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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 02:28 PM
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has anyone done back to back tests of a Fi ls7/ls3 intake VS the Edelbrock single plain intake with a elbow on it?
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has anyone done back to back tests of a Fi ls7/ls3 intake VS the Edelbrock single plain intake with a elbow on it?
I'm interested in these results too. Just out of curiousity, what elbow were you looking at (one of the low profile ones?)
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I'm interested in these results too. Just out of curiousity, what elbow were you looking at (one of the low profile ones?)
which ever elbow this is.. since i know it fits on my motor/heads/under the hood...

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Check with Danny at Lethal Performance in SA, They changed Gus's Fast 102 with a single and elbow. I think he picked up several hp.
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which ever elbow this is.. since i know it fits on my motor/heads/under the hood...

The elbow looks a lot like this company. It cant clear by much. You can see what I have on my car and it didnt fit.


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Originally Posted by White_Lightning
which ever elbow this is.. since i know it fits on my motor/heads/under the hood...

I'm pretty sure that car had a stock style aftermarket hood with a little more bulge:

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Lsx.. What hood do you have? Inhave the rps cowl hood for tvs cars, so i have a bit ofvextra room.. Did you go from an ls style to that? Or no comparison?
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I'm pretty sure that car had a stock style aftermarket hood with a little more bulge:

I have the motor and hood from that dp f2 car
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Originally Posted by White_Lightning
I have the motor and hood from that dp f2 car
ahhh. nice


ok, enough with the fitment then, what's the power gain
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Lsx.. What hood do you have? Inhave the rps cowl hood for tvs cars, so i have a bit ofvextra room.. Did you go from an ls style to that? Or no comparison?
I have this hood. I cant remember who made it though.

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Hi Tech/MTI hood.
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