Engine Cover: 3D print and model search

[MattTheGinge]

Originally Posted by phanguy

sanding then spray painting with high temp resistant paint i think would work well too.

That could work, depending on how big the part is and how close it is to heat i highly doubt it will melt, but it could slowly deform over time, iv heard of people 3d printing intake piping with no issued, personally i would never trust a printed part for a long term mechanical component, but it works. under the hood ABS should work, anything outside would have to be PLA which has a lower melting temp, but ABS fades and deteriorates because of the sun and weather, PLA doesnt.

[Gunman]

fwiw, the intake runners on the GTLM Viper, were rapid prototype...SLS process, but we ran them a lot, and I don't know if they ever went to a metal runner. The SLS was quick to print, as they reworked the design. Once Roush had it sorted, I never saw the top of the intake cover off again, but I wasn't on the pit crew.