Intake Manifold

[Creature503]

Hello everyone,
I am fabricating up a custom intake manifold for my vehicle and need some help. I need to find someone locally in the Portland (Oregon) area that could machine/cut me a flange for my intake manifold, I was thinking to make it just like the stock one that way the OEM gasket can be used on the manifold. If anyone can give me some information on somebody that I can contact that would be great. Thanks for your help

-Willy

 

[Ebag333]

What's the purpose/goal?

 

[Creature503]

Two reasons...
shorter runners ( theory of better performance ), and give the engine bay a different look
Reason two is I'm making a turbo setup for my R32..

I have posted this same question on my VW forum, the more replys the better result

 

[inkpot]

Two reasons...
shorter runners ( theory of better performance ), and give the engine bay a different look
Reason two is I'm making a turbo setup for my R32..

I have posted this same question on my VW forum, the more replys the better result

So your planting an R32 into an 80 series? John

 

[Creature503]

The r32 is a different project....

The fzj80 is going to get a short runner intake manifold, it will look similar to a 2jz intake manifold. I was also thinking about making a different exhaust manifold out of stainless stain steel for the cruiser as well...I need to find someone locally that can make some flanges out of aluminum and stainless so I can weld the plenums too...

 

[OGBeno]

Interesting. Can you post some pictures of your design? Specifications? Differences.

 

[Offroads4x4]

I would think you could just have one made by a water jet or plasma table?
Have them use a manifold gasket as a template.

 

[KKAAAR]

So it's going to look like the veilside/virtual works manifold.. If that's the case the throttle body would be facing the front of the truck,

 

[Creature503]

Similar yes...

 

[kirkm76]

I'd be in if it made it easier to get at all that crap in the middle. What other mods you going to do to the motor. Wouldn't shorter runners on a stock motor hurt low end torque?

 

[Creature503]

I have read that it improves both low end and mid range power as well as torque

 

[Wheelingnoob]

I have read that it improves both low end and mid range power as well as torque

Short runner will sacrifice low end power for high end power. If done wrong it can sacrifice power all over the RPM range and net loss over stock.

There are lots of other areas that usually can be worked on Toyota motors that net more gains than intake manifolds.

What are you planing for the truck? I suspect boost of some sort?