Porting the Plenum and Runners...torque loss?
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Porting the Plenum and Runners...torque loss?
Iam thinking of putting this setup on my L-98....
Anybody know if it is true that your low end torque suffers? Is this mod worth doing?
jeff
Anybody know if it is true that your low end torque suffers? Is this mod worth doing?
jeff
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Re: Porting the Plenum and Runners...torque loss? (XtremeVette)
Jeff, I ported the plenum and the large runners. All I can say is I have no loss in low in torque. The trottle response is incredible on my 90 L98. This car respondes like a rocket. I also have a decent exuast sys. I feel this adds some to the equation also. Hope this helps.
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Re: Porting the Plenum and Runners...torque loss? (Da-Cajun)
I had no drag strip gains after porting and polishing my runners and plenum. Others have had the same experience I have. It can't hurt, but the gains will be minimal at best. Good Luck.
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Re: Porting the Plenum and Runners...torque loss? (BobMachus)
I had no drag strip gains after porting and polishing my runners and plenum. Others have had the same experience I have. It can't hurt, but the gains will be minimal at best. Good Luck.
I just installed an Accel base with zero gain (I have stock heads/cam/exhaust manifolds).
Also, I have run numerous 12.9x's with the stock untouched TPI.
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