3d printed vacuum port
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3d printed vacuum port 
Had a backfire last year and destroyed the plug that goes in the back of my ls1 intake, couldn't find one for sale so I self tappered and jb welded it in to get me by for the year. Had the engine out this week to freshen it up so I 3d printed a screw in port to replace it. Yes, I know it doesn't have a hole for the MAP sensor but I pull my map reading off the front of the intake anyways for my turbo 5.3. Much cheaper and easier than getting a whole new intake for a stupid plug. I am designing one now with the hole for the MAP sensor so if anyone needs one let me know!
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Very nicely done. The actual 3D printing is not hard - the machine does all the work, of course. 3D modeling is the hard part and clearly, you have done very well here. If you post that STL file to Thingaverse, it'll immediately be stolen and your part / intellectual property will be offered for sale by somebody overseas. I'm not much of a Thingaverse fan for that reason.
But again, a very nice effort here!!
Rick
But again, a very nice effort here!!
Rick
I don't understand the lack of 3d print knowledge here, considering that we use a nylon intake and almost all of the interior components are abs. I find it almost unbelievable that nobody has printed a clear PC intake for an ls1.
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Have you ever done 3D printer modeling? The creation of a stereolithography file to send to the printer is not at all easy and your suggestion of doing one for an intake manifold is quite simply over the top complicated. Have you ever priced a 3D printer that can do parts of that size, complexity and with print heads that can deliver heat and fuel fume resistant materials?
And for what? To sell maybe a half a dozen intake manifolds at a ridiculously low price that does not justify the effort?
Rick
And for what? To sell maybe a half a dozen intake manifolds at a ridiculously low price that does not justify the effort?
Rick
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If I had a printer large enough it would be neat to try to do an intake or something, but that size of machine is not cheap and it would be an insanely long print time. Like a week long print!!! I use it mainly for little custom mounts that you can't buy and other small pieces. I just run an ender 3 printer so I'm pretty limited but it is neat technology, you are only limited by your 3d modeling skills.
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Have you ever done 3D printer modeling? The creation of a stereolithography file to send to the printer is not at all easy and your suggestion of doing one for an intake manifold is quite simply over the top complicated. Have you ever priced a 3D printer that can do parts of that size, complexity and with print heads that can deliver heat and fuel fume resistant materials?
And for what? To sell maybe a half a dozen intake manifolds at a ridiculously low price that does not justify the effort?
Rick
And for what? To sell maybe a half a dozen intake manifolds at a ridiculously low price that does not justify the effort?
Rick
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Given that we utilize a nylon intake and practically all of the interior components are abs, I don't understand the lack of 3d print expertise here. Nobody has printed a transparent PC intake for an LS1 yet, which I find virtually astonishing.
Given that we utilize a nylon intake and practically all of the interior components are abs, I don't understand the lack of 3d print expertise here. Nobody has printed a transparent PC intake for an LS1 yet, which I find virtually astonishing.
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Read the preceding posts Bozo. If you had, you would answer all your repetitious concerns. TROLL....
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You can easily mod certain 3d printers and for not a ton of money invested, have a printer capable of engine bay sized parts. I’m honestly surprised someone hasn’t started designing and printing better air lids. Then we could possibly see something that fits better and performs better than the ftp stuff.
I need to get back into learning cad and see if I could dream up something. Kong performance did this for a while for zr1s. Ours shouldn’t take a ton of work
I need to get back into learning cad and see if I could dream up something. Kong performance did this for a while for zr1s. Ours shouldn’t take a ton of work
You can easily mod certain 3d printers and for not a ton of money invested, have a printer capable of engine bay sized parts. I’m honestly surprised someone hasn’t started designing and printing better air lids. Then we could possibly see something that fits better and performs better than the ftp stuff.
I need to get back into learning cad and see if I could dream up something. Kong performance did this for a while for zr1s. Ours shouldn’t take a ton of work
I need to get back into learning cad and see if I could dream up something. Kong performance did this for a while for zr1s. Ours shouldn’t take a ton of work
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Mods- Can you get rid of this troll who does nothing but reiterate previous posts as if posing a new question?
