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I can finally post this up, we revealed it last weekend!
Its an exhaust manifold for a 2.0 TDI(2009-2014) that will allow us to run turbos from 3.0 TDI's bringing us from ~140hp stock and 220ft-lbs to 200-280hp and 400+ft-lbs depending on the turbo used. Its also designed to allow the end user to retain all factory emissions equipment if desired.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jveVwi-hWsk[/youtube]

Its 13" tall, takes 15-35hours to print(Depending on speed, etc. I've printed about 8) and its just over a pound of material including support.

Sweet! Is this just a plastic prototype, or will you use the printed piece to make a mold for casting?

Outstanding!

Just plastic prototypes, I've printed them in all colors, pink, yellow, orange, gold, black. Just whatever I had.

The real parts are getting investment cast in 310SS

thats an awesome video JFetttig!!!

Did you build your model with the support in the model? I ask because I noticed you used tree support for one portion and some columns for another...

Watching the sunlight move across the room in the background gives you a good idea of just how fast that video is going. Nice work!

Great looking part and print.
It must be exciting and rewarding when you get your first look at the investment cast part.

that really is amazing. you can bolt on all the parts do a form and fit, so much easier than making steel parts and having to mod the molds for the castings, it is a truly powerful example of what this tech can do!!

Tom C

Thanks for the replies guys.

Neptune - I designed in the support for 2 horizontal overhangs that kept curling up because slicers will only do full increments of layers. That took care of it. Otherwise I used S3D generated support(customized).

I've so far gotten pictures of the molds for the investment, I'm excited to see how it turns out!

This project is the reason I have the machine, it saved us a ton of money and got me a 3d printer!

Its got to feel great seeing the project progress and will be quite an accomplishment when you hold a final product, please post pictures when you get your hands on one.

With regards to S3D, I've read mixed reviews on it how do you like it?

Its a mixed bag and would prefer not to turn this into a mhackney s3d hate thread so we should discuss elsewhere

Overall it does way more than other slicers will do but other slicers still do many things better.

JFettig wrote:Its a mixed bag and would prefer not to turn this into a mhackney s3d hate thread so we should discuss elsewhere

Overall it does way more than other slicers will do but other slicers still do many things better.

I hear ya!

That was a reasonable, quantified response, thank you.