intake manifold upgrades race or street ???
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intake manifold upgrades race or street ???
im looking to upgrade my intake manifold on my b20 with either the JG Victor X or a sheet metal like STR who used each and what would you reccomend to use gains/losses and such..... im looking to run 20-25 race gas this next spring taching only to 7100 till i get my oversized valves and cams.... Looking for the best gains possible thanks guys
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Re: intake manifold upgrades race or street ??? (b20turboic)
Skunk2 is a good choice do. But would rather go JG. The STR manifold works with certain setups but not with others. Kinda weird explaining it. But both manifold are a good choice. goodluck with it
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Re: intake manifold upgrades race or street ??? (BlueHatch00)
skunk2 is nice down low. But for top end power the mailbox intake manifolds work great. From what i remember hearing The mailbox make there power in the top end do to how the air circulates.
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Re: intake manifold upgrades race or street ??? (b20turboic)
It's not JG victor X anymore. JG got cut out of the equation.
It's the Edelbrock intake manifold.
The edelbrock or the square intake mani's are good for top end with high boost.
Skunk2 is better for low and mid range power for lower boost applications.
It's the Edelbrock intake manifold.
The edelbrock or the square intake mani's are good for top end with high boost.
Skunk2 is better for low and mid range power for lower boost applications.
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Re: intake manifold upgrades race or street ??? (ekb18c)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekb18c »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's not JG victor X anymore. JG got cut out of the equation.
It's the Edelbrock intake manifold.
The edelbrock or the square intake mani's are good for top end with high boost.
Skunk2 is better for low and mid range power for lower boost applications.
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didnt know about that.
It's the Edelbrock intake manifold.
The edelbrock or the square intake mani's are good for top end with high boost.
Skunk2 is better for low and mid range power for lower boost applications.
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didnt know about that.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the skunk2 works very well</TD></TR></TABLE>
I know you guys put out some high hp cars. But are you using the skunk2 on high boost cars. If so have you tried a str or venom manifold and see you would gain more.
I know you guys put out some high hp cars. But are you using the skunk2 on high boost cars. If so have you tried a str or venom manifold and see you would gain more.
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Re: intake manifold upgrades race or street ??? (autoEXturbo)
in my opinion, the skunk2 is the best street manifold you can buy. easy to install/idle, costs next to nothing, and works awsome for under 9000 rpm's.
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Re: intake manifold upgrades race or street ??? (jinxproof99)
Really, from what i gathered from others the skunk2 was only good for low end. So I guess I got the right manifold now. Hey Karl, when do you think it would be necessary to switch to something like the STR, Venom or JG.
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Re: intake manifold upgrades race or street ??? (autoEXturbo)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by autoEXturbo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Really, from what i gathered from others the skunk2 was only good for low end. So I guess I got the right manifold now. Hey Karl, when do you think it would be necessary to switch to something like the STR, Venom or JG.</TD></TR></TABLE>
most important would be your rev limit. i mean, if you are not reving to over 9500, you do NOT need a shhetmetal intake nor a victorx. also, hp. if you are running a big all motor set up, again, reving to 10,000 or higher, you might see gains providing your tuner can find them. it comes down to the entire combination....your cams, cam gears, fuel, tuner......theres alot more to it than just throwing one on. as for turbo, i would suggest sheetmetal only after you have done all of the following, 9500+ rev limit, springs, retainers, head porting, standalone/hondata, fuel upgrades, looking for well over 500 hp........
just my opinion.
most important would be your rev limit. i mean, if you are not reving to over 9500, you do NOT need a shhetmetal intake nor a victorx. also, hp. if you are running a big all motor set up, again, reving to 10,000 or higher, you might see gains providing your tuner can find them. it comes down to the entire combination....your cams, cam gears, fuel, tuner......theres alot more to it than just throwing one on. as for turbo, i would suggest sheetmetal only after you have done all of the following, 9500+ rev limit, springs, retainers, head porting, standalone/hondata, fuel upgrades, looking for well over 500 hp........
just my opinion.
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