Re: IA's "custom" intake manifold for 20v turbos...

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

DItto for me.  I know him quite well and have been to the "coop" wherer he
keeps his majic. potions.  I have seen many many wonders there but I also
saw the casting molds and the ideas behind it.  
	Nice setupo though, basically as I can see, and remember, and RS-2
intake but the inlet is at the gront of the motor.  Hence less piping
equalls less turbo lag.  :-) :-)
	Always a good thing.
ANyhow, yes, I didn't know MTM had a similar unit and I cant say maybe Ned
didn't get the idea from the;m but it is NOT badge reengineering.  I do
know that.
	L8R all,
		I'm done babbling.

> Anyway, I noticed that his "custom" intake manifold looks an awful lot
like
> the ones sold by MTM, the difference being an IA logo cast into the top
> instead of the MTM one.  Is this a case of great minds thinking alike or
> simple badge engineering?  Just curious...
I visited Ned last year (on my way to run the Atlantic race in Vancouver)
and
he proudly showed me the casting molds he had fabricated (outsource) to
his spec.
              

	Todd Phenneger
	1985 4000 quattro / silver / daily driver
	1983 ur-q / black / fixing it up
	1984 4000 quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
	1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!