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Old 01-25-2012, 06:31 PM
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Default Has anyone ever done this to their truck manifolds?

What do you think? A little ceramic coating and these things will look awesome!






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that is awesome, how much do you think would cost to do a set i really like this idea
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Looks great !!
I think your onto a winner there.
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wow dude thats awesome...put me in line... send addy
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Very cool! I like this idea!
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I think you should have kept this to yourself, patented the idea and produced them.
Now some other big wig jurkoff is going to make bunch of loot on your idea..IMO

but anyways.....F'in awesome idea & execution.
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Awesome!! That takes care of the "how to weld v bands on manifold" debate!

you should make some up to sell!
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Big thanks to the guys I work with!! I designed up the flange and they wrote a program and ran the mill! It took about 4 hours to do the first set and I'm sure we could get it down to about 1-2 hours with a fixture.

Unfortunately my company has a policy that I can't make money on their equipment... Go Figure.

If I owned the mill, I would be making a bunch of these. Maybe I should apply for a patent (LOL)

BTW they fit great in the car!

Originally Posted by So.jerZ-28
I think you should have kept this to yourself, patented the idea and produced them.
Now some other big wig jurkoff is going to make bunch of loot on your idea..IMO

but anyways.....F'in awesome idea & execution.
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Originally Posted by bgblockelcamino
that is awesome, how much do you think would cost to do a set i really like this idea
Maybe I should see if my company would be interested in making some of these. Normally though they charge $100 per hour for that machine, so I'm sure they would rather be machining other parts that would actually make them money!

I wish I owned the equipment!
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hmm ive got the equipment... awesome idea, ill keep my hands out of it tho. kinda hard to patent cutting a v-band flange into a manifold tho.. all someone would have to do is change the design one tiny way and then your losin more money with the lawyers and time fighting it than your makin manufacturing this. trust me ive been there.... but awesome idea none the less!
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Originally Posted by 89gmcs15
all someone would have to do is change the design one tiny way and then your losin more money with the lawyers and time fighting it than your makin manufacturing this. trust me ive been there.... but awesome idea none the less!
MadMan explained that whole concept to me once, that sucks for the person that puts in all the hard work.
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We thought about doing this before, just the time involved was too much. Looks good though!
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Looks awesome man. Can you save the program and just take it somewhere you can do it?
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Im not even going to lie,

When i first opened this thread, i was getting ready to type some smart assed "use the search button" remark,

LMAO! Then i noticed it was machined and not welded.

So, In short, Friggin' sweet deal right their man. I really like that alot, tip of the hat to you good sir!
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thats just badass!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by JAX04
Im not even going to lie,

When i first opened this thread, i was getting ready to type some smart assed "use the search button" remark,

LMAO! Then i noticed it was machined and not welded.

So, In short, Friggin' sweet deal right their man. I really like that alot, tip of the hat to you good sir!
Me too!
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how much? ill buy a set
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what a ******' tease! you "can't sell em"! hahaha just kiddin but that is badass for sure and i second the thought of taking the program somewhere and having it done if you can't do it there. the money you could make selling just a d/s that retains the factory alt location alone would be worth it i would think!

GL with it all and if it happens any time soon, i have a pair of mani's that i'd need done up asap!
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that is badass!! The one and only reason i wouldnt buy a set is because i would still have to move the alt. to use um vs. mine when i welded on my v-bands i cut a lot off the manifold and changed the exit angle to clear my alt. Now if u can mill it back far enough and machine the lip to clear the alt. then you sir are god!! Im not bashing cause this is really really nice!
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Very nice idea and execution! They look great!


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