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The three inch pipe looks good....and Skandocious....I was mocking what Josh88 said on the first page......something around "I like to see people trying new things, but if one is doing it for performance gains, its not really going to happen".....he didn't exclude any mod when he said that....just generalized the statement.How in the hell did you get the pics to come up on the thread....on the bottom of my screen it says I may not posts attachments......
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I dont have a dyno sheet to prove it , but I think my homemade ram air setup adds some serious HP. The bad thing is the extra air drag is hurting me. Will post pics later today. Been working on it for weeks. It gets alot of looks from the noise it make going down the road at 4500 rpms.
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i was thinking of using the top off a mc donalds trash bin, you know, the one you can drive up to and throw the trash in.
it can easily go under the bumper.
got to be 20 - 30 hp gain from this mod.
it can easily go under the bumper.
got to be 20 - 30 hp gain from this mod.
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This data was taken on a ¼ mile track letting truck shift automatically. Now I’m not saying try this on your rig, you might not be able to handle the HP increase. I don’t have a dyno so this chart should give you an idea of what I felt in the seat. K&Ns FIPK would dream about numbers like these.
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Originally Posted by flareside_thunder
The three inch pipe looks good....and Skandocious....I was mocking what Josh88 said on the first page......something around "I like to see people trying new things, but if one is doing it for performance gains, its not really going to happen".....he didn't exclude any mod when he said that....just generalized the statement.How in the hell did you get the pics to come up on the thread....on the bottom of my screen it says I may not posts attachments......
This is what i did with my 88 stock 302. From the grille, to the box, back over the engine to the tb, I would say thats a good 3-4' of air travel on the stock setup. This is about 1- 1.5' of air travel. And the air is traveling the majority of the way in 3" piping until it splits into two.
I am not trying to tell people its not worth the time and to not do it, but in reality, the performance gains are minimal. $5 its worth it, but $250(K&N) isnt, and IMO it should be put somewhere else if your looking for performance gains.
Last edited by Josh88Ford; Sep 17, 2007 at 03:17 PM.
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