I should have lost????
04-19-2006, 07:10 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
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ok, so ur only real gains are ur intake (i would go with CAI if u have a chance, ram air is worthless, especially under the hood), timing advance, xpipe, and gears. and the LCAs are good but didnt help u in this race. I think he should have walked you unless he was a 5.0. if the 4.6 then he prolly didnt hit his best gear for the speed or just though he would outpower u in whatever gear he was in.
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I have a JLT ram air, 75MM TB and upper with a Steeda EGR spacer, Steeda timing advancer, Bassani X pipe, flowmaster 2 chamber race cat back, 3:73's and LCA's just for starters.
I have a JLT ram air, 75MM TB and upper with a Steeda EGR spacer, Steeda timing advancer, Bassani X pipe, flowmaster 2 chamber race cat back, 3:73's and LCA's just for starters.
But I bet with the gears and everything, plus not knowing if the cobra was stock or not, really helped you pull out the edge against him.
04-19-2006, 07:11 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
have u dyno'd with the two intake systems? the only reason I say that is because CAI kits put the filter in the fender away from engine heat where you get more air because it is colder and more dense. ram air is a good idea, but under the hood you dont get much "ram", and even if u had a shaker hood, ur ram would ammount to 1psi at 80mph. you need to remember how fast ur engine is already sucking air into itself. so you have a filter sitting right in ur hot engine bay and its not recieving any real push of air (even with the scoop option). i dont k now if u feel it or what, but hands down you will recieve better gains from CAI than open ram air.
04-19-2006, 07:13 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
ORIGINAL: gt96stang
You do not know what you are talking about... The jlt ram air is just about as good as their cai if not the same... He said they caught a light so his LCA did help him in this race by helping him hook better.
But I bet with the gears and everything, plus not knowing if the cobra was stock or not, really helped you pull out the edge against him.
ORIGINAL: SpecterGT260
ok, so ur only real gains are ur intake (i would go with CAI if u have a chance, ram air is worthless, especially under the hood), timing advance, xpipe, and gears. and the LCAs are good but didnt help u in this race. I think he should have walked you unless he was a 5.0. if the 4.6 then he prolly didnt hit his best gear for the speed or just though he would outpower u in whatever gear he was in.
ORIGINAL: 2VNA
I have a JLT ram air, 75MM TB and upper with a Steeda EGR spacer, Steeda timing advancer, Bassani X pipe, flowmaster 2 chamber race cat back, 3:73's and LCA's just for starters.
I have a JLT ram air, 75MM TB and upper with a Steeda EGR spacer, Steeda timing advancer, Bassani X pipe, flowmaster 2 chamber race cat back, 3:73's and LCA's just for starters.
But I bet with the gears and everything, plus not knowing if the cobra was stock or not, really helped you pull out the edge against him.
04-19-2006, 07:16 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
ORIGINAL: SpecterGT260
have u dyno'd with the two intake systems? the only reason I say that is because CAI kits put the filter in the fender away from engine heat where you get more air because it is colder and more dense. ram air is a good idea, but under the hood you dont get much "ram", and even if u had a shaker hood, ur ram would ammount to 1psi at 80mph. you need to remember how fast ur engine is already sucking air into itself. so you have a filter sitting right in ur hot engine bay and its not recieving any real push of air (even with the scoop option). i dont k now if u feel it or what, but hands down you will recieve better gains from CAI than open ram air.
have u dyno'd with the two intake systems? the only reason I say that is because CAI kits put the filter in the fender away from engine heat where you get more air because it is colder and more dense. ram air is a good idea, but under the hood you dont get much "ram", and even if u had a shaker hood, ur ram would ammount to 1psi at 80mph. you need to remember how fast ur engine is already sucking air into itself. so you have a filter sitting right in ur hot engine bay and its not recieving any real push of air (even with the scoop option). i dont k now if u feel it or what, but hands down you will recieve better gains from CAI than open ram air.
04-19-2006, 07:18 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
Ok Ok now, I have not had a dyno but I felt the diffrence with the JLT and nothing with the MAC.
Now i might get shorty headers and 4:10's, I am rebuilding my 8.8 so now would be the time to do that as well. I like the 3:73 that are in there now though.
I just wish I knew what he had, my car is loud and I bearly heard him with my ps window down. I am guessing stock.
Now i might get shorty headers and 4:10's, I am rebuilding my 8.8 so now would be the time to do that as well. I like the 3:73 that are in there now though.
I just wish I knew what he had, my car is loud and I bearly heard him with my ps window down. I am guessing stock.
04-19-2006, 07:19 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
the bend makes no difference if the tube is smooth, and K&N makes money off their name and filters, its not the tubes they are selling. Hell, when they advertize they make it seem like the tube is just a nice little perk to buying the filter. I just did a little reading, and the JLT ram air comes with a heat sheild which will bring it closer to a CAI kit with the same filter, however, the colder u can get the better. and a ram air kit isnt that much better than just a filter replacement without any "ram"
04-19-2006, 07:22 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
ORIGINAL: SpecterGT260
the bend makes no difference if the tube is smooth, and K&N makes money off their name and filters, its not the tubes they are selling. Hell, when they advertize they make it seem like the tube is just a nice little perk to buying the filter. I just did a little reading, and the JLT ram air comes with a heat sheild which will bring it closer to a CAI kit with the same filter, however, the colder u can get the better. and a ram air kit isnt that much better than just a filter replacement without any "ram"
the bend makes no difference if the tube is smooth, and K&N makes money off their name and filters, its not the tubes they are selling. Hell, when they advertize they make it seem like the tube is just a nice little perk to buying the filter. I just did a little reading, and the JLT ram air comes with a heat sheild which will bring it closer to a CAI kit with the same filter, however, the colder u can get the better. and a ram air kit isnt that much better than just a filter replacement without any "ram"
04-19-2006, 07:24 PM
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RE: I should have lost????
well, without some support its all about worthless. on a completely stock motor you will not find 10 rwhp out of either set up. but lets say youve done complete exhaust and a TB, a cold air kit could release up to 20 hp over stock