4 inch FWI with stock MAF

[summerwolf]

I said make a new hose there, someone else in that same thread suggested having a metal pipe bent to what I wanted and then coat it.

I was just trying on this front to get an intake that has some clearance and will help me get down the 1/4 better. Two birds, one stone. This thread wasn't about the stupid hose originally, lol

[svensk]

What's the big deal if it touches? This is one of the best performing intakes out there.

[summerwolf]

*sigh* Simply because it shouldn't IMO.

[lt1z]

Originally Posted by summerwolf

*sigh* Simply because it shouldn't IMO.

Then run a different upper radiator hose

[summerwolf]

I was going to run a different intake, but that is an option as well.

[GM Power4Life]

Originally Posted by svensk

What's the big deal if it touches? This is one of the best performing intakes out there.

The upper radiator hose touching the metal intake tube will dramatically heat it up. My LS7 MAF is in that same piece of metal pipe. So the IAT sensor in the MAF is reading a lot higher temps than it should due to the hot radiator hose touching. But a way around this is a iat relocation kit. By he's more worried about rubbing I guess. I'm worried about performance.

[GM Power4Life]

I managed to keep my intake tube off the radiator hose for one pass and ran a 13.71. The following pass it was touching and ran a 13.97. Exact same traction and weather conditions. With it touching it pulled timing like crazy an IAT's were sky rocketed

[SLOWHITE]

My intake doesn't touch the hose. It's all 4' with stock maf and filter in stock position. I just angled the 90* from the throttle body up enough for the rest of the intake to clear the rad hose.

[fearnloather]

i had about a good 1.5-2 inches clearance on my intake, but i was also running silicone rad hoses and a ron davis. only thing mine touched was the upper condenser line. but you couldn't see it unless you started digging a messen with shit

[fearnloather]