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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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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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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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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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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Lots of cold air

Its hard to see all the details in this picture, Look how much bigger it is next too the stok inlet.

 
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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LOL LOL thats som funny stuff right there!! nice use of the bathroom trash can.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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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.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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img]https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=162602&.jpg[/img
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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You guys got way too much free time. I almost pulled a quicklook2 and blew cereal and milk all over my monitor when I saw that trashcan setup.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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Nice trash can setup, was the install very complicated?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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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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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Cant figure out how to post my graph. Sorry
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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I'm sure it looked something like this, of course not drawn to scale

 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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Yes thats it. At 41 years old this computer can kick my azz.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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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......
I was referring to the stock intake mods. And I am still sticking to my word. Take your truck onto a dyno and see how much you have gained. I'd highly doubt it will be 10-20 hp gain. And if you did, will it be there when doing normal driving? Looking at your picture, you just put in a 1' chunk of pvc. I was thinking it was from the tb to the box. It may help the flow but what about when it goes into the two smaller stock tubes? And what about whats before?

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.
 

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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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I completely agree with your last statement......
 
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