Originally Posted by SoFla01SSLookinstok

Awesome! Thanks for all the info on your car. Gonna take a look at the pics & see if pics of your custom intake track. Also what vacuum pump are you running? Beautiful car & combo.

This is quite odd of how duhg is being so nice. Even though he knows engine size & rwhp numbers. It's good though. Also if you're not planning on spinning much higher than 6800 rpm the manifold you have is probably the best.

Originally Posted by SoFla01SSLookinstok

Should have looked first. Lol. Very nice intake. Also I see you have the GZ pump. The smaller pulley makes me think you have an under drive crank pulley/balancer? How long have you had the pump? Do you have a vacuum gauge hooked up?

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

Yes, forgot to tell you. GZ motorsport pump with underdrive.

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

That's some really good info. I built this about 4 years ago, and FAST was the thing back then. Didn't have a lot of options out there. What I have seen with most intake comparisons done on engine dynos, the intakes only were good for about 10, maybe 15 HP between the stock one. But still, that's a gain, so hey I'll take it right? Of course this was from magazine articles and so forth. Things change.

What I really wanted to do, but missed the opportunity due to having already purchased the intake and had the heads milled, was go LS7 heads with 102. That probably would have made this thing make a ton more. But yeah, missed a chance to pick up a set for $1200 because they were "blemished", as in repaired in a non-critical area by the head shop, but could not be sold as new as a result. Should of grabbed em lol.

I will definitely look into that though. It's done for the moment. I have no issue with the fueling, with 80# injectors I'm seeing no more than about 70% duty cycle at WOT, which is fine by me. WB numbers look good too. The real limit was the stock pump, because it dropped to 40 PSI above 4000 RPM, so the Walbro 255 fixed that problem. I haven't ran it over 7k though either, so perhaps it would run out at some point. My current redline is 6800

Originally Posted by HioSSilver

Intakes/info have moved along pretty good as pretty recently. We were surprised the lod x1 did as well as it did. Both darthv8r and big hammer had good results going to a sniper. It's a shame more stuff don't fit the fcar.....it limits them a bit.

Yea you definitely needing a fuel pump. You have a hotwire kit already on it?

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

And it pulls about 12 -15 in WOT. I do have a gauge on my pillar. Had the pump since the build, about 2.5 years (took a year or so to build the car, was a late addition to mod list). Have to drain the puke tank about every 100-150 miles or so, depending on how hard I get on it. It's cool though, my gas tank runs out in 120.

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

That's some really good info. I built this about 4 years ago, and FAST was the thing back then. Didn't have a lot of options out there. What I have seen with most intake comparisons done on engine dynos, the intakes only were good for about 10, maybe 15 HP between the stock one. But still, that's a gain, so hey I'll take it right? Of course this was from magazine articles and so forth. Things change.

What I really wanted to do, but missed the opportunity due to having already purchased the intake and had the heads milled, was go LS7 heads with 102. That probably would have made this thing make a ton more. But yeah, missed a chance to pick up a set for $1200 because they were "blemished", as in repaired in a non-critical area by the head shop, but could not be sold as new as a result. Should of grabbed em lol.

I will definitely look into that though. It's done for the moment. I have no issue with the fueling, with 80# injectors I'm seeing no more than about 70% duty cycle at WOT, which is fine by me. WB numbers look good too. The real limit was the stock pump, because it dropped to 40 PSI above 4000 RPM, so the Walbro 255 fixed that problem. I haven't ran it over 7k though either, so perhaps it would run out at some point. My current redline is 6800

Originally Posted by snake95

Northstars couldn't stay running for long enough to get those POS's out of the dealer's parking lot.

Originally Posted by assasinator

we have owned a bunch of northstars, and in fact we own one right now. all of them 100 percent reliable. 29mpg with the entire family in the car and the trunk full. all of the power it needs.

smooth ride. silent ride. excellent sound system. we ride from huntsville to tampa and feel like we just started the ride. the Deville is the best car we own. 6 cars. it looks the best also.

Originally Posted by SoFla01SSLookinstok

Very cool to hear. Where is your puke tank? Thanks for info.

Originally Posted by "MAC"

What's your runner lentfh? Long? Mid? Or short?

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

Puke tank is behind the drivers side headlight. I cut a small hole out of the plastic on that side and mounted it to the frame with a bracket I made. So the drain sticks out just under the plastic piece there between the tire and bumper. Easy to access and drain.

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

Yep, running hotwire kit. I did the "access panel" mod to make it easier to do all that **** for later upgrades if I decide to make this thing truly retarded someday, like throwing on some spray or something like that. My compression is too high for boost, so a 200 shot with some water/meth or race fuel may be in the distant future. I don;t drive it in the rain anyway, and the washer tank is still in it so... I'd have to change the tank out for racegas though, but meh.

If I do that I'll have to run double pumps most likely to make damn sure I have enough fuel to cover it. I already have my IAT wire ran on an extension under the dash, but that ain't for NOS. That's for ******* fireball mode because I like to party. LOL

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

Puke tank is behind the drivers side headlight. I cut a small hole out of the plastic on that side and mounted it to the frame with a bracket I made. So the drain sticks out just under the plastic piece there between the tire and bumper. Easy to access and drain.



I finally came back and re-read that the original questions was about intake runners and not fuel runners lol. I was drinking last night, so... Yeah. I have the long runners. It's the FAST LSXR, nothing special. Definitely longer than the stock runners as I did take it apart to port match it.

Originally Posted by HioSSilver

Your compression isn't to high for boost. Just gotta run good fuel for when it's turnt up.


I know where a set of mid length runners are if you feel like messing with the car.

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

Puke tank is behind the drivers side headlight. I cut a small hole out of the plastic on that side and mounted it to the frame with a bracket I made. So the drain sticks out just under the plastic piece there between the tire and bumper. Easy to access and drain.



I finally came back and re-read that the original questions was about intake runners and not fuel runners lol. I was drinking last night, so... Yeah. I have the long runners. It's the FAST LSXR, nothing special. Definitely longer than the stock runners as I did take it apart to port match it.

Originally Posted by ChopperDoc

Yes, forgot to tell you. GZ motorsport pump with underdrive.

Originally Posted by "MAC"

Yea switching to a mid runner will net you more power if you care to add more but either way 550 rwhp for a street car is nothing to laugh at

Originally Posted by Mike Morris

I could not believe when I got my kit that is was nothing but a 302 pushrod air pump reworked. They must laugh all the way to the bank

Originally Posted by "MAC"

There is a great video on this runner length from fast. Basically long runners are for more stock set ups, mid are for mild and short are for high rpm builds IIRC. Let me find the video to post.