Lets start to build the intake manifold.
After extensive searches I was not able to find anything like this been made.
So first one of its kind. Same sad Kenne Bell and few twin screw specialist from Sweden witch turns out to be great help in this.
Twin screw supercharger was invented in Sweden by Alf Lysholm.
Thats why all twin screws are referred to as "Lysholms"
But Kenne Bell is the only one with Lysholms/Autorotors idea, with 6 by 4 rotor pack design. Far superior to others in my mind.
I feel lucky, as I've had a chance to visit supercharger factory three times.
You will found out that this build is highly dependent of friends..
Man, it good to have alot of skilled friends..
First I set the blower on the engine with piece of I-beam..just to get visual reference.
At that point I had 4.2L blower, witch I did installed to 572 Hemi. But thats another story.
Next I started to draw 1:1 scale plan what kind it need to be.
What kind of air space will I need and get.
Bottom floor spoilers where an a idea but tno needed them.
I already had my special made intercooler core arrived from Europen core factory.
I ordered it as 2 stack 50mmx100mmx500mm( 2"x4"x25")
So it will have two cool shocks, instead of one thicher core. That could suffer from heat soak more.
Capacity to cool over 2000Hp.
With ambient cooled water/coolant.
On the sided I need space for Bosch Ev-14 (1500cc) injectors, one per cylinder.
Under the stock intake is coil packs, couple knock sensors and some cast bosses. They all need to go or atleast relocate.
First plan was to machine it out of 6061 billet, thanks to near by top cnc shop. again one of my friend worked there as sales manager. But when he quit, so did my hopes for billet intake.
Next idea was to make molds and cast it from aluminium with yet another friend. Hes been doing molds and casting (mainly stainless) past 20+ year.
We where just about to start fabbing the molds when yet another friend offered to help. He has huge new cnc-press brake. 100.000t, that 1 million kilograms. 2mil lbs.
So we made the base plate with that. From fresh 10mm plate.
Bend it like it was A4 printer paper. LoL
But right on the money. Great!
I was educated that aluminium ages, old plate brakes..
Now I've made welding jig, from 15x150mm I bean, cutted in half, welded it to 50x100 with 6mm wall bottom tubes.
Will fit to my powder coating oven for pre-heating.
Next cutting front and back plates from 10mm plate and injector bases from 50x50x10mm L-bar.
and I still have just a few details to figure out..My design lives...All the time..
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