Would anyone be interested in an roots blower manifold if I manufactured one?

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Originally Posted by AdamG

I voted no. I really really wanted to build a supercharged camaro. However the reality of the situation is that it is never going to happen because of the overall cost of building one. That being said I hope you follow through with this project I would love to see it happen still.

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I hope you mean positive displacement supercharged camaro. The point of it being cast is to keep the cost low. I've been running numbers and assuming the mold doesn't eat up to much time, it should work out

Well I mspaint'd it, because I'm too lazy (and pants-less) to use CAD on my PC. What I'm thinking is some stainless steel pipe mounted inside the case, then T-off to two fittings, where you can screw in your own nozzles. The pipe will lead to the outer intake where you connect it to an existing system.

This is of course all theoretical.

http://i.imgur.com/LEsrz6H.jpg

ghettoooo drawing...

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Originally Posted by nateleduc

I hope you mean positive displacement supercharged camaro. The point of it being cast is to keep the cost low. I've been running numbers and assuming the mold doesn't eat up to much time, it should work out

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I think he meant the overall cost of building a motor to take the boost.

LTXtech.com is my drug.

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Originally Posted by popo8

I think he meant the overall cost of building a motor to take the boost.

LTXtech.com is my drug.

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I think his vote is disqualified. FI isn't cheap. Anyway you look at it FI isn't cheap. I bet the 358 you have there ding'd you a pretty penny. I'm just trying to level the playing field a bit by possible providing a way to mount a roots/twin screw without welding and hacking up a stock intake

I know its early, but what would you project the total cost would be for this setup. (And I say setup and not "kit" because I realize you only intend to furnish the intake). What would the end users total investment be to make it operate 100%? And fwiw, I wouldn't take the "no" vote as a no. I think anyone would agree that the interest in your setup is only going to apply to people that are in the planning or building phase of an FI build. Obviously a guy just putting a cam in is not going to be interested. Don't sweat it.

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Originally Posted by firebird_1995

I know its early, but what would you project the total cost would be for this setup. (And I say setup and not "kit" because I realize you only intend to furnish the intake). What would the end users total investment be to make it operate 100%? And fwiw, I wouldn't take the "no" vote as a no. I think anyone would agree that the interest in your setup is only going to apply to people that are in the planning or building phase of an FI build. Obviously a guy just putting a cam in is not going to be interested. Don't sweat it.

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Not sweating it. I should have worded it as such: If you were looking to FI, would a low cost roots manifold interest you?

So far my spread sheet looks like this for the the prototype:

• Foundry construction - $75
• Propane - $19
• Wood - $20
• Casting supplies - $80 w/ shipping
• Aluminum - Free
• Aluminum plate -$60 w/ shipping
• Custom Gasket - $???
• Stainless pipe for Alky - $20

I anticipate a lot of man hours into making the prototype. I have a mill available that I may take a swing at machining them myself. If I find I can't machine them precise enough I'll just pass it on to an actual machine shop.

Yea prototypes will take a lot of time. Chances are its going to take a few to fine tune the design. But what I mean by my question is how much will a person that buys an intake expect to pay by the time they buy everything to make the system work? Example being, I could sell someone a set of brackets for a side mount for $350. The customer then has to buy the material to do a 10 rib conversion for $500, the supercharger itself for $500, and tubing and intercooler components for another $500. Figure another $150 for misc items, filter, belt, hardware and his total investment is up to $2000.

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Originally Posted by firebird_1995

Yea prototypes will take a lot of time. Chances are its going to take a few to fine tune the design. But what I mean by my question is how much will a person that buys an intake expect to pay by the time they buy everything to make the system work? Example being, I could sell someone a set of brackets for a side mount for $350. The customer then has to buy the material to do a 10 rib conversion for $500, the supercharger itself for $500, and tubing and intercooler components for another $500. Figure another $150 for misc items, filter, belt, hardware and his total investment is up to $2000.

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I see what you mean now.

What I'm thinking for someone to fully bolt this on they would really need this

• Manifold $700
• Whipple 140ax/170 $2k
• 8 rib conversion $500 (optional)
• Alky kit $600
• custom elbow $150ish

The alky kit and 8 rib would only be needed if the SC was pushing more than 6lb of boost IMO. Technically, they could bolt on the manifold, SC, and elbow and be off. But I believe that if it is worth doing, then its worth overdoing. Personally I wouldn't want to spend the money on FI build just to push 6#s of boost.


Where the heck are you getting your SC from? I can't find SVT m112's on craigslist for that price

I run an m122.

SVT or Jaguar?

Also, another thing to add is that this is designed to fit under the stock cowl and hood of an Fbody. From the pictures of your builds, they look to be a little on the tall side.

I really like the twin remote mount SC you did.