I found this while searching the ebay listings and wondered if this was worth a try? I have no idea what it does to increase power in the 8 or even where it would go. We have a spacer on our F-150, but again I'm not sure it'll help the 8 out any. Anyone have a coment or thought about this item?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

the spacer is designed with these helical teeth that basically produces turbulence in the air. helping it to mix the fuel/air for a better burn. hence, you get more power. and supposedly, with the added length to the intake manifold you get more torque (longer thinner runners make torque, and shorter fatter runners are for high end power) i really don't see it making a drastic improvement. it probably works about the same as that stupid fan thing you stick inside of your intake pipe. what was it called? vortex??

 

looks interesting

 

Mazda has very carefully designed the intake system on 8 to take advantage of the Helmholtz tuning effect where the lengths of the intake paths are critical to the effect. Messing with the lengths of the intake path is a bad idea unless you really know that you're doing.

 

That's what I was thinking about the lenght of the intake path. I'm not really sure I want to mess with something that is as complicated as the 6 port intake on these cars. But you never know it might produce some good numbers. Only one way to find out, since it's only what $90 I'll probaly get it and see if I cant tell a difference. I dont think it'll work all that great with out tuning it somehow though. Oh well, I'll need to know where it goes first off. Anyone help me out on this? I picture would be nice.

Thanks,
Jamie

 

I think it has to be better than the tornado or whatever it's being called these days. That thing worked pretty good on my '79 MGB. But only difference was MPG and that's bc it's got twin SU carbs on it.

 

Won't it will replace the exsisting spacer? Or is it in addtion?

I bet you will feel some gain.

 

so did u ever get it?