Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project
Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project Hey folks!
I'm a senior ME at SMU. My senior design group has decided to design and build an individual throttle body intake manifold for an LS1. We will be fabricating the thing in-house, and designing it to work within stock rpm range with stock heads and everything.
We have decided that designing it to fit under the hood of a Camaro is too much of a design constraint, considering we will be machining the entire thing, not casting. This means in order to test our manifold, we'll need an engine dyno. Here are my questions:
Is there an engine dyno in Dallas, or Texas?
We will need to purchase/procure a working, reliable engine, so do I need to purchase a wire harness/ECM as well if this is only to be used on an engine dyno?
Does anyone want to contribute time/expertise/access to dyno or working engine? We would need an engine in the fall for mock-up and building and again in the spring for testing.
There are 4 senior college kids in my group, and we are all on limited/fixed budgets. Due to the awesomeness and expense of this project, our school can't fund the entire thing, so I'm looking to LS1tech for advice and a good deal on a motor. Thanks for looking!
I'm a senior ME at SMU. My senior design group has decided to design and build an individual throttle body intake manifold for an LS1. We will be fabricating the thing in-house, and designing it to work within stock rpm range with stock heads and everything.
We have decided that designing it to fit under the hood of a Camaro is too much of a design constraint, considering we will be machining the entire thing, not casting. This means in order to test our manifold, we'll need an engine dyno. Here are my questions:
Is there an engine dyno in Dallas, or Texas?
We will need to purchase/procure a working, reliable engine, so do I need to purchase a wire harness/ECM as well if this is only to be used on an engine dyno?
Does anyone want to contribute time/expertise/access to dyno or working engine? We would need an engine in the fall for mock-up and building and again in the spring for testing.
There are 4 senior college kids in my group, and we are all on limited/fixed budgets. Due to the awesomeness and expense of this project, our school can't fund the entire thing, so I'm looking to LS1tech for advice and a good deal on a motor. Thanks for looking!
EDIT- also might want to add that I'm looking for an ENGINE dyno, not a chassis dyno.
Last edited by 3.4camaro; Sep 23, 2010 at 11:42 AM.
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 620
Likes: 0
From: Brownsville, texas
Question your senior project seems to be fun
but.... is it just going to be a project? to get a grade?
or is it going to be something your going to push the envelope with?
and sure you can build a intake manifold all based of "theory".... im sure
your professors wouldnt mind since your project would need alot of extra money to host the project.... JUST my .02 I'm also working on a senior project...
Can people say ls8?
but.... is it just going to be a project? to get a grade?
or is it going to be something your going to push the envelope with?
and sure you can build a intake manifold all based of "theory".... im sure
your professors wouldnt mind since your project would need alot of extra money to host the project.... JUST my .02 I'm also working on a senior project...
Can people say ls8? Trending Topics
I would think for a project like this he wouldn't need a Chassis dyno.
Most shop around Dallas have the Chassis dyno's not engine dyno.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
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
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Teching In
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: DFW
dude that is a bad *** senior design project
im majoring in mechanical engineering here at UTA hopefully we get to do a bad *** project like this one would be a ton of fun still got a few years ahead of me before that but will get there soon enough as you know its a long grueling road
im majoring in mechanical engineering here at UTA hopefully we get to do a bad *** project like this one would be a ton of fun still got a few years ahead of me before that but will get there soon enough as you know its a long grueling road
Teching In
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
From: Katy, TX
Have you thought about asking around in the academic community I know for a fact UH has both an engine and chassis dyno, they use for big rig emissions and fuel efficiency testing, I would imagine there is one in that part of the state. Also I think engine dynos are more of a machine shop thing you might want to call a few of those and see if they know of one.
On The Tree
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 113
Likes: 0
From: DFW
What's wrong with the throttle body right now?
I always figured, at least at TCU, that the senior design projects are doing a contract rather than redesigning a 13 year old design.
Oh btw have fun losing the football game today.
I always figured, at least at TCU, that the senior design projects are doing a contract rather than redesigning a 13 year old design.
Oh btw have fun losing the football game today.
Thanks Elkyman, I'll check that out.
Your fast ta must not be fast enough if you aren't dealing with idle issues caused by cam+single throttle opening.
There were too many students and not enough design contracts this year, so my group got to propose its own idea. Applying the engineering design process to a 13 year old engine will be much more challenging than modifying a wheelchair so the seat can swivel, as my fellow students will be doing. YAWN.
And I was expecting a better performance from a No. 4 ranked team. TCU sucks, a ran over a frog on the way home yesterday.
There were too many students and not enough design contracts this year, so my group got to propose its own idea. Applying the engineering design process to a 13 year old engine will be much more challenging than modifying a wheelchair so the seat can swivel, as my fellow students will be doing. YAWN.
And I was expecting a better performance from a No. 4 ranked team. TCU sucks, a ran over a frog on the way home yesterday.
On The Tree
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 113
Likes: 0
From: DFW
Yeah they did play crappy yesterday. I'll give you that. But what's with the pony. Seriously?
How many are in your graduating class?
And no the ta is not very fast...hence the absolute misery the engineering degree entails, but way worth it.
How many are in your graduating class?
And no the ta is not very fast...hence the absolute misery the engineering degree entails, but way worth it.
