Spectre Intake
#1
Spectre Intake
I have a Spectre intake. The Tubes are Plastic. What's better a Plastic Tube or a Metal one?
MIT Lancer ES 2003
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MIT Lancer ES 2003
Here is the link
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/20588827
Last edited by suninthyhands532; 04-04-2009 at 09:10 PM.
#4
when it comes to intakes on an NA car its about looks and quality really. I mean obviously a metal will last a bit longer and be more duarable. But a plastic is lighter and easier to deal with. However as far as performance goes, they are both gonna be pretty much the same
#5
Plastic is slightly better for perfomance as it is not a conductor. Metal pipes will heat up since they are connected to the throttle body, which is heted by the coolant and this heats up the intake air charge a bit. Colder air is more dense; plastic will not heat up. As drag racers must calculate air temps, water grains, atm pressure etc. before tuning, I recall that for every 11 degree drop in intake air temperature, there is a gain of 1% FWHP for a normally aspirated engine.
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