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How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 08:45 AM
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How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

How many people would pay upto the same price as a FAST LSX intake manifold ($750) for a similar manifold that would outflow a ported stock LT1 intake for the LT1 engine? Probably looking at around a 20hp gain or more.

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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 09:33 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

estimated date of release?
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

If it were $750 for 20hp - I'd pass all day long. That's a sick price for 20 hp.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

Originally Posted by DarkHorse
If it were $750 for 20hp - I'd pass all day long. That's a sick price for 20 hp.

I'd like to see a dyno on a completely stock car to make me really want it.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

i bought one for my 350z...id buy one for the camaro too...but not at that price....costs less than 150 to make them...id pay up too 400 dollars though
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

Originally Posted by tonylittell
i bought one for my 350z...id buy one for the camaro too...but not at that price....costs less than 150 to make them...id pay up too 400 dollars though
I'd love to see how it costs less then $150 to make them - espicially well. Like FAST's design for example. They arent making much on those.

20hp is not 20hp from other mods. A good intake manifold will get you 20hp and more tq across the entire rpm band, and increase overall efficiency of the motor. Much better then your average 20hp.

I would take one. As opposed to a $230 Lt4 manifold and then a few hundred to have it ported and welded? Why not?

Not to mention the design could accomidate other extreme advantages like burst plates, nitrous bungs etc.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

I wish someone would do one but with the LSX engine out there the aftermarket for LT1 stuff is dying out now...too bad they did do one a while back.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

I would buy one for the right price. I honestly dont know may people who would be willing to dish out $750 for an intake... including me. I realize there are advantages to having a composite intake but its just not woth that kind of money for most LTx owners. Being serious here I would be willing to go up to $400-450 for a composite intake. And I dont think it would be a problem selling them for around that price. Once you go over the $500 mark you are making people really step to a new level and alot of people wont go for it.

Also this depends on a lot of variables and how the intake actually performs. Just my honest opinion.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

Well the stock intake's runners leave a lot of room for improvement.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

I would buy one for no more than $500. I would have a good resale value since it would not wear out
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

there is alot of room for improvement on the stock intake. But the big question is could you do all the R&D... then actually produce one for a reasonable price. My guess is no. Thats why it hasnt been done yet.

Yhere is a price cap for everything... and an intake is probably around 400-500. Once you go over that I think its a whole new market of people to sell to.

If you can produce one for the price of 450... I will buy one instantly. Anything over that and I would rather just rework a stock manifold. Nowadays they are selling used for $50-75. Its just much cheaper to go that route.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

Originally Posted by tanker
I would buy one for no more than $500. I would have a good resale value since it would not wear out
Same here. Anyways was interrested in a new intake for the LT1.. I know alot of people interrested.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

I would love to see one made, but like most others $500 would be my limit, and what size TB would they be able to use?
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

I agree with the above, $500-600 limit. An LTx intake that worked with LT1 and LT4 heads would be great especially fixing that short runner issue.
Old Feb 8, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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Re: How many SERIOUS buyers would there be for a plastic intake manifold?

With posted dyno and track gains on setups stock/mild to moderate/wild I think I would invest in one. Although being a new item on the market I would have to see legitimate gains since no one could say look what I gained from my Plastic Intake. Again price at $750 steep, somwhere in the $400 range would sign me up for one.

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