Anyone use this sheet metal intake?
Anyone use this sheet metal intake? Just curious to know if anyone know who is making this particular intake or how well it works.? Quality looks really good. Was going to use pro flo until I saw this...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/262226998893
http://m.ebay.com/itm/262226998893
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Just curious to know if anyone know who is making this particular intake or how well it works.? Quality looks really good. Was going to use pro flo until I saw this...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/262226998893
http://m.ebay.com/itm/262226998893
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Just curious to know if anyone know who is making this particular intake or how well it works.? Quality looks really good. Was going to use pro flo until I saw this...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/262226998893
http://m.ebay.com/itm/262226998893
From the recent 20 normally aspirated intake test that has been floating around...unless you're looking to run mostly in the 7000rpm and upwards range.....most other intakes performed better below 7k. Which is where most engine spend most of their time.
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They posted the dyno sheet on the eBay page. Didn't perform that great vs a stock LS1 manifold on a big cam 6.0. Results on a 5.3 will be even less spectacular.
The pro-flo outperforms it a lot
The pro-flo outperforms it a lot
Yeah I kinda saw that myself. Being forced induction I was thinking cheapest way possible as it already being a budget build. But realistically pro flo isn't much more. So might just buck up!
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I'd like or let me rephrase that... I'm hoping and trying to shoot for top 5 fastest stock bottom end 5.3s right now. I'm keeping it hush hush on build as I have a few grudges to settle around here and don't want much leaking out. But it will be going in a extremely light car. After I settle up on some things I might do a build thread on the car. I just might save the money and run the truck intake that's on it if people are really having that much success with em, even though i think they're ugly. Put the money else where.
Pretty sure there are several stock ls1 intakes in the 7s
You want to build one of the fastest 5.3s...and you want to use an ebay intake??
Id definitely save the money for other things, youll need to run 7.9-8.0s next year if you want one of the fastest sbe 5.3s
You want to build one of the fastest 5.3s...and you want to use an ebay intake??
Id definitely save the money for other things, youll need to run 7.9-8.0s next year if you want one of the fastest sbe 5.3s
It's the same intake Holley seem to be re-selling as their Sniper intake.
From the recent 20 normally aspirated intake test that has been floating around...unless you're looking to run mostly in the 7000rpm and upwards range.....most other intakes performed better below 7k. Which is where most engine spend most of their time.
From the recent 20 normally aspirated intake test that has been floating around...unless you're looking to run mostly in the 7000rpm and upwards range.....most other intakes performed better below 7k. Which is where most engine spend most of their time.
I just saw one of these eBay intakes in person last weekend. The plenum is paper thin, and flexes easily when you press on it. It's total garbage. Having handled a sniper intake, there's a night and day comparison in quality, and materials.
Food for thought.
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It is not the same intake. Only thing they have in common is they're sheet metal. On the sniper intakes, the tb flange is angled down, as well the the plenum narrows towards the back. Holley puts out good stuff, don't confuse people unless you're 100% sure.
I just saw one of these eBay intakes in person last weekend. The plenum is paper thin, and flexes easily when you press on it. It's total garbage. Having handled a sniper intake, there's a night and day comparison in quality, and materials.
I just saw one of these eBay intakes in person last weekend. The plenum is paper thin, and flexes easily when you press on it. It's total garbage. Having handled a sniper intake, there's a night and day comparison in quality, and materials.
ie worse than almost every other intake below 7k.
It is not the same intake. Only thing they have in common is they're sheet metal. On the sniper intakes, the tb flange is angled down, as well the the plenum narrows towards the back. Holley puts out good stuff, don't confuse people unless you're 100% sure.
I just saw one of these eBay intakes in person last weekend. The plenum is paper thin, and flexes easily when you press on it. It's total garbage. Having handled a sniper intake, there's a night and day comparison in quality, and materials.
I just saw one of these eBay intakes in person last weekend. The plenum is paper thin, and flexes easily when you press on it. It's total garbage. Having handled a sniper intake, there's a night and day comparison in quality, and materials.
Yeah there are a lot of fast ones out there. It's something I'm shooting for. Guess it's a goal with this not a EXPECTATION. If I do hit it great. If I don't I'm surely not going to go hang myself in the closet and blame it on depression. Real facts are I have a good chance. Reason being a guy here locally off this forum last summer hit mid 8s in a VERY similar car. Yes he had a BUILT 6.0l but he was running a 88mm on 16 lbs with only 11 degrees of timing in it. He ran it on 91 pump. EXTREMELY conservative with built motor. He trapped upper 150s and had a very soft 1.48 60ft. Do to foot braking the car and I believe issue with trans brake. He had no 2 step in the car. I know the car was easily good for 1.2X 60s and realistically with the tire and suspension he had with a trans brake and 2 step capable of 1.1X 60 ft times. He had plenty of tire to do it. And here's the kicker... was ran at 6314 DA. Thing I will be fighting is the elevation here. So... will see.
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