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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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ok i just found out that my stupid stock plastic intake[:@] manifold might be cracked

and im prolly gonna upgrade to an intake tyhpoon manifold

is there a big increase in HP

or should i just save my money and get a new stock manifold
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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Tyhpoons have a nasty habit of leaking because its made of seperate pieces put together.

I have an HPS hadballer. To the untrained and unsustected eye, you might not even know its there. Its one piece, bolts right on, moderate power increases to an N/A Car, but it makes a difference in blown or nitrous cars.

Pic of it on my motor when it was being built...




Pic on the motor now.

Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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wow thanx.....i didnt know they tend to leak

this is why I like asking questions here

im still 50/50 on wat i wanna do
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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What did you see as far as gains w/ the Hardballer one??? I know you are blown but, do you have any NA numbers???? Thanks
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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im also curious as to know what kind of gains you could expect to see on a n/a car if anyone knows
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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I have no idea what n/a numbers would have been like. I had my hardballer ported for a blower efficent.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Trickflow and Edelbrock make a nice piece. Order Trickflow you get a free cooler from summit racing..[sm=smiley20.gif]
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 01:47 AM
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I think I saw the Edelbrock peice going for $350 or so on summit, seems like a good deal, check it out.
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