No aftermarket? No problem.

[Honest Don]

Picked up a mill and lathe of my own awhile back. Benchtop stuff makes for a limited work envelope, but they’re still pretty handy.

[Shaun41178(2)]

Boring out necks

[Honest Don]

Boring out necks

Yeah, just the inlet of it though. the stock tb will take a 3400 blade.

[Shaun41178(2)]

I think the 3400 is 56mm. Easy upgrade

[Honest Don]

I think the 3400 is 56mm. Easy upgrade

Wasn’t too bad. Opening the neck up was a little more involved.

[pmbrunelle]

I think the point of the auto modification hobby is to fabricate stuff.

Buying off-the-shelf parts and bolting them on is boring.

I like grinding my own HSS tools; I like being able to make/modify a tool to fit the situation at hand, without any leadtime.

[Shaun41178(2)]

So I dynoed a 56-7 th from Darrel morse years ago on a stock upper. Did a before and after. Worth about 3-4 hp in my combo. 2.8

[Honest Don]

I like grinding my own HSS tools; I like being able to make/modify a tool to fit the situation at hand, without any leadtime.

Hand grinding can be pretty rewarding. I still do it when I need an extra sharp edge or to get in a weird spot.

[Honest Don]

So I dynoed a 56-7 th from Darrel morse years ago on a stock upper. Did a before and after. Worth about 3-4 hp in my combo. 2.8

Every little bit, right? I didn’t try it by itself, but it made a difference in combination with the manifold. I’m not going to guess on hp, but I did have to add fuel all over the table to maintain afr

[Honest Don]

Not the prettiest thing and probably not the best way to do it, but the idea was to use what I had on hand and not actually buy any material.

[Honest Don]

AND.

It’s not like you can see it when screwed in place.

[Shaun41178(2)]

If you have a stock intake also, do a test on how much volume you added.

[Honest Don]

I just have the one. I was watching a couple on ebay in case things went wrong.

[ericjon262]

I need to get some stuff like this... I have to many things I would use it for! I also still need to finish figuring out the odds and ends of the pile of 3d printer parts I bought last year...

[Honest Don]

I need to get some stuff like this... I have to many things I would use it for! I also still need to finish figuring out the odds and ends of the pile of 3d printer parts I bought last year...

They're great to have for smaller stuff that can't be easily bought. And if I need more swing, I can usually find somebody to help me out

[ericjon262]

That's a huge machine! I'm hoping to start building my workshop middle of next year. I need to keep my eyes out for a few key parts to build a 3 phase converter, and maybe a step up transformer. I want to end up with a decent sized mill and lathe, among a long list of other stuff...

[Honest Don]

That's a huge machine! I'm hoping to start building my workshop middle of next year. I need to keep my eyes out for a few key parts to build a 3 phase converter, and maybe a step up transformer. I want to end up with a decent sized mill and lathe, among a long list of other stuff...

I'm a cnc service guy. I do installs, repairs, robot interfaces, etc.

Depending on what you get, it may be easier and long term economical to use a VFD to make your 3-phase (for single motor stuff anyway)

[ericjon262]

my idea, is that I'll build an idler motor converter, and use it to generate the third phase. 3 phase equipment is typically easier/cheaper to pick up at auctions, and as machines get added to the shop, the expense of VFD's goes up, but they have other advantages as well. I have time to think about it.