another new intake?

[STANGJ]

I just read in the June Modified Mustangs the article/interview w/Wilson manifolds that they are working on a composite manifold design for 3v 4.6 cars. Anybody have any inside scoop on this one or any updates on the FAST intake?

 

[northy_polk]

i don't think anybody knows for sure. although is 30 hp worth 900 bucks? unless i'm mistaken that was the retail price.

 

[kooldawg6]

i don't think anybody knows for sure. although is 30 hp worth 900 bucks? unless i'm mistaken that was the retail price.

I'd say 30 to the rear wheels would be...

 

[northy_polk]

yeah, after i wrote that i did a little calculation and it's similar to what you'd get per dollar for a supercharger [obviously not all s/c's are alike and not all have the same output, but in general $30 per horsepower is a decent calculation].

 

[Hoboattacker]

Especially if you wanted to stay N/A since that is a whole different type of power than the spray/supercharger/turbo route.

 

[REDFIRE 05 GT]

I just read in the June Modified Mustangs the article/interview w/Wilson manifolds that they are working on a composite manifold design for 3v 4.6 cars. Anybody have any inside scoop on this one or any updates on the FAST intake?

I emailed FAST about a month ago and they put me on their mailing list, havent recieved any info since then. I think it will be out this fall.

 

[blacksheep06]

Yea, I'm still waiting on seeing what comes out of these new manifolds. I would like to reach 400 hp (350+ whp) NA. I'm guessing it can be done with cams, full exhaust, CAI, dyno tune, and one of these new intakes if they are all they're suppose to be.

 

[northy_polk]

good luck with the cams. . . from all i've heard your money's better spent elsewhere unless you're married to the n/a route. see http://www.mustangforums.com/m_3126218/mpage_1/key_cams/tm.htm for a very spirited debate on whether cams in the 3v motor are worth it. i'm no mechanic, just trying to facilitate the movement of useful info!

 

[spyder7724]

i have to agree unless you're building a stroker shortblock with more compression the cams aren't going to make a big difference. same with the intake. fast claims to get 30+ hp but they are comparing a bone stock GT to one with their intake and a tune. figure the tune is worth 20-25hp alone so is it really necessary unless you have more cubes to fill. i ported my stock one and it's taking a while to get the tune worked out but it really did help but mainly i think because i also added the deletes at the same time so i may have gained 20hp or so with both. i'll know more when i go to the track this weekend and get some runs to compare with before.

 

[REDFIRE 05 GT]

i have to agree unless you're building a stroker shortblock with more compression the cams aren't going to make a big difference. same with the intake. fast claims to get 30+ hp but they are comparing a bone stock GT to one with their intake and a tune. figure the tune is worth 20-25hp alone so is it really necessary unless you have more cubes to fill. i ported my stock one and it's taking a while to get the tune worked out but it really did help but mainly i think because i also added the deletes at the same time so i may have gained 20hp or so with both. i'll know more when i go to the track this weekend and get some runs to compare with before.

I never thought of it that way, with the C&L and a tune im getting 20-25, heck that means thier intake is only worth about 5.