Sheet metal intake vs. stock style..
Sheet metal intake vs. stock style.. What are the main differences (besides price) of sheet metal intakes and stock style?
Everyone always talks about sheet metal intakes giving up lots of low end power. What makes them lose so much low end?
Everyone always talks about sheet metal intakes giving up lots of low end power. What makes them lose so much low end?
My car lost 20 ft lbs. of TQ. below 5,000rpms was even for a few hundred then gained 25 hp on the big end.
It also made peak HP about 500 rpms later.
This was fast 90/90 vs. metal intake with 90mm TB.
Quick pic of the intake......
It also made peak HP about 500 rpms later.
This was fast 90/90 vs. metal intake with 90mm TB.
Quick pic of the intake......
Teching In
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Originally Posted by ATVracr
My car lost 20 ft lbs. of TQ. below 5,000rpms was even for a few hundred then gained 25 hp on the big end.
It also made peak HP about 500 rpms later.
This was fast 90/90 vs. metal intake with 90mm TB.
Quick pic of the intake......
It also made peak HP about 500 rpms later.
This was fast 90/90 vs. metal intake with 90mm TB.
Quick pic of the intake......
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Apache Junction, AZ
Originally Posted by Stang's Bane
One of the biggest reasons the typical sheetmetal intake loses down low and gains up high is the shorter intake runners.
longer runners help give you more torque over a larger range in the low end
short runners make an engine more peaky power wise but can new a few more hp up top
Originally Posted by Stang's Bane
One of the biggest reasons the typical sheetmetal intake loses down low and gains up high is the shorter intake runners.
I was thinking that but then I thought of the LS6 intake, that has pretty short runners. I didn't know if there was more to it than runner length.
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