Edelbrock LT1 Air-Gap Intake results!
04-29-2007, 04:56 PM
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Edelbrock LT1 Air-Gap Intake results!
I posted this on another board so here are my personal results with the intake. Take this with a grain of salt because the car was not dyno'd on the same dyno but it's all I got for now.
I gained ~5 rwhp and ~12 rwtq from my last dyno without this intake manifold. This was with the cutout closed. Take note to only compare the 1st run dyno numbers with my previous numbers.
359.3 -> 364.3 rwhp
352.4 -> 364.0 rwtq
For giggles, I opened up the cutout on the last two dyno runs to see what it would max out at, the numbers jumped to:
379.3 rwhp
370.4 rwtq
Link to the dyno sheet:
And Video:
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w...ynoDay4_29.flv
Good enough for me even though its not much and I'm just happy that my oil leak in the back of the manifold is gone (hopefully for good).
Take this for what its worth guys and don't shoot a messenger since I think I'm the only guy to post any kind of results.
Again, I am only posting a 5rwhp and 12rwtq gain over my other baseline numbers with the cutout closed. I did not get a previous baseline with the cutout open so I'm not comparing those numbers.
-Brian
I gained ~5 rwhp and ~12 rwtq from my last dyno without this intake manifold. This was with the cutout closed. Take note to only compare the 1st run dyno numbers with my previous numbers.
359.3 -> 364.3 rwhp
352.4 -> 364.0 rwtq
For giggles, I opened up the cutout on the last two dyno runs to see what it would max out at, the numbers jumped to:
379.3 rwhp
370.4 rwtq
Link to the dyno sheet:
And Video:
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w...ynoDay4_29.flv
Good enough for me even though its not much and I'm just happy that my oil leak in the back of the manifold is gone (hopefully for good).
Take this for what its worth guys and don't shoot a messenger since I think I'm the only guy to post any kind of results.
Again, I am only posting a 5rwhp and 12rwtq gain over my other baseline numbers with the cutout closed. I did not get a previous baseline with the cutout open so I'm not comparing those numbers.
-Brian
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04-29-2007, 05:13 PM
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04-29-2007, 05:51 PM
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a gain is a gain since its corrected. Only thing throwing the numbers off is the dyno's being different. I just posted that the cutout was open since those yielded significantly different numbers that I realize have nothing to do with the intake.
04-29-2007, 05:53 PM
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Moderator delete this thread! It freaking blows. Cutout open... closed.... 2 different dyno's... this isn't good evidence of a gain. This is just a way for people to get confused... I bet this guy works for edelbrock.
04-29-2007, 06:01 PM
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Cut the guy a break, at least he posted results, take them or leave them. Not every one can have a shop dyno to their advantage, do a base line, swap the manifolds and redyno the same dyno on the same day.
04-29-2007, 06:08 PM
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04-29-2007, 06:18 PM
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I cleaned up the text to make note that I am only comparing the runs with the cutout closed so I'm only posting a 5rwhp and 12rwtq gain. I'm neither endorsing this product nor turning people away from it. You guys wanted some numbers so here you go.
-Brian
04-29-2007, 06:30 PM
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Take this with a grain of salt because the car was not dyno'd on the same dyno but it's all I got for now.
Take this for what its worth guys and don't shoot a messenger since I think I'm the only guy to post any kind of results.
Again, I am only posting a 5rwhp and 12rwtq gain over my other baseline numbers with the cutout closed. I did not get a previous baseline with the cutout open so I'm not comparing those numbers.
-Brian
Take this for what its worth guys and don't shoot a messenger since I think I'm the only guy to post any kind of results.
Again, I am only posting a 5rwhp and 12rwtq gain over my other baseline numbers with the cutout closed. I did not get a previous baseline with the cutout open so I'm not comparing those numbers.
-Brian
04-29-2007, 06:33 PM
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I appreciate you posting the results. Never mind jackasses making ignorant comments when you were upfront and honest about the results. "I bet this guy works for edelbrock." Yeah, Edelbrock has spies coming in here and making a post about a 5rwhp gain on a $400product. 
04-29-2007, 06:38 PM
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Yeah man, thanks for sharing. Some people are just waiting to yell at someone. So, nevermind them. Although, he did appologize, so that is good. 
We appreciate the sharing, and you were HONEST, and that is what counts. So, again, thanks!
We appreciate the sharing, and you were HONEST, and that is what counts. So, again, thanks!
04-29-2007, 06:53 PM
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Interesting. The results seem to show that the Edelbrock piece is certainly not worth the cash, as everyone expected. What would be interesting to see would be a ported GM manifold vs a ported Edelbrock manifold. That will be the final word on whether their added cost is worth the gain. All IMHO of course.
04-29-2007, 09:49 PM
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Honestly, the overall results weren't impressive but it may be good to note that the power did not fall over the course of the 3 dyno runs. Do the LT1 cars have heat soak issues on the dyno or is it more an issue running a full quarter mile?
-Brian
-Brian