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find someone who is good with 3D CAD software to design for you a manifold that connects the two exits from the airbox to the single entry into the carb and then send file to 3D printing with nylon material.
I produced quite a lot of intake part this way for my latest racer project.
actually i built a complete airbox with 3D print parts, and also the internal bell mouths, all the grey parts you see are 3D print
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find someone who is good with 3CAD software to design for you a manifold that connects the two exits from the airbox to the single entry into the carb and then send file to 3D printing with nylon material.
I produced quite a lot of intake part this way for my latest racer project.
actually i built a complete airbox with 3D print parts, and also the internal bell mouths, all the grey parts you see are 3D print
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find someone who is good with 3D CAD software to design for you a manifold that connects the two exits from the airbox to the single entry into the carb and then send file to 3D printing with nylon material.
I produced quite a lot of intake part this way for my latest racer project.
actually i built a complete airbox with 3D print parts, and also the internal bell mouths, all the grey parts you see are 3D print
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please share more pics.
i'm a mechanical design engineer proficient in Solidworks so... yeah i'm gonna try what you said.. and if anyone wants a free 3d design for their xt just hit me up
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I am an industrial designer and work with CREO, but SW is just as good to do it.
I needed to build a complete airbox that didnt exist, for you its more like to find a way to connect carb to the original airbox, hope you still have it, if not, get one...
in any case, best tip is to first build a carton or foam mockup piece that is easy to make and correct. once you have the basic dimensions, you can build in CAD and send to print. in italy i use weerg.com
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I am an industrial designer and work with CREO, but SW is just as good to do it.
I needed to build a complete airbox that didnt exist, for you its more like to find a way to connect carb to the original airbox, hope you still have it, if not, get one...
in any case, best tip is to first build a carton or foam mockup piece that is easy to make and correct. once you have the basic dimensions, you can build in CAD and send to print. in italy i use weerg.com
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i did all my thesis on Creo 2 . i've designed about 13 mold cavities and did the cam part too ! wow i'm impressed ! seriously i'm very happy to talk to a fellow design engineer ! in sw i do mostly cad and stractual analysis and aerodynamics but creo is much better on cam.
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