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Throttle Body and Plenum: Stack Racing vs. Accufab

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Old 08-01-2011, 03:02 PM
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Default Throttle Body and Plenum: Stack Racing vs. Accufab

I am looking at doing a 75mm t/b and larger plenum in the near future and I know that accufab makes quality stuff but their combo on AM is like 425 or something close to that while the stack racing combo is only about 285. I want quality but if they are virtually the same quality product I would obviously rather save 140 dollars. Anyone have the stack racing combo for a while and what your thoughts are on it. Thanks
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Old 08-01-2011, 04:31 PM
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I'd look into the TRICK FLOW (70mm or 75mm -same price) combo (T/B + Plenum). You can get it through Summit Racing. It's between the two in price & quality. I've had no issues with mine.
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The PP 70mm TB and upper plenum got me to 262/305 with minor bolt-ons and a fully tweaked tunes--read more about TBs and plenums here:

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I went with the 75mm Accufab tb/plenum mainly just because i wanted a great quality brand. I really didn't do it for the looks either.
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I also went with the accufab!

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Old 08-02-2011, 11:43 AM
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I have the Accufab 75mm unit as well. Looks nice when I clean it and seems to perform well.

I think most mainstream units (BBK, PP, etc) will do the job well.
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Old 08-02-2011, 08:55 PM
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I'll let you in on a little secret.....The TB/Plenum does very little if anything on a bolt-on only car. If you are supercharged/turbo'd, different story. When I put my tb/plenum on, I wanted my 20 minutes back.

Just being honest lol.
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Old 08-02-2011, 10:14 PM
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Dragon throttle bodies and plenums are on par/better than accufab, at least in the cobra world they are. And I believe they are cheaper bloom into them.
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Originally Posted by PurpleIcedGT
I'll let you in on a little secret.....The TB/Plenum does very little if anything on a bolt-on only car. If you are supercharged/turbo'd, different story. When I put my tb/plenum on, I wanted my 20 minutes back.

Just being honest lol.
I agree, but only IF the stock tune is retained--in fact bolt-ons in general, other than opening up the exhaust, are a waste of time and money without a decent tune that bumps the timing and cleans up the pig-rich at WOT fuel mix.

I have loaded "87 octane" custom tunes onto dead stock Mustangs and never had anyone come back without a smile on their face...
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Originally Posted by cliffyk
I agree, but only IF the stock tune is retained--in fact bolt-ons in general, other than opening up the exhaust, are a waste of time and money without a decent tune that bumps the timing and cleans up the pig-rich at WOT fuel mix.

I have loaded "87 octane" custom tunes onto dead stock Mustangs and never had anyone come back without a smile on their face...
This is why I'm currnetly on a mod motor hating spree, every little change has to be optimized by a tune. I'm heavily considering a 427w stroker for my car and it will be carbed.
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