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you guys are takin this all to far.......LoOlL i just want to know the pros and cons of them for strret use.....silentdancer you say you cannot compare the 2....both are for the same function sucking air LoOlL
Silentdancer is right. They can't be compared. They both may suck in air, but they are not the same thing at all. Throttle bodies and intakes are completely different parts. A PRO of ITB's will show good gains if tuned well and from what I've read, ITB tuning can get very expensive. A CON for ITB's is that with a couple thousand dollars, you can gain maybe 1/4 of the power that an SC can give you. Also, COLD AIR INTAKES will be a lot better then a short ram intake. Short ram intakes suck in the air that's already in the engine bay which is going to be a lot hotter then the air coming in from the outside which will not be as beneficial as a CAI. a PRO of having a short ram is knowing you won't hydrolock.
The intake that I am working on works well with no heat soak issues, gives short ram throttle response with a cold air effect. The intake draws it's air from outside the car via three intake locations, a "safe cold air" intake and two ram-air intakes from the bumper.
The bumper intakes can be open and closed from inside the car when the need arises. The box is air tight and will not draw air from under the hood. It is quite like stock and the weight is the same 10 pounds.
With a header, exhaust , and VAFCII tuning I was able to see a nice gain over stock. I want to go stand alone EMS to see how much more I can get with it. I want to see if I can get close to the performane of ITB's without the pitfalls of ITB's
Originally Posted by S2KPUDDYDAD,Mar 4 2007, 05:38 AM
The intake that I am working on works well with no heat soak issues, gives short ram throttle response with a cold air effect. The intake draws it's air from outside the car via three intake locations, a "safe cold air" intake and two ram-air intakes from the bumper.
The bumper intakes can be open and closed from inside the car when the need arises. The box is air tight and will not draw air from under the hood. It is quite like stock and the weight is the same 10 pounds.
With a header, exhaust , and VAFCII tuning I was able to see a nice gain over stock. I want to go stand alone EMS to see how much more I can get with it. I want to see if I can get close to the performane of ITB's without the pitfalls of ITB's
I'm very interested in this intake. It looks sick too.
Originally Posted by shotiable,Mar 4 2007, 11:50 AM
^ is that the one that you tuned so its equivalent to about 1/2 lb of boost? i think i remember it from another thread
Yes, the performance wile driving the car is excellent, better than what can be recorded by the dyno. Positive air pressure was achieved a few times wile under acceleration and at speeds of 70 + mph. The boost was not consistent so I will not claim that, but we did achieved boost and that is more than I can say for any other intake.
With EMS I will be able to record more data and tune the car to make more power. As the car is now the factory ECU will cut fuel and timing out before it reaches peek performance. The car is making power with this intake design over 9000 rmp
