NEW INTAKE INSTALLED - November 5, 2020 The new and improved aluminum intake box with a larger throttle body on top is installed in the Switchblade prototype. We pressure tested it, sealed two small...

MORE BOOSTED PRESSURE INTO THE ENGINE - October 27, 2020 One way we worked on to increase boosted pressure into the V4 engine was to enlarge the route the incoming air takes. This meant making a new...

NEWS OF SWITCHBLADE HITTING TAKEOFF SPEED OF 88 MPH REACHES TOTAL POTENTIAL AUDIENCE OF 110.7 MILLION PEOPLE!!! - November 3, 2020 Yes, that's 110,700,000! Samson Sky's Press Release was picked up...

ENLARGED AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 3 - October 30, 2020 The next few steps are combined here, as progress was fast. The new airbox was welded to the intake runners. Then the fittings were welded to...

ENLARGING THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 2 - October 28, 2020 The second step in creating an enlarged air intake system was to cut off the long intake runners that channel air into each cylinder, and...

12 LBS OF BOOST AT SUPERCHARGER - October 22, 2020 This week our team has continued to tune with the V4 engine and supercharger. This is being done with running the prop to put a load on the engine....

INTAKE MANIFOLD: "LET ME AT 'EM!" - October 19, 2020 Smoke testing showed us where we had a few leaks in the intake system, which could be lowering the boost we're getting. After welding up a couple...

MAXIMIZING BOOST - October 16, 2020 We set up a simple smoke generator, to detect any leaks in the Switchblade intake system. Leaks are our enemy, as they mean less boost from the supercharger....