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Old 01-11-2007 | 09:20 AM
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Saw this in an article of the latest Mustang Enthusiast. I'm going off memory here:

96-98 Mustang GT.

Fully built block with .020 bore over. Patriot? stage 3 heads, Livernois custom cams, tuned with XCal2, manual tranny. Basically a fully built engine.

He added the typhoon intake and after another dyno/tune, only gained 4RWHP. He definitely had the airflow and the power to make good numbers, so I guess the Typhoon really isnt worth it.

His words, "At least it looks a lot better" haha
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 04:09 PM
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Yeah and they are a pain to install. They are cheaply made and are required to be ground to fit. If you don't you will have a leak.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 04:24 PM
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HPS has some impressive results on theirs. The powerband on a motor they tested showed big gains in area under the curve. The motor came in with WAY too much cam and no bottom end power and got pretty impressive results off just an intake. Glad I have one still.
http://hiperformancesolutions.com/dyno_run.html

I had a Typhoon and it seemed well made but pretty much a copy of the stock plastic job and the plenum was kinda small.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
HPS has some impressive results on theirs. The powerband on a motor they tested showed big gains in area under the curve. The motor came in with WAY too much cam and no bottom end power and got pretty impressive results off just an intake. Glad I have one still.
http://hiperformancesolutions.com/dyno_run.html

I had a Typhoon and it seemed well made but pretty much a copy of the stock plastic job and the plenum was kinda small.


Amen, My HPS Manifold made up for the torque my cams lost. I made awesome gains. I never posted my retesting, but I made 310rwhp with simple bolt ons and cams.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 04:36 PM
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WOW! that's pretty impressive. on a stock bottom end?
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 05:38 PM
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yeah. Dallas Mustang Tuned it, and its a pretty conservative tune. The guy that tuned it the first time were trash He actually got fired from Dallas Mustang for screwing people. He ran my car on the dyno with the intake plenum half way off! So i couldn't take anymore of their crap(previous installments too) and started to go to Dallas Mustang. They are really great people.


Hey r3dn3ck did you ever figure out that nitrous system for the HPS Intake Manifold?
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 06:01 PM
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I HAVE ONE ON MY CAR AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT IT MAKES A MAJOR DIFFERNCE IN POWER YOU CAN FEEL IT RIGHT AWAY, IT MAKES THE MOTOR NICE AND QUIET 2...

 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 06:23 PM
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I was one click away from buying one when i discovered that my intake was cracked. I just couldnt see paying 600 bucks for it.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by OXFORD03GT
I HAVE ONE ON MY CAR AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT IT MAKES A MAJOR DIFFERNCE IN POWER YOU CAN FEEL IT RIGHT AWAY, IT MAKES THE MOTOR NICE AND QUIET 2...


When you get a chance, can you post some pics of it? I know it has to brighten the engine bay up pretty good.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 06:37 PM
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Old 01-11-2007 | 06:37 PM
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This is the first time I have seen positive thing said abotu this intake.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BabstangV8
This is the first time I have seen positive thing said abotu this intake.

Thats why i didnt buy it. No one had anything good to say about it. Not many reviews at all.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 06:49 PM
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I payed under $500 shipped for mine in satin from ebay: speedunlimited.com

 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 09:12 PM
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Well OXFORD03GT has gone to every link I posted, and posted the exact same thing every time.

Originally Posted by OXFORD03GT
I Have The Typhoon Intake And Have No Problems With It I Paid Under $500 Shipped Brand New...
(ebay) Speedunlimited.com
So here are some more for ya.
http://forums.modulardepot.com/showt...hlight=typhoon
http://forums.modulardepot.com/showt...hlight=typhoon
http://forums.modulardepot.com/showt...hlight=typhoon
http://forums.modulardepot.com/showt...hlight=typhoon
http://forums.modulardepot.com/showt...hlight=typhoon
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 09:14 PM
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And your point is ???

 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 09:21 PM
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I dont have a problem with it, I just think its funny. Not too sure why anyone would support that manifold? I wouldnt put it on my car if someone gave it to me for free.
 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 09:27 PM
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Thats what i thought lmfao...

