17 Dec …That All Lengths Are Created Equal
There’s just something about seeing an equal-length manifold from a distance.
There’s a whole sensory experience surrounding this chance meeting. You see it from a distance at a car show. From that far away, your eyes notice the unusual bending and twisting of the stainless steel, almost glistening in the sunlight (or fluorescent light, depending on location). It’s bright, it’s eye-catching, and its unique design brings you closer in.
Upon realizing that you’re staring directly at a brand new equal-length manifold, the other senses begin to kick in. You can almost begin to hear the subtle whoosh that grows into a deafening tornado of turbine wheels and exhaust gases, as you feel yourself being pushed farther and farther back into your seat. If you were pointed vertical, you’d certainly be nearing the north end of Earth’s atmosphere at this point. It’s all becoming a bit too much, then the clutch pedal goes in, excess boost forcing its way through the blow off valve, almost a sigh of relief that the engine is taking a half-second break. Then it’s right back to liftoff status in the next gear.
Perhaps that’s not what everybody thinks about when they notice equal-length manifolds, but they’re certainly a sight to behold nonetheless. Stainless steel tubing that seemingly goes everywhere and nowhere all at the same time, only to meet up once again at the turbo flange. The welds seem impossible to put together, with all those angles and tight spaces. But if there’s anyone up to a seemingly impossible task, it’s Craig. His work, as always, looks like a robot did it. But even robots are error-prone. Craig’s more like the T1000 in that respect. He put together this equal-length turbo manifold for our project Genesis, and it came out looking great.
We’ll be sure to give you more updates on this business when it happens, but there’s also a good amount of work going into Project X at the moment. Your minds will be blown when we reveal the final product.
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