Low down on intake spacers?

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So whats the facts about intake spacers on a 99+? What kind of gains are experienced, and is it worth it? Any downsides or regrets? Any track times to back it up? Thanks!

 

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jas142 said:

So whats the facts about intake spacers on a 99+? What kind of gains are experienced, and is it worth it? Any downsides or regrets? Any track times to back it up? Thanks!

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From what ive heard do that after a power adder , save that money and put it towards longtubes or gears , biggest gain you can bolt on , besides a blower or a bottle by far

 

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save your money & buy a c&l, dragon, or trickflow plenum. they have the spacer built in

 

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mine smoothed out my idle and rad my car rev come down easier... i like it!

 

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How much do they cost?

 

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spacer increase the intake velocity right?

 

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Bundmar said:

How much do they cost?

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Steeda has one for $70 or so. YOu can probably get it much cheaper somewhere else.

You might as well spend the extra $100 or so and get an intake (C&L, Dragon, etc.) Same effort to put it in and it has it already built in

 

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Ya, here's to The Drunken Clam boys, where they do

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I saw an article in 5.0 a while back.. they tested one on a 99+ and they DID gain some power to the wheels.. i can't reme,ber how much though

 

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people that buy intake spacers are the reason why there are 4 million products out there that dont add an ounce of power, i dont care what the magazine says you dont get sh"t

 

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You're lucky if you get 1 HP from one.

 

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everyone goes out and buys some flows, a tb, an intake spacer, a mass air meter and they expect to hit low 13s and put down 250+ hp...LOL

if you want to see mods that work, look at mine and go from there...note my rwhp.rwtq numbers where before the plenum, so gimme about 8 more ...

 

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I bought a phenolic intake space from intakespacer.com (or intakespacers.com--ccan't remember the exact name) for $25 bucks so I thought, why not?

I can't say if it has given me any more hp or helped my times (because I haven't been to the dyno or the track), but I will say my throttle response is better and I don't have the rpm hang like some report.

My intake spacer manufacturers claim a 2-7 hp increase on na vehicle and more on vehicles with power adders. I figure that even if it is 2 hp, for $25 it's worth it.

 

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Spacers and CAI are the same type of mod. Some like them , some don't . Both show little or no improvement, some lose power. I have an intake spacer and don't run any faster or slower. It did did smooth out idle and throttle response a little so I left it on. With other mods they may help. Don't expect great SOTP gains. Gears, TA and pulleys made the biggest SOTP difference. In that order.
believe very little of what you read in any magazine for HP gains. Look on this site and look at mods people use and see who makes the most hp and has fastest times with mods.