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kind of an odd and off the wall idea, I know it is not a phonic spacer but would just running say a 1/2inch thick intake flange with say a gasket on each side make a good spacer to try to keep a little more heat out of things?
Sure it adds to the amount of spaces for there to be a vac/boost leak BUT in the long run it might be a lot easier and cheaper and still be worth that maybe 2-5hp gain under the curve. Figure while all of us are trying to be cheap and get every last bit of power out of these engines who thinks they would be willing to do it?
I am sure a nice flange shouldn't cost more than $50-70 and another intake gasket is pretty cheap. sure it throws off some of the brackets and piping for the intercooler pipes but I could not imagine they would be that far off. the kickdown and throttle cable would still work just fine as they should have enough play in them to also adjust
so yea there ya go, why has no one else done this before?
who wants to find someone to make a nice batch of 8v head flanges for us?
I know on V8's just adding a single spacer under the carb even being Aluminum can pick up some pretty stupid numbers( I have seen some 300-400bhp engines net 10-15hp under the curve) .... and is not what we are all about is making as much n/a power to help that turbo make as much peak power as possible ?
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Sure it adds to the amount of spaces for there to be a vac/boost leak BUT in the long run it might be a lot easier and cheaper and still be worth that maybe 2-5hp gain under the curve. Figure while all of us are trying to be cheap and get every last bit of power out of these engines who thinks they would be willing to do it?
I am sure a nice flange shouldn't cost more than $50-70 and another intake gasket is pretty cheap. sure it throws off some of the brackets and piping for the intercooler pipes but I could not imagine they would be that far off. the kickdown and throttle cable would still work just fine as they should have enough play in them to also adjust
so yea there ya go, why has no one else done this before?
who wants to find someone to make a nice batch of 8v head flanges for us?
I know on V8's just adding a single spacer under the carb even being Aluminum can pick up some pretty stupid numbers( I have seen some 300-400bhp engines net 10-15hp under the curve) .... and is not what we are all about is making as much n/a power to help that turbo make as much peak power as possible ?
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