Friday, January 21, 2011

First Paid For Parts....

I finally bought something for the project. After going as far as I could on the free path, I purchased my first parts. I went to Ross Machine Racing's Ebay site and bought four weld in injector bungs and a 17" length of fuel rail. I now have enough material and parts to finish the intake manifold. The intake runners aren't straight so I'll need to place the injectors in just the right places so the fuel doesn't shoot into the wall of the head, and I'll need them to be at 33 degrees, not the typical 45 degrees that injectors are usually installed at. This is due to the almost flat path the intake runners take from the plenum to the valve, unlike a v6 or v8 where the plenum comes in from above the valve. Now I need to get the injector bung placement exact, drill the holes (notice I avoided the use of "bung hole"?) install the bungs and weld them in, then mock up the fuel rail and see if it will interfere with the plenum. If so, modify, if not continue welding the rest of the parts.