Ramtuff06

Its not the elbow its the manifold below it.
I saw it in the newest Diesel Builder Mag
Has anybody else seen this or have used it? wonder if its worth it?what's everybody's thoughts on it?
sorry for the bad pics I don't have a scanner..

matego

I like the way it looks. I guess if I had my head off and the extra cash, I would have my head machined for it. Can you find a price for it? I looked briefly and didnt see it anywhere.

Although a custom fabricated intake with 6 individual runners like the pro stock tractors run would be very cool. I believe at my modest power levels there wouldnt be a lot of power to be made from it, but it would look cool for sure!

99globalwarmer

i called on one for my mega i got laughed at. they said it was a one off. it would probably cost thousands anyways.

Jfaulkner

If it's anything like the ones they made for the duramax you'll never be able to buy one anyway. Those were suppose to be available for like 2 years now, still nothing!

RD TRCTR

It is available. Give Banks a call. I think it's less than $1000 bucks but I'm not sure.

Jfaulkner

Again, until it's sitting at your door. It's not available.

abc4yew

ZZ Fab makes them and it probably is $1000 by the time you machine off the intake trough and drill and tap the head. The manifold by itself is something close to $6 bills if I remember right and it can include a nitrous and/or water spray bar for each runner. KS

SMOKIN-U

i called zz fab and they priced theirs to me at $1,500.00 then you would have to pay a machine shop on top of thaat to mill the stock one off the head

abc4yew

I guess their pricing went to retail...I had priced just a plain jane flat plate model and back then dealer cost was $650 and each spray bar was $150 plus more $ for powdercoat but it was not like the original in Greg Hogues truck....It was $1500. KS

SMOKIN-U

the one i priced was the side exit manifold that did away with the intake horn. The standard one they offer if i'm not istaken was around 1,000 or a little less

jmccart

In the latest Dieselpower magazine, they put one of the zzfab, center feed intakes on their drag truck they keep playing with.

'strokeThis_'07

Yea its available-one of the guys from Banks was talkin to me on the Diesel Place and said hed send the instructions or somethin like that but he said its $795

matego

If that price is true, it might be worth looking into. You figure 350 or so just for a horn so that price is somewhat reasonable. I wonder if it comes with instructions for the machinist to cut and tap the holes in the correct places?

Jfaulkner

I'm not picking on you, I completely understand what you ment but if your machinist needs written instructions, I'd find another machinist.

matego

Most of the machine shops around here I wouldnt trust to bore a Briggs 3 1/2 horse engine.

I was just kinda curious about it, to see for myself how involved it was. If I ever did decide to go that route, I would probably have to ship my head to a competent machinist.