Thanks for the post and support guys. The project is proceeding well. I have reduced the length now between head to radiator of the project to 8 inches. I believe I have 9 inches available. It should fit. I'll put down some of the major costs
Used Throttle bodies $140 airbox used $25
Plastic and tooling for manifold $100
Nuts Bolts Clamps etc $100
Plastic and Plastic Welder for airbox mods $100
These are rough estimates. I'll provide more detail if I get it to work OK. Things look promising right now. I can hear that motor rev up when I pull that throttle linkage.
I plan to drill a 2 inch hole with the same bit I used on the manifold without coolant some time this week. I think it is going to work fine. This means you could build the thing yourself with a large drill press which usually include an angle plate. My dimensioned drawing can be used as is with the modification to shorten the tubes to 1/2 inch protrusion when done.
I tell you that I get a thrill just looking at this rig on the floor. It just plain looks powerful. Remember the main goal is to improve midrange by increasing air velocity near the head ports at part throttle. Autocross (ProSolo). Pic: Height above the glass is only 8 inches now. It should fit. Interior of manifold needs to be ported still. You can see 3 of the added 1/4 inch rod brackets. No angle iron please. Billet Aluminum would be OK but would add 5-6 hours to the project.
2.5 inch exhaust will come later. I am hoping to expand the manicat mouth to 2.5 inch and add a high flow cat as well. Thats another project. I have tooling in hand.
