Tuning, Race Parts, Accessories
For years, we’ve used our 3D printing to manufacture our own performance products, including air intake systems and engine bay components. After printing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of parts, we’ve developed a process that delivers reliable, high-temperature components capable of surviving demanding automotive environments. We have tested these […]
Internal Combustion Isn’t Done We’re still finding real gains: smarter fueling closer to λ≈1, electrically actuated valves, and 3D-printed blocks with lattice cooling and closed-deck strength. TL;DR — Where the gains come from Thermals: Lattice coolant jackets raise area → lower ΔT and distortion under boost. Strength: Closed-deck rings + […]
We talk about the importance of annealing 3D printed car parts multiple times, rather than just following the recommended process once, to ensure the part is properly heat-treated for automotive performance applications. What is up, everybody? I’ve seen a lot of people get into 3D printing, uh, car parts, and […]
All right. Yesterday, we were given a new printer, X-Max 3. We now have redundancy. This will help us get through our insane backlog of air intakes. So if you want an air intake, order early, get in line early because there’s like a couple week backlog. we lost a […]
We talk about working with materials that have been annealed, and how the process changes their properties and makes them more challenging to work with. We’re going to try the process again without supports to see how it goes.
Drilling holes into the MB star allows more airflow to be captured to the heat exchangers or if using a scoop directed toward the engine and air intakes.
We have a quick look at TunedMercedes air boxes with air inlets.
In this short video we show how we make our m157 and m278 air intakes.
I am testing using PVA printed parts and laying CF right on top. This is an interesting solution to me to test because the PVA itself is water soluble. Additionally I am using a Carbon Fiber Tube versus laying cut pieces of carbon fiber. Some things I’ve noted are that […]
While there are many people who are better at this I thought I would provide some ideas on how to design air intakes and other items. The first is to mock up things using old school techniques, cardboard, measuring tape, pen and paper. Then you can start to move to […]
In this video I talk about some steps we have taken to get better quality 3D prints. One thing to note is that this video does not address the physical maintenance on machines which is perhaps even more important than the topics covered here. This video assumes you have a […]
Turbo Air-Intake Design Considerations Real-world guidance for turbo engines: sizing, transitions, sensor placement, thermal control, and 3D-printing choices—plus a quick validation checklist. TL;DR — The Big Wins Diameter: size for your peak mass flow, keep pre-compressor Mach < 0.30. Geometry: use a smooth velocity stack + gradual taper; avoid sharp […]
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