My New BRE ProRam
#46
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by rskrause
What color would you do? Silver?
Hate to technical in this post, but not sure 'bout the heat factor, whether anything coated on intake is superior to raw aluminum for heat dissipation.
#48
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by arnie
Hate to technical in this post, but not sure 'bout the heat factor, whether anything coated on intake is superior to raw aluminum for heat dissipation.
-Mindgame
#50
Re: My New BRE ProRam
I think people get to hung up on price and dollar amounts. I mean this isn't meant for a bolt on car. There are many cheaper things to do to gain power before dropping the dime on a custom intake. This is meant for gaining that last bit, especially in the n/a field. Boost or n2o you just add more, you can't do that here. If you want to make more power n/a, things start costing a lot...
Last edited by kmook; 07-28-2004 at 01:21 PM.
#52
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by kmook
I think people get to hung up on price and dollar amounts. I mean this isn't meant for a bolt on car. There are many cheaper things to do to gain power before dropping the dime on a custom intake. This is meant for gaining that last bit, especially in the n/a field. Boost or n2o you just add more, you can't do that here. If you want to make more power n/a, things start costing a lot...
I'm curious, say someone had a good set of heads, and a custom cam. How much would this intake possibly throw off the custom cam?
#54
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by kmook
I think people get to hung up on price and dollar amounts. I mean this isn't meant for a bolt on car. There are many cheaper things to do to gain power before dropping the dime on a custom intake. This is meant for gaining that last bit, especially in the n/a field. Boost or n2o you just add more, you can't do that here. If you want to make more power n/a, things start costing a lot...
That's true, but even for those who don't sweat a forged/FI 383 build, the cost is still pretty steep, and I never suggested it was meant for anything else other than a max effort engine. It is obvious that its application is intended for a max effort N/A engine, and more power to you (no pun intended ).
I'm very interested in seeing some test results.
Last edited by SS MPSTR; 07-28-2004 at 03:50 PM.
#55
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by simple
will there be any comparison to a Hogan intake?
they are about the same dollar amount $2500+
they are about the same dollar amount $2500+
#56
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by Mindgame
Cool... a different viewpoint. You know where I stand on this arnie (posted in Advanced Tech here recently) so I'd like to hear where you're coming from. Never learned anything from anyone who agreed with me.
Last edited by arnie; 07-28-2004 at 08:25 PM.
#57
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by Fastbird93
Well said. Basically for someone looking to eek that last bit out of the head/cam route.
I'm curious, say someone had a good set of heads, and a custom cam. How much would this intake possibly throw off the custom cam?
I'm curious, say someone had a good set of heads, and a custom cam. How much would this intake possibly throw off the custom cam?
My advice would be to have a cam designed which takes into account the manifold runner length, flow, plenum volume, head flow an port volume and the vehicle. It would depend on what cam you have. There's a good chance it would be close to optimum. It would then be your choice is a new cam would be worth the $.
My gut feeling, after seeing and measuring the ProRam manifold, would be that it needs slightly MORE cam than an LT1/4 manifold. The good news it that most people, IMO, overcam their engines, so maybe the cam you have would work. If it were my car, and my Impala SS is looking like a good candidate for a BRE ProRam , I'd get a cam with the manifold.
#59
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by z28draco
thats a nice intake good fabbin... the black makes it look really STEALTHy... that should produce some major power gains in the 1500 to 6000 rpm field...good job Bret.
Originally Posted by rskrause
Can I have one, pretty please can I?
Rich
Rich
Originally Posted by arnie
arnie Quote:
Originally Posted by rskrause
What color would you do? Silver?
Well, ya, sorta. I'd bead blast, and clearcoat it. Rear end cover looks good that way.
Hate to technical in this post, but not sure 'bout the heat factor, whether anything coated on intake is superior to raw aluminum for heat dissipation.
Originally Posted by rskrause
What color would you do? Silver?
Well, ya, sorta. I'd bead blast, and clearcoat it. Rear end cover looks good that way.
Hate to technical in this post, but not sure 'bout the heat factor, whether anything coated on intake is superior to raw aluminum for heat dissipation.
Originally Posted by simple
will there be any comparison to a Hogan intake?
they are about the same dollar amount $2500+
they are about the same dollar amount $2500+
Well anyways Ken should see the intake and heads/cam in person on Thursday.
BTW not commenting on the casting it started from, but it was the best canidate I could find to start with, still was more work than I planed on it being but it was much better than doing one from scratch. If that was the case I would have pulled out the epoxy and carbon cloth and gone at it rather than have a heat conducting sheetmetal deal. Besides the best way to do a sheet metal takes a CNC mill and 8 blocks of Al to carve out the runners.
Bret
Last edited by SStrokerAce; 07-28-2004 at 11:50 PM.
#60
Re: My New BRE ProRam
Originally Posted by SStrokerAce
Actually designed to work really well between 3000-7000, since a high performance LT1 works in that range in anger...
Steve...