Fast 92 or 102 for boost?
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I would like to see some evidence to support that claim, as well.
And unless it's strictly a budget thing, why would anyone advise against the plastic fast intake for boost, and then say to use a plastic factory intake? Why would the fast bust without a doubt, and a stock ls1 intake not be equally probable to bust?
If you're that worried about it breaking, buy an aluminum intake. Holley makes one very similar to the ls1/2/6 intake just cast aluminum. Speedmaster/eBay sells a 92mm cast aluminum intake for half the price of the Holley.
Or you can buy the fast 102 and win.
And unless it's strictly a budget thing, why would anyone advise against the plastic fast intake for boost, and then say to use a plastic factory intake? Why would the fast bust without a doubt, and a stock ls1 intake not be equally probable to bust?
If you're that worried about it breaking, buy an aluminum intake. Holley makes one very similar to the ls1/2/6 intake just cast aluminum. Speedmaster/eBay sells a 92mm cast aluminum intake for half the price of the Holley.
Or you can buy the fast 102 and win.
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**** man I'm knocking on 8's with the ls6 intake that came with my car. I'd say even if you had the 90/102, just sell it and buy an ls6 or ls1 intake and use the extra money toward any number of other components that will give you more bang for the buck
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I would like to see some evidence to support that claim, as well.
And unless it's strictly a budget thing, why would anyone advise against the plastic fast intake for boost, and then say to use a plastic factory intake? Why would the fast bust without a doubt, and a stock ls1 intake not be equally probable to bust?
If you're that worried about it breaking, buy an aluminum intake. Holley makes one very similar to the ls1/2/6 intake just cast aluminum. Speedmaster/eBay sells a 92mm cast aluminum intake for half the price of the Holley.
Or you can buy the fast 102 and win.
And unless it's strictly a budget thing, why would anyone advise against the plastic fast intake for boost, and then say to use a plastic factory intake? Why would the fast bust without a doubt, and a stock ls1 intake not be equally probable to bust?
If you're that worried about it breaking, buy an aluminum intake. Holley makes one very similar to the ls1/2/6 intake just cast aluminum. Speedmaster/eBay sells a 92mm cast aluminum intake for half the price of the Holley.
Or you can buy the fast 102 and win.
http://www.performancetrucks.net/for...-boost-476404/
Another article by engine labs stating fast certified it to 30 psi and many guys are running 20.
http://www.enginelabs.com/engine-tec...ake-manifolds/
Here's another article with one on a boosted car.
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/eng...take-manifold/
A quick google search will yield more results. I hope all of you have held a 102 and 92 side by side...The fast 102 is an entirely different design with o-ringed individual runners and a base which is almost 1/2" thick. The old 90/92's are not good for boost but thats not the case with a 102.
I bought my old 102 used and the car it was pulled off of was pushing 30psi with twin turbos....
BTW i'm not advocating a fast will provide more hp than a stock intake. that entirely depends on the type of boost, where it comes in at, the demands of the engine, if you run a smaller pulley afterwards to make up for the "lost" boost from the larrger intake etc. I'm merely pointing out the addage a fast 102 is not good for boost is wrong
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We should start a new thread, maybe even a sticky, about first hand experience with boost breaking a fast 102 intake... I bet it would have maybe two posts.
There are WAY more success stories than failures with running a fast 102 with boost. And the pre-boost naturally aspirated breathing benefits of the fast intake are undeniable. The more power your engine makes before the boost kicks in, the more power it will make after the boost kicks in. Pretty simple, really.
There are WAY more success stories than failures with running a fast 102 with boost. And the pre-boost naturally aspirated breathing benefits of the fast intake are undeniable. The more power your engine makes before the boost kicks in, the more power it will make after the boost kicks in. Pretty simple, really.
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We should start a new thread, maybe even a sticky, about first hand experience with boost breaking a fast 102 intake... I bet it would have maybe two posts.
There are WAY more success stories than failures with running a fast 102 with boost. And the pre-boost naturally aspirated breathing benefits of the fast intake are undeniable. The more power your engine makes before the boost kicks in, the more power it will make after the boost kicks in. Pretty simple, really.
There are WAY more success stories than failures with running a fast 102 with boost. And the pre-boost naturally aspirated breathing benefits of the fast intake are undeniable. The more power your engine makes before the boost kicks in, the more power it will make after the boost kicks in. Pretty simple, really.
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I have read alot of mixed stories where the Fast intakes have held up to boost, while some have not. I have a brand new Fast 92, one of the newer versions. I understand the older Fast 90/92s had problems, I haven't seen anything on the newer ones. Just wondering if I need to sell this thing before it goes on my build to save myself future trouble.
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Ok. How about the more efficient an engine is before the boost kicks in, the more efficiently it will use the boost when it kicks in?
You can add better flowing heads and the boost will drop, but the power still goes up. Same with the higher flowing intake. Who cares if the boost number is lower as long as the power number is higher? If losing boost is that big of a deal to someone, they can always crank it right back up to where it was before adding a higher flowing intake/heads and make even more power. It's a win/win situation for the fast 102, either way.
You can add better flowing heads and the boost will drop, but the power still goes up. Same with the higher flowing intake. Who cares if the boost number is lower as long as the power number is higher? If losing boost is that big of a deal to someone, they can always crank it right back up to where it was before adding a higher flowing intake/heads and make even more power. It's a win/win situation for the fast 102, either way.