My First Performance Mod
09-04-2003, 07:18 PM
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My First Performance Mod
I got my first performance mod done yesterday. The car really opens up and gets a lot louder both intake and exhaust. I will be dynoing next week to let everybody know the gains.
09-04-2003, 07:28 PM
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Very neat looking!
Can you relate vendor, price, ease of installation (if you did it yourself) and butt-dyno feel before/after. Also any effect on driveability?
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Can you relate vendor, price, ease of installation (if you did it yourself) and butt-dyno feel before/after. Also any effect on driveability?
Thanks
09-04-2003, 07:51 PM
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This is a prototype made by Thunder Fabrications. I am testing it for them (lucky me) and they said it will be available between 3-5 days after dyno runs which should be Monday so post your recomendations likes and dislikes because they said changes can be made if possibly. They also want to try the mass air meter in different locations to see how it effects performance. You can definately feel the difference in power, this wakes up the rotary and now sounds like a rotary motor.
09-04-2003, 08:05 PM
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Originally posted by mikeb
looks good --did you say you got exhaust also
looks good --did you say you got exhaust also
09-04-2003, 08:15 PM
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Originally posted by R(acer)X8
When you say louder you dont mean RICE BURNER loud do you?
You know the loud thats on those little 4 cylinder cars that MOD their exhaust. OK, what I mean is how loud?
When you say louder you dont mean RICE BURNER loud do you?
You know the loud thats on those little 4 cylinder cars that MOD their exhaust. OK, what I mean is how loud?
09-04-2003, 09:12 PM
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looks good but are they going to extend the pipe a little such as to place the filter downwards to make it a CAI to feed cold air?? or it is the specially design for the lenght which they feel would reap most HP gains, the design looks the same with the one from K&N except filter design.
09-04-2003, 09:17 PM
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Originally posted by Spyder766
looks good but are they going to extend the pipe a little such as to place the filter downwards to make it a CAI to feed cold air?? or it is the specially design for the lenght which they feel would reap most HP gains, the design looks the same with the one from K&N except filter design.
looks good but are they going to extend the pipe a little such as to place the filter downwards to make it a CAI to feed cold air?? or it is the specially design for the lenght which they feel would reap most HP gains, the design looks the same with the one from K&N except filter design.
09-04-2003, 09:49 PM
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Is Thunder still located in San Antonio?
One thing they could do is close off the right side of the intake "box" a bit more. At speed the air being forced in through the fresh air port might take the path of least resistance and go right out the side.
Also a lid might be usefull to seal off the "air box" for the same reason as well as help keeping hot air out.
One thing they could do is close off the right side of the intake "box" a bit more. At speed the air being forced in through the fresh air port might take the path of least resistance and go right out the side.
Also a lid might be usefull to seal off the "air box" for the same reason as well as help keeping hot air out.
09-05-2003, 10:23 PM
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Originally posted by rxphink
Is Thunder still located in San Antonio?
One thing they could do is close off the right side of the intake "box" a bit more. At speed the air being forced in through the fresh air port might take the path of least resistance and go right out the side.
Also a lid might be usefull to seal off the "air box" for the same reason as well as help keeping hot air out.
Is Thunder still located in San Antonio?
One thing they could do is close off the right side of the intake "box" a bit more. At speed the air being forced in through the fresh air port might take the path of least resistance and go right out the side.
Also a lid might be usefull to seal off the "air box" for the same reason as well as help keeping hot air out.
09-06-2003, 12:17 AM
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If a cold air intake is done the front bumper will probably have to be removed to remove the stock piping and install after market intake. That is not a project most want to do but if there is enough interest for one they said they will make one.
09-07-2003, 07:29 PM
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seem that there is some interest in CAI, where i am from (Singapore) where the weather is super hot, it is just not good to have the engine sucking hot air from the engine bay (car just feel sluggish during the day), hopefully your guys there might be designing two design, open pod type and CAI!!
seem that there is some interest in CAI, where i am from (Singapore) where the weather is super hot, it is just not good to have the engine sucking hot air from the engine bay (car just feel sluggish during the day), hopefully your guys there might be designing two design, open pod type and CAI!!
