BA Cold Air Intake Development Thread - Page 3

LordWorm · 25-06-2006, 09:41 PM

Ripper323, as chicaboo said

Ripper323 · 26-06-2006, 05:41 AM

Yeah ok, so you don't actually have it sucking from the front bar, as long as it's not sucking from the engine bay. Thanks guys, thats some food for thought.

Pork Chop Express · 27-06-2006, 05:02 PM

Do we have 10 people for group buy?

How much would 1 outside of group buy cost?

LordWorm · 27-06-2006, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pork Chop Express

Do we have 10 people for group buy?

How much would 1 outside of group buy cost?

depends

a one off would cost alot... because we have to pay a tooling charge we otherwise wouldnt have to pay for....I imagine the GB will kick on just as soon as we get the prototype quote and install, finalise design etc...all of this i hope to happen this week (will be chasing up the prototype manufacturer tomorrow)

pr1mo · 27-06-2006, 06:54 PM

i say get a GB of say 50 minimum. this could easily be done with international intrest. then make 10 extra and ude be set for a longggggg time

LordWorm · 27-06-2006, 06:58 PM

Get me 50 customers, and we'll do it

volume isnt an issue, our manufacturers is tooled up for MUCH bigger jobs (we could probably order 30 000, and they'd still get them done by lunch time)

The issue is somewhat of a lack of capital - and the fact that the BA isn't the market anymore (BJs are even being surpassed, in favour of the 3)..

Should we get firm, continued, long term interest, we'd definantly give it a crack - but our ability to keep up with an international demand would force at least one of us to quit our dayjob

Baby steps... like i said, if demand is there we'll fill it, but we're not going to attempt to artificially stretch the demand, when we're only just starting off.

Thanks for the continued vote of confidence though pr1mo

CHiMPY · 27-06-2006, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordWorm

Thanks for the continued vote of confidence though pr1mo

Mike is just trying to get one free

LordWorm · 27-06-2006, 07:34 PM

grr no freebies :P

we have R&D costs to recoup... (and i think we need to sell 10 of these things just to get that back *eek*)

But in all seriousness, the more people buy, the cheaper it gets, so its in everyones best interest to hassle their friends, family, pets, grandmothers etc into buying one

that way we're all happy.. =)

LordWorm · 04-07-2006, 03:18 PM

Right about now, as I type this, Jared (the 3rd b3motorsports partner) is picking up the mild steel prototype bends for the BA intake.

Final fitment and alignment will be made from this pipe, before it is packaged up and shipped off to our manufacturer in sydney to conversion into pretty aluminiumiumiumiumiumiumiumiumiumiumium bits.

When its sent to sydney, we will start gathering moneys for peoples deposits, and i'd expect a 2 to 3 week turn around once deposits have been made for the initial manufacturing to be complete. At that point we'll get the final payment, weld the bracket and the crank case ventilation bung on, give it a quick polish up with a rotary buffer to get the finger marks off them, and they'll be packed up and shipped to your door.

So we're finally getting there. Thanks for your patience, i know some people have been waiting a long while for these to be finished!.

If you want to pre-order one now, give me a PM and i'll give you the details.

Cheers.

edit: we're after a decent name for the thing.. K&N have the typhoon, and so forth....we were thinking the B3Motorsports PHWOAR cold air intake.

platypus · 04-07-2006, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordWorm

edit: we're after a decent name for the thing.. K&N have the typhoon, and so forth....we were thinking the B3Motorsports PHWOAR cold air intake.

can of worms here.... but anyway... after 2 seconds on theasaurus.com i came up with...

B3MS BIG BLOW

see here for better ideas....
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/typhoon

Rupewrecht · 04-07-2006, 04:35 PM

i say in the spirit of spaceballs - the B3 Vac-U-Suck!

CHiMPY · 04-07-2006, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

i say in the spirit of spaceballs - the B3 Vac-U-Suck!

I Liike it</barney>

edit:

K&N has the typhoon... You can have the tyfighter (yeh yeah I know thats not how you spell it)

platypus · 04-07-2006, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHiMPY

K&N has the typhoon... You can have the tyfighter (yeh yeah I know thats not how you spell it)

shouldn't it be typhyter?

CHiMPY · 04-07-2006, 04:50 PM

probably..

does it really matter though?
I think they were after more serious suggestions than bad star wars references...

Rupewrecht · 04-07-2006, 04:50 PM

if you're talking Star Wars it's Tie Fighter

and that's copyrighted anyway i bet.

what about the 'B3 B3AST'?

Which makes me think...B1...B2...B3...you should have more bananas in your logo

CHiMPY · 04-07-2006, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

if you're talking Star Wars it's Tie Fighter

Yes, but that does not make it a rip of the typhoon does it...

Rupewrecht · 04-07-2006, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHiMPY

Yes, but that does not make it a rip of the typhoon does it...

no, that just makes it lame

CHiMPY · 04-07-2006, 05:00 PM

hence my "bad star wars references" comment

LordWorm · 04-07-2006, 05:04 PM

Well in the spirit of really bad taste, we had thought of the "360dorra sucky sucky"
:P
but that just seems a bit wrong..hahah

TERRA Operative · 04-07-2006, 05:50 PM

Hey, greg. You mind if I post a render of the intake? It's the ingen replacement one.
Just for a bit of eyecandy...

