Where to go to find some Incon Manifolds...
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Where to go to find some Incon Manifolds... Or something very close to it. I like the OEM style or them but I could use others I guess. I am looking for the same placement of the turbos. Any ideas?
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,190
Likes: 0
From: Las Cruces, NM
Originally Posted by Chrisrokc
Or something very close to it. I like the OEM style or them but I could use others I guess. I am looking for the same placement of the turbos. Any ideas?
Gary
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by red ws6 99
You could make a mold of Incon manifolds and have a company make you some. That will be expensive unless you make a quite a few.
Gary
Gary
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
My dad is in the Aerospace Business and he said he knows of a place that would copy them for me. Of course the more they copy the cheaper it will be. If I can find some with the manifolds I can barrow/buy I will do this for my sake and others that are wanting to go the same route.
Trending Topics
Launching!
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 275
Likes: 0
From: Bardonia, NY
If someone was to start making copies... I would also be interested. It is my understanding that the incomplete kits that were sent were missing Manifolds and CHRA's... pretty much the 2 most important parts of the kit... any other items could easily be replaced.... which is why they were essentially piles of junk.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Mine are off of the car and sitting in the garage right now, but they aren't going anywhere. If anything were to happen to them then I would be totally screwed.
I think that you are going to have a rough time getting anyone to part with them, most of the guys that have them waited a long time and suffered a lot of BS to get them. Hopefully you can find a partial kit that someone would be willing to part with for some $$$ since they would have nothing to lose at this point.
I think that you are going to have a rough time getting anyone to part with them, most of the guys that have them waited a long time and suffered a lot of BS to get them. Hopefully you can find a partial kit that someone would be willing to part with for some $$$ since they would have nothing to lose at this point.
unfortunately most of the kits that were screwed, got completed, or have since sold the vehicles, ect, and haven't really been around.
I've been looking for the past year for a set, but they're impossible to come by. The 5.0 ones hit ebay about once every few months or so.
I have debated many times about cloning a incon setup, and marketing it, but nobody would really pay the $7000-9000+ it would cost to do the setup correct, and make it worth the time/money/investement required to do it correctly the first time, all manufactured parts.
Ryan
I've been looking for the past year for a set, but they're impossible to come by. The 5.0 ones hit ebay about once every few months or so.
I have debated many times about cloning a incon setup, and marketing it, but nobody would really pay the $7000-9000+ it would cost to do the setup correct, and make it worth the time/money/investement required to do it correctly the first time, all manufactured parts.
Ryan
The thing is even if you got the manifolds copied, the turobs are WAY too expensive. the manifolds arent the hardest part to recreate, it would be simple to recast them. but those turbos are somewhat hard to find the peices and they cost 2 nuts, left arm, and right wrist.
too much work, it would be easier to try to get someone to copy the CAS twin kit, with the easier to find turbos, and simple parts to recreate.
too much work, it would be easier to try to get someone to copy the CAS twin kit, with the easier to find turbos, and simple parts to recreate.
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by 69firebird
The thing is even if you got the manifolds copied, the turobs are WAY too expensive. the manifolds arent the hardest part to recreate, it would be simple to recast them. but those turbos are somewhat hard to find the peices and they cost 2 nuts, left arm, and right wrist.
too much work, it would be easier to try to get someone to copy the CAS twin kit, with the easier to find turbos, and simple parts to recreate.
too much work, it would be easier to try to get someone to copy the CAS twin kit, with the easier to find turbos, and simple parts to recreate.
works in the importing and exporting of turbo hardware over there. Maybe if I keep on looking I will find someone with them.
Originally Posted by 69firebird
The thing is even if you got the manifolds copied, the turobs are WAY too expensive. the manifolds arent the hardest part to recreate, it would be simple to recast them. but those turbos are somewhat hard to find the peices and they cost 2 nuts, left arm, and right wrist.
too much work, it would be easier to try to get someone to copy the CAS twin kit, with the easier to find turbos, and simple parts to recreate.
too much work, it would be easier to try to get someone to copy the CAS twin kit, with the easier to find turbos, and simple parts to recreate.
Ryan
Launching!
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 275
Likes: 0
From: Bardonia, NY
Originally Posted by Jammer
What have I missed? Whats so special about the incon turbos?
Ditto that... What mounting flange does it use? What would make it so difficult to adapt a T3 flange to those manifolds? Or for that matter a T4 flange and add an external wastegate?
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 650
Likes: 0
From: Toronto, Canada
Could you use a single intercooler with the old Incon setup? The Incon used two intercoolers mounted in front of the wheel wells if memory serves me correct and operated as independant banks.
My thoughts would be to use the aprts of the Incon kit into a single front mount intercooler if that can be realisticly done. Anybody?
My thoughts would be to use the aprts of the Incon kit into a single front mount intercooler if that can be realisticly done. Anybody?
Launching!
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 275
Likes: 0
From: Bardonia, NY
Originally Posted by Warbird
My thoughts would be to use the aprts of the Incon kit into a single front mount intercooler if that can be realisticly done. Anybody?
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 650
Likes: 0
From: Toronto, Canada
Well that solves one issue I guess. I guess the single big intercooler can be done. My feeling was it would be better located for more efficient cooling.
If there was a good fabricator around, I'm sure he could fab up a set of manifolds and intake from stainless instead of cast iron. Have you considered starting with the truck manifold and going from there? I have seen them mounted and they do locate the turbos correctly. I would stay away from actuators and replace them with proper wastegates. You will also need to run a scavenging pump as the twins will be mounted level or below the oil pan.
I have a few thoughts on this as well.
If there was a good fabricator around, I'm sure he could fab up a set of manifolds and intake from stainless instead of cast iron. Have you considered starting with the truck manifold and going from there? I have seen them mounted and they do locate the turbos correctly. I would stay away from actuators and replace them with proper wastegates. You will also need to run a scavenging pump as the twins will be mounted level or below the oil pan.
I have a few thoughts on this as well.
Launching!
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 275
Likes: 0
From: Bardonia, NY
Originally Posted by Warbird
Well that solves one issue I guess. I guess the single big intercooler can be done. My feeling was it would be better located for more efficient cooling.
Originally Posted by Warbird
If there was a good fabricator around, I'm sure he could fab up a set of manifolds and intake from stainless instead of cast iron.
Originally Posted by Warbird
Have you considered starting with the truck manifold and going from there? I have seen them mounted and they do locate the turbos correctly.
Originally Posted by Warbird
I would stay away from actuators and replace them with proper wastegates.
Originally Posted by Warbird
You will also need to run a scavenging pump as the twins will be mounted level or below the oil pan.
edit: fixed typos
Last edited by XJGPN; Sep 21, 2004 at 12:11 PM.