sinnerboy
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the galv would burn off near the welds, so still rust at the joins
Ya that came to mind too....Has to be some way around it, i have no problem making them out of stainless or aluminium but i just want to keep costs down for people.
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sinnerboy
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the galv would burn off near the welds, so still rust at the joins
He can touch it up with galv spray 
Galvoid while its hot then a coat of zinc spray
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DAZ1985
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would work yes but personally i'd just use stainless. job done then
IMO
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sinnerboy
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Originally posted by DAZ1985
would work yes but personally i'd just use stainless. job done then
IMO
Personally id use aluminium but the cost to make it and the selling price would be alot greater and un-affordable for a lot of people..Im aiming to make this as affordable as possible.
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neil h
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I would go with ally over galvanised steel, you have to be very careful welding anything thats zinc galvanised.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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what are you using too cut the parts out? look like a plasma for the throttle bodie cap.
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sinnerboy
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what are you using too cut the parts out? look like a plasma for the throttle bodie cap.
Everything is burnt out on a CNC Plasma Machine and the box is then CNC folded...
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Superlite Ltd.
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Nice 
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Rob H
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My personal preference would be Aluminium - it's cheap, lighter than Stainless, and it's piss easy to polish up on the outside if you wanted it to look shiney .
Contrary to my attitude in my earlier post, the finished product actually looks really good - I just get worried when people jump on the money making bandwagon without fully appreciating the application it's made for (Do a search for Muppetsport's issues when someone powercoated his rocker cover!).
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sinnerboy
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Originally posted by Rob H
My personal preference would be Aluminium - it's cheap, lighter than Stainless, and it's piss easy to polish up on the outside if you wanted it to look shiney .
Contrary to my attitude in my earlier post, the finished product actually looks really good - I just get worried when people jump on the money making bandwagon without fully appreciating the application it's made for (Do a search for Muppetsport's issues when someone powercoated his rocker cover!).
I ain't on the money bandwagon dude, i want to make this a bargain mod for people...We are all family in the Vauxhall world, i dont fleece people
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fazza
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make me one for my redtop lump lol
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csweatherston
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lol, your redtop wont need one, the std one isnt restrictive at all
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sand-eel
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make it from stainless steel because aluminium retains heat easier, steel cools down faster which is good for intake temps
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fazza
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i dont have one lol, all i have is a piece of pipe that goes to the afm and then induction kit
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Superlite Ltd.
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Originally posted by corsagsi16vplym
i dont have one lol, all i have is a piece of pipe that goes to the afm and then induction kit
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fazza
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sorry to post on your thread mate, is that hose ontop of my throttlebody my tophat?
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csweatherston
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thats fine how it is,
but you can get a cap that bolts to the TB, then your pipework joins to that 
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fazza
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ah ok
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Stu_22
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I see why you wanted one of my boxes now, glad you made you own just wish I hadnt told you how to do the throttle body.
I think I may have over estimated the intrested in these as I havent sold that many.
I'm going to have one last try at selling a few by making one out of carbon fibre
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sinnerboy
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Originally posted by Stu_22
I see why you wanted one of my boxes now, glad you made you own just wish I hadnt told you how to do the throttle body.
I think I may have over estimated the intrested in these as I havent sold that many.
I'm going to have one last try at selling a few by making one out of carbon fibre
Already had a throttle body done from my previous car just wanted to buy a box to save me time...Worked out ok though.
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Lion
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What do these actually do? I've hard of them being fitted on diesels, but i still cant figure out what theyre for lol
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sinnerboy
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What do these actually do? I've hard of them being fitted on diesels, but i still cant figure out what theyre for lol
Never heard of them on diesels....Id say your thinking of the tuning boxes/chip thingy's..
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Originally posted by sinnerboy
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Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
what are you using too cut the parts out? look like a plasma for the throttle bodie cap.
Everything is burnt out on a CNC Plasma Machine and the box is then CNC folded...
cool, i could make one if i still had my corsa, cause i operate a CNC laser at work and also can operate the CNC bender
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sinnerboy
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I know people dont really care to share their plans on products like this but just need to know how many connections do i actually need on the front/side?...I have a mantzel here which i copied and that only has two at the front and one of those is blocked off...I've noticed that a lot of the copies have 2-4 connections on the front..This is whats confusing me 
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sinnerboy
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Thanks for all the help lads, have gone ahead making them out of aluminium, decided to get them punched out on a CNC punch machine opposed to the CNC plasma to just keep it that bit tidier around the edges..The throttle plates are being done on the plasma though due to being 6mm aluminium..Will be then TIG welded. Ive also gone ahead doing Polished plug covers to match....Will get pics up over the next week or so of one fitted.
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