NOS or BBK Titanium Intake????
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NOS or BBK Titanium Intake????
I am thinking of an upgrade... Need personal advice.. I am thinking of adding either NOS or the BBK Titanium Intake to my 2002. I do not care about having the fastest corvette on here or even in my area.
1) If I add NOS I wonder if I will ever really use it. It will be nice to have just to have it on the car I guess...
2) If I add the BBK Titanium Intake I will have has much horsepower as a 2001 Z06.
Not sure which to do ... I been torn between these two for a while... NOS has it's set backs with backfire... But I really do not plan to use it every weekend.. Although it only needs to have one backfire to destroy the car... What do you think honestly...
1) If I add NOS I wonder if I will ever really use it. It will be nice to have just to have it on the car I guess...
2) If I add the BBK Titanium Intake I will have has much horsepower as a 2001 Z06.
Not sure which to do ... I been torn between these two for a while... NOS has it's set backs with backfire... But I really do not plan to use it every weekend.. Although it only needs to have one backfire to destroy the car... What do you think honestly...
Drifting
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From: St. Louis Mo
I know some that run that intake and Love it(with FI) but i believe there are better options. Are u are getting it at a STEAL$? I ve ran Nitrous many times and Never had a backfire. 
It was a WS6 TA, but same thing. I would do the Nitrous. 
You ll Shart when it kicks in!
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NOS will give me over 500 hp when or if I ever use it... Although the intake will give the car around a 2001 Z06 hp which I also have...
I am not into turbo's... I had a Saleen SC with a supercharger... Love the sound of a supercharger but they are hard on the motor...
Burning Brakes
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Nobody on the forum likes the aluminium intakes because of the "heat sink" issue. What I find funny is the entire engine is aluminium and almost every professional motorsport uses an aluminium intake. If they are so bad...why are they using them?
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Terrible reasoning / analogy. Also, feel free to show examples of said race engines. I know any use aluminum, but it's also a cheap (to mfg), durable, and long standing technology. I'd be the rules of certain series (NASCAR, etc.) even mandate it.
Racer
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Is it tuned for nitrous or did you just put it on yourself? My buddy put a 80 dry shot on his C4 a month or so ago. He picked up about 50rwhp. Thats a pretty nice gain and would definately be 'noticeable'.
Burning Brakes
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My reasoning is this...horsepower! If everybody says to stay away from the aluminium because of the "heat sink" issue, that means less power. If that was the case, motorsports that want max horsepower would use a composite, and they dont. NHRA, powerboats, and monster truck engines make the most horsepower of all motorsports, with an aluminium intake! We are not talking about daily driving, we are talking about pure raw horsepower. All these engines also use long tube headers...for more horsepower. Until these engines start running shortie headers and a composite intake, I have to think more power can be had by long tube headers and an aluminium intake...it just makes sense to me.
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You are the first person that says he didn't notice much of a difference. Something must be wrong, Even a small 50 shot you should feel and see it in your times.
