That's a really interesting idea about the hosing for the intake runners. That's really something to think about, maybe i could make use of that. Thanks!
As for the supports, I was hoping to stay away from them. I might end up needing them though, this thing is going to be mild steel. I'm kinda regretting it now, the machining is harder and I'm not a machinest really. I'm getting frusterated too because I only have one or two hours a week to work on this at school, I'm just busy other times.
I thought about using part of the stock intake but the runners aren't all the same dimensions so I'm not certain they'd flow the same air. They're not identical on the top either so I thought it'd be harder. I can't weld that well either so I was hoping to rely on machining more. But I'm open to ideas.
Yes, the MS can be upgraded. MS 2 is just the upgraded basic MS. there's a lot to see on their site but it'll give you a good idea what they're capable of.
I'm open to any suggestions on design, I want this to be a good project. Plus I hope to post my designs online when I'm done so people can maybe gain something from what I've done.
Greg
P.S. Thanks for all the replys!