stock airbox vs aftermarket intake
Nov 16, 2007, 05:03 PM
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stock airbox vs aftermarket intake
alright, i've been running on the green turbo and cams for a while now with the stock intake box. i've heard of many many people running the green with aftermarket intakes and was wondering if it REALLY really does help. I don't want to lose the reliability and good filtering of the stock aribox (air, dirt, water). i have an injen setup sitting at home and i just don't really like the look of aftermarket intakes. so what i'm asking is will the stock airbox really be a restriction for the green turbo? obviously, not for the stockers.
by the way, i will be putting in gsc s2 cams and building my block soon this winter break so i might be leaning towards throwing maybe a buschur intake pipe in.
so.........again..is it really a restriction for the green...especially with cams? how big of a restriction? 10hp? 20? 30? i've been searching and i really haven't come across anyone running a green with the stock airbox (which PROBABLY means it is a restriction anyways) but i need to know from the pros...(that's you)
by the way, i will be putting in gsc s2 cams and building my block soon this winter break so i might be leaning towards throwing maybe a buschur intake pipe in.
so.........again..is it really a restriction for the green...especially with cams? how big of a restriction? 10hp? 20? 30? i've been searching and i really haven't come across anyone running a green with the stock airbox (which PROBABLY means it is a restriction anyways) but i need to know from the pros...(that's you)
Nov 16, 2007, 07:24 PM
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Well if you look around you will find that the stock box has proven to be a restriction. Many people find that its adequate for just an exhaust and tune. After more bolt ons the more power an aftermarket intake will gain. As far as the turbo inlet I am not sure how much can be gained there but just adding a conical filter with come type of shielding or leaving the stock snorkel on works. I have most basic bolts ons and adding my buschur air filter yielded 12hp and about 200-300rpm earlier spool...so with your setup I would suspect 15-20hp possibly. If you add a full intake system with piping extra tuning will be needed and possibly recalibrate the MAF which is no big deal if you take it to a knowledgable tuner. Pay no attention to people saying they made 400hp on stock airbox because if they had an intake they would have made 430hp. Just my thoughts.
Nov 16, 2007, 09:24 PM
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It most definitely will benefit your engine if you incorporate a means of blocking the ingestion of the hot under hood air, and if you road race, it will make an even bigger difference. It's very easy to fabricate one or if you into "bling", you can pay a bunch of money for something really purtty.
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Well if you look around you will find that the stock box has proven to be a restriction. Many people find that its adequate for just an exhaust and tune. After more bolt ons the more power an aftermarket intake will gain. As far as the turbo inlet I am not sure how much can be gained there but just adding a conical filter with come type of shielding or leaving the stock snorkel on works. I have most basic bolts ons and adding my buschur air filter yielded 12hp and about 200-300rpm earlier spool...so with your setup I would suspect 15-20hp possibly. If you add a full intake system with piping extra tuning will be needed and possibly recalibrate the MAF which is no big deal if you take it to a knowledgable tuner. Pay no attention to people saying they made 400hp on stock airbox because if they had an intake they would have made 430hp. Just my thoughts.
Nov 16, 2007, 09:35 PM
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alright, i've been running on the green turbo and cams for a while now with the stock intake box. i've heard of many many people running the green with aftermarket intakes and was wondering if it REALLY really does help. I don't want to lose the reliability and good filtering of the stock aribox (air, dirt, water). i have an injen setup sitting at home and i just don't really like the look of aftermarket intakes. so what i'm asking is will the stock airbox really be a restriction for the green turbo? obviously, not for the stockers.
by the way, i will be putting in gsc s2 cams and building my block soon this winter break so i might be leaning towards throwing maybe a buschur intake pipe in.
so.........again..is it really a restriction for the green...especially with cams? how big of a restriction? 10hp? 20? 30? i've been searching and i really haven't come across anyone running a green with the stock airbox (which PROBABLY means it is a restriction anyways) but i need to know from the pros...(that's you)
by the way, i will be putting in gsc s2 cams and building my block soon this winter break so i might be leaning towards throwing maybe a buschur intake pipe in.
so.........again..is it really a restriction for the green...especially with cams? how big of a restriction? 10hp? 20? 30? i've been searching and i really haven't come across anyone running a green with the stock airbox (which PROBABLY means it is a restriction anyways) but i need to know from the pros...(that's you)
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