3D Printed Oil Filler Funnel

[Finally21]

Please add me to your list for a GT350 with spin on filter.

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[mcky2011]

Pilotgore Please add me to the list for the funnel and filter guide (Mach 1)
Thanks!

 

[ChitownStang]

Been a long time, is this actually going to ever be made?

 

[pilotgore]

Been a long time, is this actually going to ever be made?

The results from the last prototype last year were a bit discouraging and the anatomy of the m1’s belly pan make it a difficult task, for sure.

That being said, my designer @Gearz and I hope to tackle this later this summer or fall. I have to fly him into town, then borrow my local beta testers car for a few days so it can sit on the lift making it possible for us to do rapid prototyping. I really hate to give any kind of deadline because it may not happen at all…. Which is part of the reason why I haven’t taken any deposits. I’ll only sell a product if it kicks ass and doesn’t fall off easily (which is the hardest part by far.)

I can say though, every name that gets added to the wait list makes my motivation ever so slightly higher. We’re up to 57.

Edit to add, my motivation for the gt350 was significantly higher because I actually owned the car and wanted to use it for myself. Those 9 oil changes a year were hell.

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Hey pilotgore, I have 300 miles on my 23 Mach 1 so I can wait, but I would like all 3, the funnel, caps and filter guide. Can you add me to the list? Also if the filter guide never happens, I'd still want the funnel and caps.

 

[ChitownStang]

The results from the last prototype last year were a bit discouraging and the anatomy of the m1’s belly pan make it a difficult task, for sure.

That being said, my designer @Gearz and I hope to tackle this later this summer or fall. I have to fly him into town, then borrow my local beta testers car for a few days so it can sit on the lift making it possible for us to do rapid prototyping. I really hate to give any kind of deadline because it may not happen at all…. Which is part of the reason why I haven’t taken any deposits. I’ll only sell a product if it kicks ass and doesn’t fall off easily (which is the hardest part by far.)

I can say though, every name that gets added to the wait list makes my motivation ever so slightly higher. We’re up to 57.

Edit to add, my motivation for the gt350 was significantly higher because I actually owned the car and wanted to use it for myself. Those 9 oil changes a year were hell.

Thanks for being honest .
Please keep us in the loop.

 

[pilotgore]

Hey pilotgore, I have 300 miles on my 23 Mach 1 so I can wait, but I would like all 3, the funnel, caps and filter guide. Can you add me to the list? Also if the filter guide never happens, I'd still want the funnel and caps.

Sounds good!

 

[drought_buster]

Please add me to the list for a GT350 with a spin on oil filter. I would like to order the oil fill funnel now, if possible.

 

[pilotgore]

Please add me to the list for a GT350 with a spin on oil filter. I would like to order the oil fill funnel now, if possible.

Thanks for expressing interest.

Recently, I stopped being a sponsor on the forum which precludes me from discussing the 3D printed gear on forum in any capacity. I’ll pick the sponsorship back up in a few months most likely.

In the meantime, If you or anyone else would like to reach me about my gear, please email me off forum at [email protected]. Thanks for understanding!

-Jon

 

[WItoTX]

Awesome product. Got mine the other day (a week after my last oil change), but looking forward to the next one. Solid product.

Thanks!

 

[MAGS1]

Thanks for expressing interest.

Recently, I stopped being a sponsor on the forum which precludes me from discussing the 3D printed gear on forum in any capacity. I’ll pick the sponsorship back up in a few months most likely.

In the meantime, If you or anyone else would like to reach me about my gear, please email me off forum at [email protected]. Thanks for understanding!

-Jon

Just sent you an email, had a quick question

 

[qdog9]

Can I be added to the wait list for all 3 parts for a 2022 Mach 1?

 

[Striker01]

can someone bring me up to speed here and what im missing- it appears that there are a number of places that have funnels that you can spin on to the filler necks? Whats the difference here?

 

[pilotgore]

can someone bring me up to speed here and what im missing- it appears that there are a number of places that have funnels that you can spin on to the filler necks? Whats the difference here?

I cant speak about my own products since I'm not a sponsor anymore. . . In general though a 3D printed product allows you to tailor make something like an oil adding funnel to an exact car model so that the top of the funnel is on a flat plane, not tilted at an angle (so you can let go of the bottle and let it drain on its own.). The funnels available on the market are typically made in two parts (for ease of manufacturing and so that adaptors can be swapped to go between different funnel cap designs.). After multiple uses, those jointed areas are known to leak, which is why they don't have wide scale adoption.

The thing that most people really want is a mess free solution for removing the oil filter and directing that oil away from the belly pan. If I ever develop such a product, I'll re-enable my forum sponsorship and then I'll be able to publicly talk about and sell said product through the forum. I've been told I'm not allowed to discuss product development through the forum unless I'm an active sponsor.

 

[JOKER M1]

The funnel works great, used it on my first oil change…. Now to get the oil filter funnel moving along, @pilotgore

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