(Ok, and a bit of showoff too.

)

25-06-2006, 09:41 PM	#41
LordWorm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: . Car: . Posts: 1,689	Ripper323, as chicaboo said __________________ Need parts? Contact sales@b3motorsports.com Last edited by LordWorm; 25-06-2006 at 10:14 PM.

26-06-2006, 05:41 AM	#42
Ripper323 Carless Bum Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shanty town of Darwin Car: whatever I can borrow Posts: 1,044 View Photos By: Ripper323	Yeah ok, so you don't actually have it sucking from the front bar, as long as it's not sucking from the engine bay. Thanks guys, thats some food for thought. __________________

27-06-2006, 05:02 PM	#43
Pork Chop Express Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne, VIC Car: 1997 Mazda Astina Hatch Posts: 85	Do we have 10 people for group buy? How much would 1 outside of group buy cost? __________________ "You just listen to the Pork Chop Express and take his advice on a dark and stormy night..."

27-06-2006, 06:58 PM	#46
LordWorm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: . Car: . Posts: 1,689	Get me 50 customers, and we'll do it volume isnt an issue, our manufacturers is tooled up for MUCH bigger jobs (we could probably order 30 000, and they'd still get them done by lunch time) The issue is somewhat of a lack of capital - and the fact that the BA isn't the market anymore (BJs are even being surpassed, in favour of the 3).. Should we get firm, continued, long term interest, we'd definantly give it a crack - but our ability to keep up with an international demand would force at least one of us to quit our dayjob Baby steps... like i said, if demand is there we'll fill it, but we're not going to attempt to artificially stretch the demand, when we're only just starting off. Thanks for the continued vote of confidence though pr1mo __________________ Need parts? Contact sales@b3motorsports.com

27-06-2006, 07:34 PM	#48
LordWorm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: . Car: . Posts: 1,689	grr no freebies :P we have R&D costs to recoup... (and i think we need to sell 10 of these things just to get that back eek) But in all seriousness, the more people buy, the cheaper it gets, so its in everyones best interest to hassle their friends, family, pets, grandmothers etc into buying one that way we're all happy.. =) __________________ Need parts? Contact sales@b3motorsports.com

27-06-2006, 06:54 PM	#45
pr1mo I MUST STOP MAKING STUPID POSTS! Yet I keep on making them. And I wonder why I get banned? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DansVille Car: auto Posts: 4,326	i say get a GB of say 50 minimum. this could easily be done with international intrest. then make 10 extra and ude be set for a longggggg time

04-07-2006, 03:18 PM	#49
LordWorm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: . Car: . Posts: 1,689	Good News!!! Right about now, as I type this, Jared (the 3rd b3motorsports partner) is picking up the mild steel prototype bends for the BA intake. Final fitment and alignment will be made from this pipe, before it is packaged up and shipped off to our manufacturer in sydney to conversion into pretty aluminiumiumiumiumiumiumiumiumiumiumium bits. When its sent to sydney, we will start gathering moneys for peoples deposits, and i'd expect a 2 to 3 week turn around once deposits have been made for the initial manufacturing to be complete. At that point we'll get the final payment, weld the bracket and the crank case ventilation bung on, give it a quick polish up with a rotary buffer to get the finger marks off them, and they'll be packed up and shipped to your door. So we're finally getting there. Thanks for your patience, i know some people have been waiting a long while for these to be finished!. If you want to pre-order one now, give me a PM and i'll give you the details. Cheers. edit: we're after a decent name for the thing.. K&N have the typhoon, and so forth....we were thinking the B3Motorsports PHWOAR cold air intake. __________________ Need parts? Contact sales@b3motorsports.com

04-07-2006, 04:35 PM	#51
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	i say in the spirit of spaceballs - the B3 Vac-U-Suck! __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

04-07-2006, 04:50 PM	#54
CHiMPY mew? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The winnar is SYDNEY Car: one with 4 wheels... Posts: 784 View Photos By: CHiMPY	probably.. does it really matter though? I think they were after more serious suggestions than bad star wars references... __________________ "Verily, thou shalt not take unto thine heart any words spoken by the Luser, for I say unto thee, their mouths spout naught but excrement."

04-07-2006, 05:00 PM	#58
CHiMPY mew? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The winnar is SYDNEY Car: one with 4 wheels... Posts: 784 View Photos By: CHiMPY	hence my "bad star wars references" comment __________________ "Verily, thou shalt not take unto thine heart any words spoken by the Luser, for I say unto thee, their mouths spout naught but excrement."

04-07-2006, 05:04 PM	#59
LordWorm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: . Car: . Posts: 1,689	Well in the spirit of really bad taste, we had thought of the "360dorra sucky sucky" :P but that just seems a bit wrong..hahah __________________ Need parts? Contact sales@b3motorsports.com

04-07-2006, 05:50 PM	#60
TERRA Operative Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: - Car: - Posts: 29 View Photos By: TERRA Operative	Hey, greg. You mind if I post a render of the intake? It's the ingen replacement one. Just for a bit of eyecandy... (Ok, and a bit of showoff too. )

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