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NVMYRC51 · 04-22-2015

Man I gotta tell you this is interesting and not boring at all. I can just imagine a 3D printed plenum that is at the max specs and/or customized as you guys are all taking about. The ability to flow test in the virtual is amazing. So I see some messages have been exchanged, mock ups are being discussed, avenues of approach to improve on the existing plenum but here is my question: what kind of cost are we talking about? If we had a viable model that we wanted to attempt to print in whatever metal would suffice would it be prohibitively expensive to do?

Craig,

PS: Guys we have to keep this on the front burner. The leaps and bounds that are going on with 3D printers is super exciting for any of us that have cars that need or may need in the future specialty parts that can't per se be fabbed. Our "savior" may be at hand.

04-22-2015	#92
NVMYRC51 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 57	Re: Frankenplenum Man I gotta tell you this is interesting and not boring at all. I can just imagine a 3D printed plenum that is at the max specs and/or customized as you guys are all taking about. The ability to flow test in the virtual is amazing. So I see some messages have been exchanged, mock ups are being discussed, avenues of approach to improve on the existing plenum but here is my question: what kind of cost are we talking about? If we had a viable model that we wanted to attempt to print in whatever metal would suffice would it be prohibitively expensive to do? Craig, PS: Guys we have to keep this on the front burner. The leaps and bounds that are going on with 3D printers is super exciting for any of us that have cars that need or may need in the future specialty parts that can't per se be fabbed. Our "savior" may be at hand.