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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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I've heard good things about the hardballer intake manifold and was thinking about purchasing one. The question I have is if you upgrade your maf and your fuel system would that give you a better gain?
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 04:10 AM
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until your into FI new MAF wont do anything. and until your making more power than your stock fuel system can support or will be in the future no reason to upgrade it.

what year stang u got and what do u do over at eglin? i'm avionics backshop over at tyndall
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 04:56 AM
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If the motor isn't built and your not FI, skip the intake manifold and spend the money on cams.
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:16 AM
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I've heard different about cams because we have a shop called xxxmotorsports in pensecola and the mustang technician that works there said if you dont have FI than there's no point of cams because he has seen a maximum of 30rwhp with cams and ported heads and its not worth the money. He said he hasn't seen nothing but good things on the hardballer intake manifold and that's the route I should go. A max of 20rwhp and I just purchased the meziere electric water pump and he dynoe'd a mustang a week a go and got a solid 15 rwhp from it.
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:22 AM
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I forgot to put I'm E&E at the test wing in Eglin on F-16'S.
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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If anybody has these manifolds give me info on them please. If you dont have one of them dont bother leaving a comment.
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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Fuels specialists on c-17s....172nd airwing jackson,mississippi!!
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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it isn't really a good bang for the buck, i know, unless you're FI'd
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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If anybody has these manifolds give me info on them please. If you dont have one of them dont bother leaving a comment.
we are just trying to help you man, you will not see much gain from changing the intake manifold unless you have F/I. just hit the search button. there are better ways to spend 600$ right now. the stock manifold is actually pretty good.
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