throttle body/plenum combo
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4th Gear Member
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From: dallas
throttle body/plenum combo
http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-t...ackage-96.html
what do yall think about this? its cheap and i think a throttle body and plenum are pretty hard to mess up. i think im going to try it out.
what do yall think about this? its cheap and i think a throttle body and plenum are pretty hard to mess up. i think im going to try it out.
aka 'Negative Nancy'
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,839
From: Ohio
will it work with the 5.4 swap? wouldnt you be using one of those large single blade TBs like this one?
http://www.lightningforceperformance...roducts_id=238
http://www.lightningforceperformance...roducts_id=238
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4th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: dallas
if i did a 4v swap then i would have to use whatever attaches to the sullivan intake, but if i go 2v i can use this. havent completely decided which way im going lol. depends on prices on engines when i have the money to throw down.
TECH SAVANT
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,937
From: Saint Augustine, FL
Call UPR and see if you can cancel the order!
That's the silly thing Granatelli was trying to sell 2-3 years ago. It's basically a C&L plenum with the top milled off and a stupid top cover with "tunable vanes".
Turned out there was NO performance increase over the OEM unit (I cannot for the life of me understand why they thought there would be?), with many reports of people losing a 0.2s to 0.5s in the 1/4 mile as compared to the stock plenum.
The whole thing was a bomb.
What's left is GMS trying to sell out the mangled plenums remaining in inventory, they were $45 from a number of sources last time I saw one offered, it is disappointing to find that UPR is pushing them.
It is an absolute POS and a stone cold waste of $$...
Other than that...
That's the silly thing Granatelli was trying to sell 2-3 years ago. It's basically a C&L plenum with the top milled off and a stupid top cover with "tunable vanes".
Turned out there was NO performance increase over the OEM unit (I cannot for the life of me understand why they thought there would be?), with many reports of people losing a 0.2s to 0.5s in the 1/4 mile as compared to the stock plenum.
The whole thing was a bomb.
What's left is GMS trying to sell out the mangled plenums remaining in inventory, they were $45 from a number of sources last time I saw one offered, it is disappointing to find that UPR is pushing them.
It is an absolute POS and a stone cold waste of $$...
Other than that...
TECH SAVANT
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,937
From: Saint Augustine, FL
UPR started out with a line of good quality CNC machined parts of their own design and manufacture, and some decent exhaust systems--however they seem to have expanded their product line with a number of products whose only "advantage" is that they are the "cheapest there is"...
Unfortunately when you but the cheapest there is there is a very good possibility you will get the cheapest there is...
Unfortunately when you but the cheapest there is there is a very good possibility you will get the cheapest there is...
aka 'Negative Nancy'
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,839
From: Ohio
on a 2v 5.4, dont you still need the lightning style stuff?