Angry nitrous user
04-17-2005, 09:59 PM
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See the crack? Goes from side to side of the intake. This is why I think I'm gonna go with the aluminum intake, even if it may be overkill. It costs about the same as the stock one. As soon as I install it i will IMMEADIATELY go check my air fuel ratio. Please post your comments.
04-18-2005, 08:48 AM
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The aluminum intake will get hot and trasfer more heat into the intake charge. I'm not telling you not to, but I would stick with the plastic. You case seems to be rare.
04-18-2005, 09:02 AM
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If this is a vote, go with the aluminum.
I have a TPIS miniram intake (LT1 stlye) and I can't count the number of nitrous backfires I've had over the past few years. Seriously, a lot of them.
I had an intake valve spring go soft opnce, and I probably would have used up about 5 plastic intakes before I figured out what the problem was. Never any damage to the intake, never anthing to wory about.
I have a TPIS miniram intake (LT1 stlye) and I can't count the number of nitrous backfires I've had over the past few years. Seriously, a lot of them.
I had an intake valve spring go soft opnce, and I probably would have used up about 5 plastic intakes before I figured out what the problem was. Never any damage to the intake, never anthing to wory about.
04-19-2005, 12:17 AM
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I assume this was either a nitrous backfire in the intake, but why would it happen at high rpms? I have noted most nitrous backfires happen either when spraying below 3000rpm or when spraying the launch.
