Sheet metal intake..for race only???
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Sheet metal intake..for race only??? I was looking at maybe getting a sheet metal intake and I noticed some say for racing only. What's the deal with this. Is this like headers saying off road use only? I can't see what the downside would be to running one on the street. Thanks for any input. By the way my engine is a 422 aluminum block and I currently have the ls6 intake.
Re: Sheet metal intake..for race only??? I don't see a sheetmetal intake being worth the money unless you have C5R heads. Colonel ran 9s with his 422 and an LS6 intake.
Maybe if you had a big inch motor with a turbo or supercharger you could use a sheetmetal intake. I'd just say stick to the LS6 intake. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Maybe if you had a big inch motor with a turbo or supercharger you could use a sheetmetal intake. I'd just say stick to the LS6 intake. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Re: Sheet metal intake..for race only??? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by theblur98ss:
<strong> I was looking at maybe getting a sheet metal intake and I noticed some say for racing only. What's the deal with this. Is this like headers saying off road use only? I can't see what the downside would be to running one on the street. Thanks for any input. By the way my engine is a 422 aluminum block and I currently have the ls6 intake. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">IMO it would be great if you can afford one. They are designed for big cube high RPM engines. The ports will be big and runners short, with a large plenum area. This is to make them perform at the higher RPM.
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<strong> I was looking at maybe getting a sheet metal intake and I noticed some say for racing only. What's the deal with this. Is this like headers saying off road use only? I can't see what the downside would be to running one on the street. Thanks for any input. By the way my engine is a 422 aluminum block and I currently have the ls6 intake. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">IMO it would be great if you can afford one. They are designed for big cube high RPM engines. The ports will be big and runners short, with a large plenum area. This is to make them perform at the higher RPM.
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Re: Sheet metal intake..for race only??? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by theblur98ss:
<strong> I was looking at maybe getting a sheet metal intake and I noticed some say for racing only. What's the deal with this. Is this like headers saying off road use only? I can't see what the downside would be to running one on the street. Thanks for any input. By the way my engine is a 422 aluminum block and I currently have the ls6 intake. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They are the equivalent of an old-school tunnel ram. Insane power up top, but a big hit in low-end power and torque. You probably wouldn't want this unless you're running a lot of gear or stall.
<strong> I was looking at maybe getting a sheet metal intake and I noticed some say for racing only. What's the deal with this. Is this like headers saying off road use only? I can't see what the downside would be to running one on the street. Thanks for any input. By the way my engine is a 422 aluminum block and I currently have the ls6 intake. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They are the equivalent of an old-school tunnel ram. Insane power up top, but a big hit in low-end power and torque. You probably wouldn't want this unless you're running a lot of gear or stall.
Re: Sheet metal intake..for race only??? save your $$ there is a new intake in prototype testing as we speak on a 427ci it made 22hp more than its closest competition. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> hopefully it will we in production soon
Re: Sheet metal intake..for race only??? It would be nice to see a replacement intake made out of some sort of composite material to keep heat soak down.
For all the sponsors that read this heres a site that sells carbon fiber and kevlar in bulk www.fiberglast.com
For all the sponsors that read this heres a site that sells carbon fiber and kevlar in bulk www.fiberglast.com
Re: Sheet metal intake..for race only??? We are also testing several differant designs of Sheet Metal Intakes that will make power for your application. They will also be very streetable and make power across the power band. E-mail for info and pics and I will keep you posted on dyno tests.
Thanks Nate
Thanks Nate
