2VNA

That JLT is so big, it's like 4" with now restrictins. and a shorter hose to suck air through.

SpecterGT260

I understand that, and Im not calling it a bad system. Just make sure u keep ur heat sheild on it. I cant remember the exact number, but its like every 10 degree drop can add 1 hp through an intake, and if outside its 80, and its almost 200 in ur engine bay ur loosing power no matter what ur tube looks like. Now, the downside to the MAC CAI is that the tube is metal (but i think its 4 inch still) and that metal can get hot... but the air is moving sooo fast at wot that it wont heat up over 10 degrees. i think the JLT system has a plastic tube which would have been better for me than MAC, and for the nitrous install (drilling and tapping a mac tube sucks ***). but now that I have it im sticking with it. and even if I had gone JLT I would have done CAI and not RA. and all CAI kits are still restricted at the MAF. ud have to replace that as well to really utilize ur intake, but then to see the best out of that u need a tb, plenum, and full exhaust.... and then cams and p/p to really take advantage of that.....

2VNA

I have
75MM TB
75mm upper
Steeda egr spacer
I don't have headers or cams
I have the Bassani X
and flowmaster cat back.

I have felt that, with out the sheld when the car is hot she idls funney, but with the sheld it's sucking from the fender wall. and runs smoooooooth.

should i get shorty headers for it?

SpecterGT260

get L/Ts for a bolt on only 4.6. the install isnt much different for them (difficulty) and u get better gains. make sure not to skimp on gasgets

2VNA

Then I would have to get rid of my X pipe and I paid alot for that.
I can get the ceramic here for 319
http://www.hopupracing.com/bbk1gtfuchce.html

SpecterGT260

hell, Ill sell u my BBK x-pipe for the cost of a BBK o/r X if u want to go L/T Im sick of the cats, but i wont buy the o/r unless someone wants the high flow catted x.

mself52

wow you should post that in the selling section someone would have to be retarded not to jump on that... no offense to the retards on the forum

72MachOne99GT

i dont remember who posted those Cobra numbers, but from what ive seen listed as stock numbers, they were all off about 5-10

93-245??
94-95---240
96-98---305 4V 4.6
99,01---320
03-04--s/c 390/390

is that right??

and as well, from what ive heard 1/4 times are very similar in a 96-98 as a 99-04 GT
sure the cobra has a better future potential, but stock times ive seen are within driver error margins

SpecterGT260

according to KBB.com, the 5.0s were 240, the 96 was 300 even, the 99 was 316, and 390 for terminator. kbb has been wrong before but they usually have good information, so i trust them. and if they are off by 5 its not gonna make a big diff anyway. ur motor can change 5 hp on 2 consecutive dyno runs

crash94

Ok, back to the original question.

Should you have lost? If it was what you thought it was, maybe. But maybe you found someone who was worse in the 1/4 than you?

Or maybe you're just getting better.