 74.86
1/4 mile E/T 14.352 vs. 14.82
MPH 93.02 vs. 91.6mph
Your results may vary....
Fast truck! 00 RC R/T
Im working on supercharger + billet TB results now... Dont expect as
dramatic a change due to pressurization instead of pulling through. I must
say that so far I am appalled at the lack of engineering on the supercharger
hat hold down methods and designs... Working on that too! Kind of tough
since my truck is normally aspirated... Doing it by remote control as it
were...
Ill post more results as they come in (good or bad, what the heck!)
Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Intake manifold - Attn Bruce
>
> Ahhh...got it.
>
> (So when can we test out this Billet Beast?) ;)
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> > Bernd,
> > I had to design the IAC paths from "scratch", so I modified them
(wouldnt
> > you?). I needed more meat to create a better path for the mani barrels.
The
> > OEM path is designed for easy casting and provides a nice way to core
the
> > casting for even wall thickness. Creates a bad flow separation area at
the
> > rear of the bores as well...No need for that in Billet land. My handy
> > Snapon Scanner was crucial to verify that the different porting isnt
causing
> > problems. A factory mechanic ( buddy of mine) was blown away at my
desired
> > vs.actual IAC counts... Dead on. No nasty noises either. The IAC is a
> > strange animal. It does the basic job of making your truck idle (most
of
> > the time at least) by sending air past the plates when closed... It also
> > operates during non-idle usage as well... The later the truck, the more
it
> > does "off idle"... Its gotta work in all cases. I was trying to avoid n
asty
> > noises for the most part, but I added some addtl idle stability as well
with
> > the new TB design... Its not your "average" performance TB...
> > Bruce
>
>
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