BBK Intake
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In the test the tpi vehicle was only 200hp. Mine was 240hp stock in any case.
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BBK's Vice President stated when it was released at SEMA in Nov 04
"The top end of this intake is not fully complete yet but as planed as of now it will be 10 pieces. A base, 8 individual runners, and a plenum".
Q) Will stock fuel rails work with this intake?
A) Yes, the stock fuel rail will work with this intake.
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Given that it doesn't actually exist ,
BBK's Vice President stated when it was released at SEMA in Nov 04
"The top end of this intake is not fully complete yet but as planed as of now it will be 10 pieces. A base, 8 individual runners, and a plenum".
Q) Will stock fuel rails work with this intake?
A) Yes, the stock fuel rail will work with this intake.
BBK's Vice President stated when it was released at SEMA in Nov 04
"The top end of this intake is not fully complete yet but as planed as of now it will be 10 pieces. A base, 8 individual runners, and a plenum".
Q) Will stock fuel rails work with this intake?
A) Yes, the stock fuel rail will work with this intake.
Anyway if it doesn't exist then it doesn't matter.
Other options to BBKs Turtle Ram $750
1. Holley Stealth Ram (HSR) - $600 (Doesn't fit too well)
2. TPIS Mini Ram - $1200 (Expensive)
3. Accel intake + SLP runners - $1030 (Expensive and Accel intake not available new anymore)
4. Accel Intake + Superram - $2000? (Ridiculously expensive and Accel intake not available new anymore)
Last edited by Lemme; Oct 14, 2010 at 11:41 PM.
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And just think - the Renegade made it into production already, even with the design being started AFTER the BBK was announced. It's only $465 too. And so far the quickest Crossfire car in the world picked up 3/10 th's just bolting it on.
Don't get me wrong, I think it would have been great if BBK had gotten this going so that all the people who can't buy a Super Ram could buy one of these - just making a slightly one-sided observation
Don't get me wrong, I think it would have been great if BBK had gotten this going so that all the people who can't buy a Super Ram could buy one of these - just making a slightly one-sided observation
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Longest runners to shortest (torque -> horsepower "ish")
1) TPI
2) FIRST
3) SuperRam
4) HSR (requires mods)
5) XT (could be 3 or 4 but has slightly shorter runners than the HSR)
6) Single Plane (requires mods)
7) MR/LT1 (LT1 requires mods)
I assume the Turtle Ram would fall at #4 if produced.
1) TPI
2) FIRST
3) SuperRam
4) HSR (requires mods)
5) XT (could be 3 or 4 but has slightly shorter runners than the HSR)
6) Single Plane (requires mods)
7) MR/LT1 (LT1 requires mods)
I assume the Turtle Ram would fall at #4 if produced.
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And just think - the Renegade made it into production already, even with the design being started AFTER the BBK was announced. It's only $465 too. And so far the quickest Crossfire car in the world picked up 3/10 th's just bolting it on.
Don't get me wrong, I think it would have been great if BBK had gotten this going so that all the people who can't buy a Super Ram could buy one of these - just making a slightly one-sided observation
Don't get me wrong, I think it would have been great if BBK had gotten this going so that all the people who can't buy a Super Ram could buy one of these - just making a slightly one-sided observation
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Longest runners to shortest (torque -> horsepower "ish")
1) TPI
2) FIRST
3) SuperRam
4) HSR (requires mods)
5) XT (could be 3 or 4 but has slightly shorter runners than the HSR)
6) Single Plane (requires mods)
7) MR/LT1 (LT1 requires mods)
I assume the Turtle Ram would fall at #4 if produced.
1) TPI
2) FIRST
3) SuperRam
4) HSR (requires mods)
5) XT (could be 3 or 4 but has slightly shorter runners than the HSR)
6) Single Plane (requires mods)
7) MR/LT1 (LT1 requires mods)
I assume the Turtle Ram would fall at #4 if produced.
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St. Jude Donor '10
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Because the TR has a smaller plenum than the SR, I'd expect the SR to have a somewhat better top end. Also, because the FIRST's tubes are bigger than the SR, their top ends may be nearly equal. From the best feedback given on the FIRST, peak LOCATION seemed identical to the SR.
Hard to make conclusions on the TR because we only have one graph...and one prototype manifold.
