Plenum Questions

madmatt

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Ok, Id like to in the future buy a new intake plenum and throttle body but I have a few questions. Ok, first Im looking at the C&L plenum, and it says that it works best with a 75mm throttle body. Now does anybody have any idea if it would do worse with the 70mm tb instead. Ok next, is it really worth it to get the Accufab combo over say the C&L/Mac tb combo or the Trick Flow/Mac combo. Ive seen the plenum show down things and right now Im looking for someone with some first hand experience. My car doesnt have longtubes like the test car in the plenum comparos so Im looking for something more like what I would gain. Thanks for any help. I just cant see spending the extra 100 bucks on something a little shinier than say the trickflow or C&L.

 

twogts4us

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Sounds like you've pretty well made up your mind then. OK, for me, I just wanted the best, so I got the Accufab plenum and TB. They are the best, look really nice and are high quality pieces. BUT, the difference between 'best' and 2nd or 3rd is minimal.
My 2nd choice would, without a doubt, be the C&L. But I'd still go with the Accufab TB. Run away from that POS MAC TB. Some people have reported having to grind or sand parts of them to make them work (butterfly not closing completely)...to me, that's just crap. The Accufab TB is a functional piece of art...billet aluminum.

 

madmatt

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Thanks for your opinion. Anyone else?

 

Go HoTO!

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I second twogts! He is the second smartest mustang guy I know (I am the smartest) (lol).

As a C&L user, I believe the Acufab is the best combo. However, I prefer the dull aluminum appearance of the C&L. The difference in performance is minimal. Be sure to use a quality TB and stick with the 75 with the C&L Plenum.

 

stangmsy

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always go with quality not quantity or say cheapness i went with the accufab tb plenium combo and its awsome

and ofcorse a 75 is better i mean when your talking about air flow the more the better

 

sabrooks

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I went with Accufab because of the quality. Sure it looks nice but the quality is second to none.

 

stang976

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pot roast go with accufab

 

Defleshed

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stang976 said:

pot roast go with accufab

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+1

 

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Accufab is by far a top quality piece. HP wise, the Accufab plenum and 70MM TB has been proven over the others. I'm very satisfied with mine and I would spend the extra money again over the competitors.

 

StangLou

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quality of accufab products is normally top notch. I have the 75mm combo on mine and love it I thought it was weird though, everyone else notices like 8-10hp peak gains. I only noticed 2-3hp peak gain, but picked up over 15hp and 20lb/ft b/t 2000-4500rpms. All in all, definately worth it imo!

 

jrc_03_gt

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where is the best place to get the accufab tb and plenum ? $$$$$$ ??

 

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01TrueBlueCobra

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you get get the plenium and throttle body combo for a discounted price in www.mustangtuning.com or you can just buy the plenium itself

 

sabrooks

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jrc_03_gt said:

where is the best place to get the accufab tb and plenum ? $$$$$$ ??

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call mustangtuning to get a cheaper price I did and got a lower price than what was on the web

 

jrc_03_gt

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is the install hard? How much time did it take to do tb and plenum?

 

sabrooks

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jrc_03_gt said:

is the install hard? How much time did it take to do tb and plenum?

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very easy install even for a bonehead like me. It took about 45min. the PITA was the getting the stock intake tube on the new throttle body. That took an additional 30 min

 

madmatt

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Well thanks for all your help guys, I might just end up sticking it out for the Accufab parts and be done with it. Thanks again.

 

twogts4us

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Here's another Black GT with the Accufab setup I've got to update my pics though, as the C&L MAF is gone - C&L Trueflow tube is still there though.

 

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I just installed my C&L plenum with accufab 75mm tbody and felt very little difference.

 

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dragon

 

GoneMad96

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trick flow i would say is better then accufab