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Old 07-24-2011 | 03:20 PM
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I was wanting to know if all 58mm tb are the same, as in why are some $200, and others 300+.What makes them diff besides the price
Old 07-24-2011 | 04:01 PM
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A better question is do u have a reason to justify installing one? On a stock cube motor it's over kill, also is your intake ported to 58mm?
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Old 07-24-2011 | 09:20 PM
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The cheaper priced ones are cast aluminum and ugly while the more expensive ones are billet aluminum and look better plus billet isn't porous like cast.
Old 07-24-2011 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by defaultexistence
A better question is do u have a reason to justify installing one? On a stock cube motor it's over kill, also is your intake ported to 58mm?
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what exactly makes it overkill? would putting one on a stock displacement motor hurt performance? or would you lose power? i always hear "its overkill" and "you don't need it" but no one ever gives a real reason why. do you have firsthand experience with why you shouldn't put one on a stock displacement motor?

IMO, the TPiS 58mm, although pricey, would be the one to go with.
Old 07-25-2011 | 04:25 AM
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I saw a dyno-result not too long ago (forget where) of a back-to-back comparison between a 52mm and a 58mm on the same motor and IIRC the gains were trivial.




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