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[wbt]

No need for this info.

[Dominic Toretto]

Originally Posted by wbt Thanks! The data we gathered last month was inconclusive. Our logs indicate the car was running ~2MPH better vs. the Boss intake but the timeslips didn't show it. Going to run at several other tracks over the next couple of months and should have more conclusive data to say for certain.

Off topic question but, of all the forums I've been on, I've never seen such a disputed performance mod. When I see people post increases in power and torque with things like, cams, headers, blowers, mid pipes, tires, shocks, hell even other intake manifolds on other cars, no one ever goes through this much trouble to prove it's "worth it." On each and every other forum when someone gained power with any mod, the car was faster. Why are you going through so much trouble with this one mod? Was your car not faster or more powerful with this mod? Just curious.

-Alex

[wbt]

No need for this info.

[Dominic Toretto]

Originally Posted by wbt I'm guessing this post may have been meant for the other thread. There is quite a history out there of people disputing it's worth (Boss intake). Due to the mis-information floating around, I wanted to clear it up and present facts to dispel the rumors. On the CJ intake, I like to have data to coincide with results. Without data, it's all heresy. Hopefully it will help those who are interested in making the switch and what it takes to be successful with it.

I didn't want to resurrect that thread to be honest. Just too much emotion lol. You are clearly one of the more level-headed posters here so wanted to ask you directly without getting a ton of drama and biased posts degenerating the information.

It's just really confusing why there is so much debate on this one part on this forum. Even when I ventured corvetteforum or supraforums much more, it was never an argument about power/performance gains. If someones car became more powerful, it went faster. Point blank. There was no debating. If someone posted a dyno sheet of a cam install showing a 40hp increase to the wheels, no one ever said, "Well we really need to go to the track to see if it's worth it."

-Alex

[wbt]

No need for this info.

[Dominic Toretto]

Originally Posted by wbt Understood. In the case of the Boss intake you aren't making any more power vs. the stock intake but you are making peak power for a much greater length of time. This is a case where dyno numbers don't mean anything but the track does. Don't get me wrong, I think the dyno is a great tool to determine where your powerband is for example. You can look at power curves to determine shift points, etc. With certain parts/applications on these cars the numbers don't always translate to better track times.

Thank you and well said. So I understand what you mean then regarding the Boss intake on the standard 5.0 GT. What about the Cobra Jet? In the dyno from the other forum, it did show an increase in power and torque consistently greater than the Boss IM over the entire graph. So why wouldn't a car equipped the CJIM be faster than an equally modded car using the Boss IM?

-Alex

[wbt]

No need for this info.