GTM Performance Engineering VQ45VHR-Our Journey to The 1000 HP and Beyond
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Also, I would say yes to your last question, but it's more like a trick question so I'm a bit reluctant. If you guys can hold an intelligent and respectful conversation without calling each others names (not just curse words, but others like thief, liar, etc), I don't mind that. This is a forum so you're more than welcome to share your experiences and opinions, but hold off on passing judgment. Let the facts speak for themselves, not your biases.
With that being said, let's try to keep this thread on topic, please.
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This quote from post #151 led me to believe plastic was your solution
"Therefore, we will be using a new type of high temperature plastic developed to be tested in harsh operating conditions (such as a forced induction manifold). Although we were skeptical of using plastic on this part of the engine, the material specifications convinced us that it is well within operating parameters."
Glad to hear it's only temporary.Will we have to wait for the aluminum intake before we see dyno #s or are you going to blast through the ceiling with the prototype?
Looking so foward to results
"Therefore, we will be using a new type of high temperature plastic developed to be tested in harsh operating conditions (such as a forced induction manifold). Although we were skeptical of using plastic on this part of the engine, the material specifications convinced us that it is well within operating parameters."
Glad to hear it's only temporary.Will we have to wait for the aluminum intake before we see dyno #s or are you going to blast through the ceiling with the prototype?
Looking so foward to results
In regards to breaking 1000hp, let us all bear in mind that our stage 6 twin turbo kit uses a pair of GT35R turbos which are rated at 65lbs/min each. Given that we're running lower compression pistons, we'll be able to operate the turbos as close to their maximum rated flow as possible. Therefore, it is not inconceivable to flow 130lbs/min of air into the engine. Let us also bear in mind that XKR has our stage 6 TT kit with our 4.0L stroker engine and made 1006rwhp.
Again, because this thread is about a journey, we may find areas that can be improved to ensure that every last gram per second is squeezed out of these turbos. We have put a lot of thought into this setup and will not rest until it performs the way we want it to.
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Here is a picture of the PROTOTYPE manifold:
FYI, this is NOT a production piece. The production piece will be made of ALUMINUM. This plastic piece is for test fitting and hopefully bona fide testing as well.
FYI, this is NOT a production piece. The production piece will be made of ALUMINUM. This plastic piece is for test fitting and hopefully bona fide testing as well.
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this is a quote yesterday from weiboy on another sites 1000hp thread .......
"Mike! what happened to your head? it's ripped apart when i saw it today."
is everything o.k.?
"Mike! what happened to your head? it's ripped apart when i saw it today."
is everything o.k.?
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As far as the overall health of this build thus far, the initial prototype we received had some dimensional issues. The bolt pattern on the prototype didn't match the upper intake gasket and the runners were all kinds of messed up. We sent it back to the prototyping company to fix the issues and get us a corrected prototype. We expect to receive the corrected version in a week or so.
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Besides, if the heads were off the engine, the motor would have been out of the car altogether.
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it was a joke that nobody quoted back. sorry for misleading you guys, my bad and i need to STFU. just the intake manifold was off.
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and this one also,even though i pointed out the inconsistency with gtm this article still claims it as well.
http://www.dodo-logic.ca/?p=4163
http://www.dodo-logic.ca/?p=4163
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It looks GTM added a comment into that main article that explains their current status.
All typos and marketing aside, if it helps bring in the funds to develop new products, then that is still a good thing for consumers. I for one am thankful to have GTM as the ONLY vendor on the public forums that supports building 5ATs to handle boost. I'm sure others can as well, but it's nice to work with a company that benefits from positive feedback from the Internet community. It brings in the volume to ensure they work out the kinks in their own processes and of course it is in their best interest to make the customer happy.
All typos and marketing aside, if it helps bring in the funds to develop new products, then that is still a good thing for consumers. I for one am thankful to have GTM as the ONLY vendor on the public forums that supports building 5ATs to handle boost. I'm sure others can as well, but it's nice to work with a company that benefits from positive feedback from the Internet community. It brings in the volume to ensure they work out the kinks in their own processes and of course it is in their best interest to make the customer happy.
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