tooter's manifold adventure...

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by tooter

Creativity is not a static terminal closed event arriving at a fixed destination. It's a constantly evolving flow of innovation...

That's the beauty of doing this in a non-production environment: there's no pressure to produce, no minimum performance to achieve, and no backlash if it doesn't meet those performance goals. I think that's what ultimately killed Mr. Holdener's project, so it's very impressive to see this continuing to evolve and still generate some commercial activity.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

That's the beauty of doing this in a non-production environment: there's no pressure to produce, no minimum performance to achieve, and no backlash if it doesn't meet those performance goals. I think that's what ultimately killed Mr. Holdener's project, so it's very impressive to see this continuing to evolve and still generate some commercial activity.

Yes. I followed Richard's project with great interest. His manifold was scarcely any different from the design of the Golden Eagle or Weapon R manifolds as they all went down the same well worn path by following exactly the same basic cookie cutter pattern.

I heard a great joke about clicking TV remote controls that holds within it a great insight:

"Women want to know what's on TV... while men want to know what else is on TV.

I want to find out what ELSE is on TV...

...and I've sold enough manifolds and kits and individual parts to be able to afford the luxury of some pure R & D. And now that I have a 2012 Tacoma with a 2.7 4 cylinder, I'm already working on designing a new tooter product for it that no one else has ever produced. You have no idea just how much fun letting your attention flow from one thing to another just for its own sake of the fun of exploration.

This is the pure beauty of a microbusiness.

It's an artform...

...a blank canvas upon which you are free to paint any picture you choose. I answer to no one. As the "CEO", I'm totally autonomous to make my own decisions, and totally free to leave the beaten path to explore my own interests because I have my own regular business for 32 years that puts bread on the table.

[tooter]

Here's a video of the throttle body bellmouth being machined...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfM93R81Xs