carb intakes flow number!!!!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Canton MI
carb intakes flow number!!!!
hey guys,
I was at the shop that does the head work for me , i took my old set of AFR heads and my old super vic intake, we set the head on the flow bench and got it flowed then I set my intake on the heads and got the head flowed with the intake on. the intake killed the flow by 40 CFM
the intake flowed about 270 out of the box ... that easy power that i was loosing just for not porting my intake. i was told that this intake flows plenty of air for my heads with out poring but i guess not .. What am trying to get to is what’s the point of spending money on a head that flows 300cfm and higher when your intake cant take it ... just make sure you guys spend money on porting the intake . I know few guys like jesse are using the same intake. So jesse if you didn’t port that intake your killing your heads and lots of power …
I was at the shop that does the head work for me , i took my old set of AFR heads and my old super vic intake, we set the head on the flow bench and got it flowed then I set my intake on the heads and got the head flowed with the intake on. the intake killed the flow by 40 CFM
the intake flowed about 270 out of the box ... that easy power that i was loosing just for not porting my intake. i was told that this intake flows plenty of air for my heads with out poring but i guess not .. What am trying to get to is what’s the point of spending money on a head that flows 300cfm and higher when your intake cant take it ... just make sure you guys spend money on porting the intake . I know few guys like jesse are using the same intake. So jesse if you didn’t port that intake your killing your heads and lots of power …
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
Originally Posted by red L98
hey guys,
I was at the shop that does the head work for me , i took my old set of AFR heads and my old super vic intake, we set the head on the flow bench and got it flowed then I set my intake on the heads and got the head flowed with the intake on. the intake killed the flow by 40 CFM the intake flowed about 270 out of the box ... that easy power that i was loosing just for not porting my intake. i was told that this intake flows plenty of air for my heads with out poring but i guess not .. What am trying to get to is what’s the point of spending money on a head that flows 300cfm and higher when your intake cant take it ... just make sure you guys spend money on porting the intake . I know few guys like jesse are using the same intake. So jesse if you didn’t port that intake your killing your heads and lots of power …
I was at the shop that does the head work for me , i took my old set of AFR heads and my old super vic intake, we set the head on the flow bench and got it flowed then I set my intake on the heads and got the head flowed with the intake on. the intake killed the flow by 40 CFM
the intake flowed about 270 out of the box ... that easy power that i was loosing just for not porting my intake. i was told that this intake flows plenty of air for my heads with out poring but i guess not .. What am trying to get to is what’s the point of spending money on a head that flows 300cfm and higher when your intake cant take it ... just make sure you guys spend money on porting the intake . I know few guys like jesse are using the same intake. So jesse if you didn’t port that intake your killing your heads and lots of power … -Jeb
Safety Car
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From: Marianna FL
Even if both pieces flowed 300 cfm separately, they will not flow 300 cfm when combined unless the pressure difference is changed. The flow numbers quoted are just an indicator of the airflow at a set pressure drop.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Canton MI
Originally Posted by Mr Dave
Even if both pieces flowed 300 cfm separately, they will not flow 300 cfm when combined unless the pressure difference is changed. The flow numbers quoted are just an indicator of the airflow at a set pressure drop.
sorry but i dont get what your trying to say ???
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From: Marianna FL
Originally Posted by red L98
sorry but i dont get what your trying to say ???
Also if you increase the flow capability of part B, the combination of part A and part B will increase but not equal to the increase in the flow capacity of Part B by itself.
Last edited by LTxDave; Jun 17, 2006 at 04:18 PM.
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Drifting
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
Originally Posted by red L98
my new heads flow 378 cfm ... and the intake im using is a bowtie intake that is also ported but i dont have flow numbers
-Jeb