Blew up another manifold!
02-02-2009, 12:11 AM
#1
Blew up another manifold!
I'm glad I do all this research for the nitrous fans.
Well as some of you might know,, I have caused catastrophic failure of the UIM (upper Intake Manifold) on a prior occasion.
Well this evening to celebrate the Superbowl I decided to blow up another UIM
So I was leaving the BHR Superbowl Party. Numerous celebrities present.
Easy must learn to keep his foot out of it.
Well to cut a long story short,,, BAM! blew up another intake manifold.
I'm learning about these big shot's of Nitrous. Be careful under full throttle and high engine load and low manifold vacuum. Bad combination.
Anyway here are some pics of the latest failure.
MM and Flashwing said they could feel the concussion in the house. It was a big one. But the intake only blew into two pieces.
I'll go back in the morning to Ray's and swap intakes.
Setting the standard for intake pressure limits.
Well as some of you might know,, I have caused catastrophic failure of the UIM (upper Intake Manifold) on a prior occasion.
Well this evening to celebrate the Superbowl I decided to blow up another UIM
So I was leaving the BHR Superbowl Party. Numerous celebrities present.
Easy must learn to keep his foot out of it.
Well to cut a long story short,,, BAM! blew up another intake manifold.
I'm learning about these big shot's of Nitrous. Be careful under full throttle and high engine load and low manifold vacuum. Bad combination.
Anyway here are some pics of the latest failure.
MM and Flashwing said they could feel the concussion in the house. It was a big one. But the intake only blew into two pieces.
I'll go back in the morning to Ray's and swap intakes.
Setting the standard for intake pressure limits.
Last edited by Easy_E1; 01-03-2011 at 11:03 PM.
02-02-2009, 12:19 AM
#6
EASY YOU ARE AWESOME!!! 
Should add that pic to our nitrous group
to all the uninformed who are terrified of nitrous - this only happens when you spray at below ~4,000rpms as there isn't sufficient vacuum to suck in the n2o/fuel mix and they ignite!
Should add that pic to our nitrous group
to all the uninformed who are terrified of nitrous - this only happens when you spray at below ~4,000rpms as there isn't sufficient vacuum to suck in the n2o/fuel mix and they ignite!
02-02-2009, 12:29 AM
#8
Pop off valve research in progress.........
02-02-2009, 12:50 AM
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no no.. listen.. nothing against BHR.. but last night I had this weird dream that I upgraded to some BHR parts and I was all happy and doing cartwheels.. but that morning I woke up.. and I had to go to work and for some reason my car didn't start.. has to be some crazy coincidence.. but I've met Ray Charles from BHR and he's a cool guy and he knows what he's doing.. he works on Phils Car.. although i think phil's car is still missing in action
02-02-2009, 12:54 AM
#18
no no.. listen.. nothing against BHR.. but last night I had this weird dream that I upgraded to some BHR parts and I was all happy and doing cartwheels.. but that morning I woke up.. and I had to go to work and for some reason my car didn't start.. has to be some crazy coincidence.. but I've met Ray Charles from BHR and he's a cool guy and he knows what he's doing.. he works on Phils Car.. although i think phil's car is still missing in action
anyways....back on topic here....
Easy: you must be getting good at taking off those intake manifolds...I removed mine to install the GReddy blocking plate, and wow, what a PITA those bolts are underneath it.
any pointers, lol?
02-02-2009, 01:03 AM
#20
no no.. listen.. nothing against BHR.. but last night I had this weird dream that I upgraded to some BHR parts and I was all happy and doing cartwheels.. but that morning I woke up.. and I had to go to work and for some reason my car didn't start.. has to be some crazy coincidence.. but I've met Ray Charles from BHR and he's a cool guy and he knows what he's doing.. he works on Phils Car.. although i think phil's car is still missing in action
i thought the system was designed to only engage at WOT past a certain engine rpm?
02-02-2009, 01:05 AM
#21
The Professor
Y'know it wouldn't be too hard to rig up some sort of a BOV to prevent this (Hint Charles ) I mean in a N/A engine the only reason you are going to see positive pressure is if your UIM is exploding
) I mean in a N/A engine the only reason you are going to see positive pressure is if your UIM is exploding
02-02-2009, 01:05 AM
#22
a window switch would work on any other car but as Charles explained to me the rx8's rpm signal is oscillating and therefore does not work with anything like that currently