 
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Old 01-11-2007 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by stage2roush2002
Hey r3dn3ck did you ever figure out that nitrous system for the HPS Intake Manifold?
I've built half a dozen prototypes from plastic so far and a few have shown real promise. The issue has been sourcing for some of the parts. It's hard to find some of the bits in places a regular consumer can get to so I'm having to go to extra lengths to get them. So far I'm only modding the bottom cover so it's an easy upgrade. I've been toying with another angle that's really silly simple but I need to get some heads on my 4.6 block and check the clearances. Packaging is an issue because I can't use high pressure plastic lines in places where it would make life really pleasant so I have to use AN fittings and those take up a certain minimum amount of space. Packaging has been relatively easy so far on my 5.4 block but I'm a little concerned about the 4.6.

I'm about ready to start drilling holes in a real aluminum bottom cover. As you might imagine this is the sort of thing I only want to do 1 time.
 
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Old 01-12-2007 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
I've built half a dozen prototypes from plastic so far and a few have shown real promise. The issue has been sourcing for some of the parts. It's hard to find some of the bits in places a regular consumer can get to so I'm having to go to extra lengths to get them. So far I'm only modding the bottom cover so it's an easy upgrade. I've been toying with another angle that's really silly simple but I need to get some heads on my 4.6 block and check the clearances. Packaging is an issue because I can't use high pressure plastic lines in places where it would make life really pleasant so I have to use AN fittings and those take up a certain minimum amount of space. Packaging has been relatively easy so far on my 5.4 block but I'm a little concerned about the 4.6.

I'm about ready to start drilling holes in a real aluminum bottom cover. As you might imagine this is the sort of thing I only want to do 1 time.

Sounds good. I think it would work a lot better and safer with that setup. What parts are you looking for? I might be able to help you out.
 
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Old 01-12-2007 | 02:57 PM
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I found spray bars to be too much hassle to source so now I'm trying to find a wet type front shooting nozzle with a really really small head end that has the inputs at 90deg to the axis of the stem. That's for the wet kit.

I've got the dry system no problem.. that's actually an easy mod. I've got basically what amounts to two fan spray nozzles angled in so they're at about 40deg off the horizontal. In this setup you end up with a dry nozzle facing each bank of runners and supplying a 25 or 35 shot each. The nozzles are fed by a Y-block.

In general the kit is only supposed to replace the existing nozzles on a users system... so no solenoids or electronics are in my plan. It will be pretty darned discreet though. People will have a real hard time figuring out there's nitrous in there if the install is done right.
 
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Old 01-12-2007 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
In general the kit is only supposed to replace the existing nozzles on a users system... so no solenoids or electronics are in my plan. It will be pretty darned discreet though. People will have a real hard time figuring out there's nitrous in there if the install is done right.

Would be a good way to keep your warranty. lol
 
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Old 01-12-2007 | 06:14 PM
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Old 01-17-2007 | 02:20 AM
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I read somewhere that Trickflow was coming out with an intake for the 4.6 sometime in early 07??? Anyone else hear about this???
 
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Old 01-17-2007 | 08:13 AM
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yeah... they've been saying a "couple months" for a "couple years" so I don't look to see it before end of summer. It's not going to do much good from what I've seen. It's still long runner which limits RPM capacity. Some day the aftermarket will listen to what we want and give us a 8-11" variable length runner stuck to a 2 gallon plenum.
 
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Old 01-17-2007 | 09:17 AM
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Actually, I heard it was suppose to come out this month and the 5.4 version is due to come out this summer.
 
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Old 01-17-2007 | 11:31 AM
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taps foot impatiently.
 
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Old 02-14-2007 | 06:10 PM
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The trickflow intake is out. I just saw it in the new Summit catalog. It almost looks identical to the bullitt intake.
 
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Old 02-14-2007 | 06:12 PM
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It's not out yet, it's due out next month, just summit is advertising it. I wonder why they didn't put it on their online store yet though or even on Trickflow's site...Does anyone know if the Edelbrock intake is actually out yet since I don't see a place that sells it but it's in Edelbrock's catalog?
 
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Old 02-14-2007 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bwhipple
The trickflow intake is out. I just saw it in the new Summit catalog. It almost looks identical to the bullitt intake.
Maybe at first glance, but there are differences, major differences.
 
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