I ran 120.74 on the same night using the stock CAI.
I can't decide if I am more jealous of your trap speed or the fact that you are racing at 1 AM!
I ran 120.74 on the same night using the stock CAI.
I can't decide if I am more jealous of your trap speed or the fact that you are racing at 1 AM!
One of our local tracks was open on news years day. It was 32* when I made a pass and trapped at 110. According to the DA calc that puts the track at -923'.
I would love to see what his car would do with a converter.
not a trap speed you will see in the summer time, hell, probably even in the spring, and it's not really a fair comparison to what most cars will see
Density Altitude: -980 feet
1000 ft below sea level and 41 degree air will make for some amazing numbers
plus, if you look at the slips, the e.t. was slower than the other run, and the 60' was down by about .1, that means the car was spinning, thus the higher mph
One of our local tracks was open on news years day. It was 32* when I made a pass and trapped at 110. According to the DA calc that puts the track at -923'.
I would love to see what his car would do with a converter.
Wonder if this intake could be used with the frpp pro cal?
But wait! We just had two examples of fast cars without CAIs and they are both autos. So where do they fall into? I can't think of any other excuse at this point lol
I get it!! If your car is fast without a CAI, you're a heck of a driver. If you're car is slow with the CAI it must be the tune!
But wait! We just had two examples of fast cars without CAIs and they are both autos. So where do they fall into? I can't think of any other excuse at this point lol
Well...no shit. DA definitely helped and this is air we get maybe 2 times a year. Are you going to discount the runs Shaun has made with his car because they were -DA too? How many times have you run in -DA at the track? Your location puts you at an advantage of having access to faster tracks vs. what we get to run in down here 98% of the year. I have no idea your point here but that seems typical in most of your responses. What was your best time N/A with what mods again?
I spun on the last pass as the track went away.
I've found some crazy stuff in the manual GT calibrations that limit power on the track, but allow full power on the dyno. Jay, I'll call you tomorrow to discuss this.
IMO (as stated before) it's the TUNE that's limiting power, not the CAI. Hense the approach I've taken of 'limited mods' to go fast. I've been on a mission to maximize every bolt on BEFORE going to the next mod. The last 2 months this car has kicked my *ss at the strip, but we've made serious progress on *how* it limits power at the track vs the dyno.
This weekends drag testing has shown excellent results. Getting around the limitations in the manual GT ECU is in my power...finally!
I am confident we can now 'get the power to the ground' in ways not possible before.
2012 Mustang GT 5.0 goes 11.96 @ 114.74 @ No Problem Raceway w/AED tune & 3.31 gears - YouTube
Stock airbox, 3.31 gears, 26 inch slicks, LCAs and brackets, offroad X and no resonators, stock mufflers and a killer f*cking tune from Shaun.
Mike
Tucker, I don't think most here are saying the CAI is junk and not worth anything. I think most people, me included, are saying that you can go pretty damn fast without a CAI. Shaun is almost in the 10's KDanner has been in the 10's, WBT is firmly in the 11's, I scratched the 11's (with 3.31s no less). If a plastic tube and an open air filter is going to net me 2-3 tenths, you are ****ing A right I am going to buy one. When my tuner, who I trust implicitly, tells me that right now it is not worth it with my car, I am going to pass.
If you would like to prove me wrong, PM me and I will send you my address. You can send me a CAI for testing and I will take it to the track, make a pass with my stocker, install your CAI and make a pass right after, with a tune to support it. If it works, you get my money. Period, end of discussion.
I think it has been proven that you don't need an aftermarket CAI to go fast. However, almost every post where someone is looking for more, the recommendation is "get a tune and a CAI first." This is just not so.
Mike
There are several people spread across multiple forums who have track tested and found that these intakes did nothing for their performance. These people all have 2 things in common:
1. They don't manufacture of sell these.
2. They paid for the part with their own money, they didn't take free or discounted product in exchange for reviews/advertising/stealth marketing efforts.
The 2 big proponents in this thread both just happen to sell these.
Use that info when making your decisions about who gives an honest review and whether to buy one of these or not.
There are several people spread across multiple forums who have track tested and found that these intakes did nothing for their performance. These people all have 2 things in common:
1. They don't manufacture of sell these.
2. They paid for the part with their own money, they didn't take free or discounted product in exchange for reviews/advertising/stealth marketing efforts.
The 2 big proponents in this thread both just happen to sell these.
Use that info when making your decisions about who gives an honest review and whether to buy one of these or not.
There are several people spread across multiple forums who have track tested and found that these intakes did nothing for their performance. These people all have 2 things in common:
1. They don't manufacture of sell these.
2. They paid for the part with their own money, they didn't take free or discounted product in exchange for reviews/advertising/stealth marketing efforts.
The 2 big proponents in this thread both just happen to sell these.
Use that info when making your decisions about who gives an honest review and whether to buy one of these or not.
I track tested the Steeda CAI intake.
I cannot attest to other brands of CAI's, as I have not tested them. I can attest that the Steeda CAI, picked me up .1 and 2mph.
I DO NOT SELL STEEDA PARTS, STEEDA HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANYTHING