You guys think this could be hurting the cars performance any?

Themadsupra · October 7th, 2007, 07:12 PM

Ever since I got my car in June I have been trying to figure out if the local dyno is off, or if something is robbing me of power on my car. I have not done any mods on the car, what is on it was on it when I purchased it. It has hooker headers, stock exhaust ( with cats) but mufflers deleted, and this this intake setup.

With the stuff listed above the car dynoed 396whp at 44xrwtq at 2200ft

I ran a 12.4 on stock tires at 115.5 and an 11.90 at 116 the same day I was on the dyno. Again at 2200ft elevation

Went out yesterday and made 11 passes, all on drag radials 11.9 to 12.2

I was thinking, the intake of the car is sitting RIGHT in front of the radiator and so the air that it is sucking in is coming directly off the radiator. I see a lot of guys on here running stock air boxes with drop in filters, or after market air boxes. I dont remember seeing any intake setups like this... maybe the heat soak is the reason?

Sorry for the dirty engine bay, its a lot cleaner now

02 VIPER GTS · October 7th, 2007, 07:20 PM

You def, need A K&N air filter.

FE065 · October 7th, 2007, 07:21 PM

It probably isn't helping..

While your dyno #s are a little low, I don't know that your ET is any slower than average for a car with your mods.

**KepRght** · October 7th, 2007, 09:55 PM

change that if you get the car hot. if you just 1/4 mile leave it

80% of that filter only has access to engine air

**Viper4Christ** · October 8th, 2007, 02:07 AM

A K&N style set up will help for sure, also a flip flop in that exhaust set will help in the way of deleting the cats but have a high quality set of hi-flow type mufflers to increase the HP/TQ some.

Of course adding two of these to the ends of that piping will make quite a big difference also.

**MbnViper** · October 8th, 2007, 11:43 AM

i think you need a new filter, 396rwhp@44xrwtq , im not an expert but HP number seems little low and i assume you losing some HP top end because the filter is restricting air flow at higher rpms plus sucking hot air from the radiator

The Former PFR · October 8th, 2007, 01:31 PM

Take the filter/tubing off and run some junk piping a foot in front of the car and redyno....that should clue you in.

v10kingsnake · October 8th, 2007, 01:45 PM

that setup is hideous. Pull it off and put it on ebay for some other guy to buy. Use the stock airbox. with s&b filters not the k&n's.

**MbnViper** · October 8th, 2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by v10kingsnake

that setup is hideous. Pull it off and put it on ebay for some other guy to buy. Use the stock airbox. with s&b filters not the k&n's.

yes s&b !!! i was trying to remember the name

oh yah and use smooth tubes

Dave T(BADVENM) · October 8th, 2007, 05:05 PM

What kind of dyno is it...Mustang or Dynojet or something else? The Mustang will typically read lower.

Themadsupra · October 10th, 2007, 01:52 AM

Thanks guys. And yes I have been looking for a stock intake setup, so if you know of one for sale please link me to it! I have looked on ebay and cant find any. I know someone has one with all the new TT and SC cars showing up every day on here! I believe it was a dynojet, not a mustang dyno as well.

S&B filters are nice filters, that is all I used when I owed my TT stealth.

RTTTTed · October 13th, 2007, 05:56 AM

Got everything you're looking for. Sent you a pm.

Ted