Man, I think you guys are giving me too much credit for this project. Thank you for the kudos and I am committed to helping where I can but the aggregate knowledge of everyone on this and other Mopar Mail Lists makes the Poly a viable concern.
A bit of background; I was contacted by Roland at Chrysler Power who was impressed with how much power the Poly engine can make after reading my posts...and my Poly Stroker build data and the next thing is he wants to cast the manifold. Roland is the catalyst behind this project and the big financial risk of taking orders & collecting funds and paying the Foundry; all the stuff I wouldn’t want to be responsible for – hated accounting but enjoyed marketing in College. This New Poly manifold is a reality because all of “you/us” made it possible by backing up our need/request with pre-orders and I tossed my cash into the pot like the rest of y’all.
I see my name in the Chrysler Power Magazine articles as “Engineer...” but I am not; just another Polyhead like many of you, but maybe done it a bit longer; being retired allows me to spend A LOT more time on our Mopar stuff. I was thrilled when Roland and his Chrysler Power Magazine wanted to make this happen and since I live in So. Cal. I was invited to attend the first meetings with Foundry prospects, along with two other people, to bring some Poly specific knowledge to the project and to influence the design. Having more Poly parts than a man ought to, I supplied a Poly long block to aid the REAL engineer, Javier Vasquez, in developing the kind of manifold we all need. I was privileged to be able to spend the day with him talking about this manifold and future projects (like the possibility of HP Poly aluminum heads!) and knew this was the RIGHT person to design a New Poly manifold. For me working with the Poly engine is “fun” and what retirement should be, doing what you like but couldn’t afford to when you had a growing family. Another thrill is meeting all the great people on this list and I hope to have the opportunity to meet many more of you “in person” as time rolls on.
In the meantime, I will keep you posted on what I hear/see regarding the New Poly intake; pattern should be finished the end of this week and then the “boxes” made for the first castings to be poured...I will give Javier at the Foundry a call soon and let you know what transpires.
Take care and thank you!
Gary Pavlovich
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