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Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

03-12-2021, 02:41 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

I have been keeping an eye on the thread, I am...

I have been keeping an eye on the thread, I am not ignoring it. I typically will not respond unless it's absolutely needed. I prefer to see unbias comments and opinions posted. Thank you for posting...

Forum: Announcements, Contests, Giveaways

12-02-2019, 03:52 PM

Replies: 2

Black Friday Sale 2019

Views: 329

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Last day! Our sale ends at Midnight EST.

Last day! Our sale ends at Midnight EST.

Forum: Announcements, Contests, Giveaways

11-30-2019, 03:00 PM

Replies: 2

Black Friday Sale 2019

Views: 329

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

For those interested our sale is active till...

For those interested our sale is active till Monday at Midnight EST.

Forum: Announcements, Contests, Giveaways

11-27-2019, 08:23 PM

Replies: 2

Black Friday Sale 2019

Views: 329

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Black Friday Sale 2019

Black Friday Sale Coming Soon...

Here's a preview of what will be on sale (in limited quantities):

https://racerxfabrication.com/pics/frs-brz/brz-black-friday-2019.jpg

Sale starts on...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-11-2019, 10:13 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Where to start… Well, when the project started we...

Where to start… Well, when the project started we believed that the OEM intake manifold had a little more power in it. We started off with our first prototype manifold with what we thought would...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

09-02-2019, 11:25 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

I do not know if it will perform better with the...

I do not know if it will perform better with the grimmspeed air intake as we did not test with their air box assembly. I don't think it will hurt performance Grimmspeed makes a very nice air box and...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

08-02-2019, 05:10 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Dyno results: full exhaust system, E85 with Racer X intake manifold

We still see gains with the intake manifold, although slightly less than we previously saw on pump gas. Again this is using the standard OFT stage 2 E85 tune.
...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

07-30-2019, 09:40 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

We finished testing with full exhaust system and...

We finished testing with full exhaust system and E85 last week. We should have the results posted today. The gains are consistent from where we started, so that is promising. We still need to have...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

06-28-2019, 10:59 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Yes, you can purchase manifolds now. Currently we...

Yes, you can purchase manifolds now. Currently we are building a handful so lead times can be a week or two but you do not have to wait for beta testing.

I see that you plan to pair it with the...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

06-26-2019, 05:33 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Currently still using the standard OFT tunes,...

Currently still using the standard OFT tunes, then we will look at working with a third party for a custom OFT tune.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

06-25-2019, 02:13 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

We should be getting it back on the dyno this...

We should be getting it back on the dyno this week with E85.

We have not selected the beta test group yet, so all hope is not lost.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

05-28-2019, 02:23 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

We want to know that the manifold is completely...

We want to know that the manifold is completely functional on standard tunes from OFT, are they optimized? No, not even close.

We did reach out to OFT and paid for custom tuning, they had zero...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

05-27-2019, 05:58 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

We used what we thought was a common combination...

We used what we thought was a common combination from what we have seen on the forum. Tomei UEL header and Q300 exhaust although they are not known for the highest HP output. This includes the mid...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

05-27-2019, 03:45 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

We are building manifolds now, once they are...

We are building manifolds now, once they are completed we will start selecting the beta test group. We have had far more applications than expected.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

05-27-2019, 11:47 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

I think our previous testing would show that we...

I think our previous testing would show that we are not afraid of complete and utter failure. We will show the final results good, bad or indifferent.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

05-27-2019, 11:46 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Beta Testing

Just a small update, a couple weeks ago we purchased a full exhaust system for our vehicle. We installed the system and updated our tune for the full exhaust system. The vehicle was driven with the...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-15-2019, 12:59 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

This may not be necessarily the case, we have...

This may not be necessarily the case, we have actually increased the runner diameter over OEM which affects overall flow. Where the BPB just adds runner length.

We will find out soon enough.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-15-2019, 10:40 AM

Replies: 5

PCV valve thread size

Views: 2,457

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Thread size is 3/8 BSPT.

Thread size is 3/8 BSPT.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-10-2019, 08:26 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

All testing was done with the standard OFT stage...

All testing was done with the standard OFT stage 1 tune, we have not had a specific tune developed for the manifold yet.

For all manifold testing we stopped at 7000 RPM, as peak power is...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-10-2019, 11:47 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

That is the plan, first we will do the full...

That is the plan, first we will do the full exhaust system then finally an E85 tune.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-10-2019, 11:37 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Manifold #7 Results

Well, after 6 failed attempts, why not try again? So here it goes… With manifold number 7, we took a deep dive and looked at all of our previous data. We saw a few elements that made power or had the...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

03-06-2019, 10:47 AM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

This was our hope, but the cost of the manifold...

This was our hope, but the cost of the manifold while compared to the OEM red manifold would be considerably higher. Although I have still not found a direct comparison of the OEM plastic manifold...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

03-05-2019, 05:33 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

We are using the OEM air intake box with a drop...

We are using the OEM air intake box with a drop in filter, other than the intake manifolds it is completely stock (engine, exhaust system). I do agree its tough to look at as an upgrade if its losing...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

03-05-2019, 01:45 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,551

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

As some of you know, we have been tinkering with the intake manifold for a little over a year now, with the most work being completed in the last couple of months. We have openly stated that we have...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

03-07-2017, 12:24 PM

Replies: 19

RACER X FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY: UPDATE WITH MORE D

Views: 12,467

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Before we provide our formal response, we would...

Before we provide our formal response, we would like to state the following:

In the original email we received from the customer on Feb 21st, 2017, the customer states he “hit a small seam in the...

Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing

02-24-2017, 11:16 AM

Replies: 9

Racer X Aluminum Front LCA, Potential Failure

Views: 5,963

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Racer X Aluminum Front LCA, Potential Failure

On February 21st, 2017 at 7pm EST we were informed of a possible failure that involved our aluminum front lower control arms. The failure happened on a highway in the state of Washington, luckily the...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-03-2016, 09:08 AM

Replies: 36

Racer X Fabrication: Catch can revisited

Views: 17,200

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Yes, this will work with the JR supercharger kit.

Yes, this will work with the JR supercharger kit.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

09-28-2016, 10:23 AM

Replies: 36

Racer X Fabrication: Catch can revisited

Views: 17,200

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Finished Catch can!!!

Here are the final pics of our catch can assembly, this has been a great project from start to finish. If you have any questions about the product please let me know.

Product overview:

The...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

09-27-2016, 11:38 AM

Replies: 36

Racer X Fabrication: Catch can revisited

Views: 17,200

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

We have these done and are shipping all open...

We have these done and are shipping all open pre-orders now. Your order is actually going out today. We also added a little something extra as our way of saying thanks to all of the pre-orders.

I...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

09-19-2016, 06:34 PM

Replies: 36

Racer X Fabrication: Catch can revisited

Views: 17,200

Posted By Jeff@Racer X Fab

Here is the internal baffle we use, does its job...

Here is the internal baffle we use, does its job quite well. We have tested the full range of stainless steel sintered filters from 5 micron all the way up to 40 micron. The trapped oil at the bottom...

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