*NEW* Under Polished 85mm LS1 Air Lid
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*NEW* Under Polished 85mm LS1 Air Lid
Why doesn't anyone come up with something like this. I've seen polished MAf Housings and Throttle bodies. What about were the air 1st comes in? This should be polished or have some kind of smooth surface for air to just gulp up in the air lid. LS1's have been on the market now for what 12 yrs. I think this is a good idea.
The closest Ive seen was fast toys lid, but I dont think it is polished. Correct me if I am wrong?
The closest Ive seen was fast toys lid, but I dont think it is polished. Correct me if I am wrong?
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I could be wrong here but as long as the surface isn't so rough as to cause significant turbulence, air (and fluids) actually flow better over "rough" surfaces as opposed to a perfectly smooth surface.
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I think once you get beyond the ribs in the stock lids, there isn't too much else you can do to get any more appreciable gains from that design, and certainly not from just polishing the underside.
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IMO, most aftermarket offerings are smooth enough underneath as is. My SLP certainly is, as were the two previous to it (from TSP and LS1 Motorsports).
I think once you get beyond the ribs in the stock lids, there isn't too much else you can do to get any more appreciable gains from that design, and certainly not from just polishing the underside.
I think once you get beyond the ribs in the stock lids, there isn't too much else you can do to get any more appreciable gains from that design, and certainly not from just polishing the underside.
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As for the golf ball thing:
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question...cs/q0215.shtml
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I guess a better example would be an aluminum intake manifold vs. a plastic one - yes, the aluminum one can be polished all to hell, but when is the last time you've seen one put down numbers appreciably higher than the plastic ones available, "heat soak" aside?
In this case, I think the overall shape has more to do with performance than the surface finish.
In this case, I think the overall shape has more to do with performance than the surface finish.
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I was working on the idea of this for a while about 8 months back... I started designing an air lid that could be made of metal and polished to give the BLING factor for those that would like that in their engine bay... as well as give some good flow numbers... however, I was never able to find a way to fabricate it... all the metal fabrication places I called either didn't have the capabilities, weren't interested, or the price was out of this world for tooling...
This wasn't the finished version of the lid of course, but was as far as I got when getting turned down by the fabrication companies...
This wasn't the finished version of the lid of course, but was as far as I got when getting turned down by the fabrication companies...