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Old 07-15-2020, 09:46 PM   #89 (permalink)
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If you guys want the 3d model I made for the intake PM your email address and I will email it to you.

Just to warn you guys! I had 3D hubs print my air intake last November 2019 for $555 dollars shipped to my apartment. I just checked and the same model printed with the same ABS plastic is $1300 now!!!! I think Covid has caused them to raise their prices due to the demand of 3D printing masks or something??? Or they are not using their Chinese partners any longer for 3D printing??? No idea. To me 500 dollars was too much but I had to do it because I had spent all this time working on the 3d model I really wanted to see how it would turn out. But $1300 is insane. So I would say wait until 3D printing is not in such high demand. Or shop around

Here is a list of other items you will need / things needed to do if you print this (just copied a response I made to a fellow Z boi thinking I was selling this intake)

This is not something I sell. This is very much an experimental use at your own risk send it! kind of item. I can give you the 3d model and you use a website like 3d hubs to 3d print it. You want to print it out of ABS plastic. Anything else is either too expensive, too weak, or not heat resistant enough and it will turn into a floppy noodle! You can even print it yourself if you have a massive 3d printer with an enclosure.....or chop the model up and glue it together (only for people with advanced 3d printing skills)

This fits the stock 370z bumper without a crash bar! So any slow speed crashes will smash this intake and your radiator....I actually crashed my car and did this. But I never changed my intake design.... now that I think of it that was very dumb.

I would recommend coating the 3D print in an epoxy resin to make sure it is air tight. I used this Art n Glow clear epoxy resin and applied it with a foam brush all around the outside and as far as my brush would reach on the inside. You do it however you want. This resin is "non flammable" and did withstand the heat of being near the engine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My $500 3D print was kind of rough! The thing with 3d hubs is they are like a general contractor that sub the work out to small businesses across the world. It matters greatly on the quality of 3d printer you are using and this super cheap $500 dollar price tag may have come from someones ghetto 3d printer in their garage which 3d Hubs has gotten rid of due to complaints??? And now only offers the high quality prints?? That is what I am hoping.

I had to sand some areas of my 3D print to make it smooth. I had never had to do this before with my previous prints in a similar price range....but, this model is a very difficult print! It is a full tube like 3ft long! So there was no complaints from me. I was kind of amazed they had done it for so cheap. I would recommend printing with the most amount of infill 80%-100% and smallest layer height 100μm. That will give you the strongest bomber intake and the smoothest sides. I printed mine at 100% infill and 300μm layer height and although it came out strong the larger layer height made the print turn out a little rough and chunky.

Installing the air intake requires a lot of cutting of the existing plastic radiator support / steel supports in your engine bay! So you may not want to use this 3d model. Take a look at my youtube video and compare it to the front of your car to see what I cut out.

https://youtu.be/6YVHLzsSg4A

You will also need a 6"x9" air filter from a GT500 shelby mustang from JLT performance. SKU# SBAF69... Should be around $100 with shipping. https://www.jlttruecoldair.com/jlt-r...ir-filter-6x9/

You will also need a silicone hose coupler to attach the intake to the supercharger $15 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can buy a pre-filter cover too if you want to make it waterproof, but I would say this is not needed unless you are driving in wet / snowy conditions often. Costs around $40. SKU # #20-2943
https://www.jlttruecoldair.com/jlt-a...ilter-20-2943/

Good luck brothers!
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