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    #46
    Just for the record, I got to literally run a few laps yesterday while I was being evaluated for instructor and managed to run-down a really nice E36 M3. https://youtu.be/2mdUblZVTh0

    This was on the dual-DISA intake and I will admit that it runs out of breath starting at 6500 but is still pretty capable.

    I got to ride in a few e36 M3's during my evaluation and I am so impressed by how PLANTED those cars are! I think my saving grace is lightness, braking, and I match them in power.

    My winter project will be to follow adam.nonis in crafting an intake that's easily streetable while still wailing at the track.

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      #47
      Originally posted by hoveringuy View Post
      Also, if you haven't seen it, 22RPD has a 3D printed intake manifold that gets rid of EVERYTHING and just runs in Alfa-N mode. https://22rpd.com/blog/the-future-of...esting-sign-up
      Given the S54 vs. N52 intake port spacing should be close (since they're both 91mm cylinder spacing on-center and we know that with a flange replacement that the S54 exhaust manifold bolts right up to the N52 head) and given the >90% similar dimensions of the intake ports of the S54 (52mm x 33.5mm) and N52 (50.2mm x 30.2mm) cylinder heads, it would be nice if someone (22RPD, perhaps) could package together a complete intake system that combines an airbox, S54 ITBs (with adapter plate and bracket to mount the S54 throttle-by-wire actuator) and S54 MAF, and flow-optimized N52 intake runners into a complete package with associated tune.

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        #48
        Donkeyshins The S54 intake could be adaped, except the actuator or something on the forward runner interferes with the oil filter housing

        Also, the magic of ITB is lost on the N52, because the N52 already has ITB's, the valves! The throttle body is actually just a safety backup and doesn't normally do shit.

        But yeah, there needs to be an inbetween intake; the N54 one is optimized for forced induction and the DISA on for soccer moms with automatic transmissions.

        I actually like the M50 intake a lot, I put that on my old M54, I see something similar.

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          #49
          I was thinking of just coupling a hacked off N52 plastic manifold a few inches from the flange, Coupled up to the S54 airbox and just run valvetronic for your throttle..

          Rabid Racing Development may have an N52 to S54 Itb in the works.

          I was up above it, Now I'm down in it ~ Entropy - A Build thread.
          @Zakspeed_US

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            #50
            I have a concept of a plan.

            Utilizing the runners from a stock intake and lopping-off all the byzantine stuff behind it yields something that looks a lot like an M50 manifold, which is the O.G.

            It would clear brake boosters and make a little better bottom-end than the N54 manifold.


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              #51
              I looks like the "flange" of the runner portion has plenty of meat to clamp to or run bolts through and attach a home-did aluminum plenum to the throttle body side. I might have one of these manifolds laying around. I might look at that area a little closer and see if it looks reasonable to attach to.

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                #52
                Originally posted by HCMW Adam View Post
                I looks like the "flange" of the runner portion has plenty of meat to clamp to or run bolts through and attach a home-did aluminum plenum to the throttle body side. I might have one of these manifolds laying around. I might look at that area a little closer and see if it looks reasonable to attach to.





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                  #53
                  Hot dang man! That is really slick looking!

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                    #54
                    Originally posted by HCMW Adam View Post
                    Hot dang man! That is really slick looking!
                    Didn't work out as planned though. Steve is leveraging this to do V2 though. Good news is that the runners/flange can be reused and the plenum can go through variations.


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                      #55
                      Originally posted by HCMW Adam View Post
                      Hot dang man! That is really slick looking!
                      Adam's dyno results were really puzzling

                      The idea is that I have a "known good" motor so I can do baseline dynos on my dual-DISA manifold and then swap on the new one (and a different ECU) for a direct comparison.

                      We know that my motor pulled like crazy on the N54 manifold. I'm not sure we saw peak power... it was still building past 7500... we want most of that goodness with a civilized bottom-end.

                      My DISA mani runs out of breath at the track for sure.

                      Also, his body afforded room for the front-facing inlet. I want more M50-ish to make it broadly compatible (although a TB and MAF are basically optional on this motor....)

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                        #56
                        Time for an update. As background, I originally installed the N54 intake because it fit easily and drove that for a year. It screamed on the top end but was a little stumbly for highway cruising or around town, so I fit the DISA intake which is dreamy as a daily but runs out of breath after 6000.

                        adam.nonis has been busy with a lot of stuff but still managed to design and fit three completely new intakes.

                        The first two are variations of using the stock N52 runners, chopping-off all of the curvy tubes and fabricating a plenum that mimics the M50. One has some extra taper to clear a booster. These weigh a svelte 4lbs 5Oz compared to the DISA manifold at over 10lbs. I've already driven this one and it rips! I Test-O logged it and found that my tune is already spot-on and won't require changes to the fuel map (but will need DISA turned off...). It's also perfectly tractable at lower rpms, responds well without chugging but still builds power past 7000rpm. It's a winner!

                        The second manifold was built from scratch with printed trumpets. It has bigger plenum and experimental vanes that were tuned through CFD to help distribute flow evenly to all 6 runners.

                        So, the next step is I need to get the car to the dyno. I'll baseline the DISA intake and then run the others and maybe an N54 one as well.


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                        DISA intake is made for soccer moms. Lots of curvy pipes and circuitous routing kill top-end flow.

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                        Fits great! Looks OEM. So much room underneath for activities!

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                        Many bothans died to bring you this design. The gaping runner mouths necessitate a corresponding large plenum.
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                        It fits, but only good enough for the dyno. Intake elbow rides on the fender liner and I had to remove the wiring trim cover. If it performs the design can be revised to fit better.

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                          #57
                          Originally posted by hoveringuy View Post
                          Time for an update. As background, I originally installed the N54 intake because it fit easily and drove that for a year. It screamed on the top end but was a little stumbly for highway cruising or around town, so I fit the DISA intake which is dreamy as a daily but runs out of breath after 6000.

                          adam.nonis has been busy with a lot of stuff but still managed to design and fit three completely new intakes.

                          Many bothans died to bring you this design. The gaping runner mouths necessitate a corresponding large plenum.

                          It fits, but only good enough for the dyno. Intake elbow rides on the fender liner and I had to remove the wiring trim cover. If it performs the design can be revised to fit better.

                          Great work guys!!

                          Excited to see where this goes! Looks like dipstick may have to be changed for the second one as well.

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                            #58

                            I drove each intake and logged on TestO. I grabbed some data from each intake where I was at 100% throttle and combined it all into one graph that compares the mass flow rates vs rpm. How will this translate to power? We'll see...

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