so i really want to put a good aftermarket intake on my ZZ3 350 project but dont want to spend too much. today i found a Speedmaster PCE148.1048 which look like a HSR. $300 for the intake and i emailed them for dimensions and available fuel rail kits hopefully ill hear from them soon. anyone buy one of these?

 

I realize this is an older post, but if you have not seen this post I am sure it will have all your answers.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/alte...e-285-hsr.html

 

should have bought it at the time. They won't be available again for a while.

-- Joe

 

i dont know if the chinese one is the same as the speedmaster. the speed master is $200 and the chinese one is $285.

 

Crap i didnt realize they would sell out so fast. oh well if they dont have one in when i get the cash together for one ill just go with a hsr

 

jeg's website actually says they have some $200 speedmaster efi intakes ready to ship by 2/3/15

 

yes they are the same , thats the company i bought mine from on ebay

 

Cheap and "good" don't normally go together. Get a FIRST or Miniram and call it a day. HSR's won't fit under our hoods anyway.

 

Procomp changed their name to Speedmaster over the summer. Same company, same parts, different name.

-- Joe

 

FIRST is like a stupid tax on hot rodders. Overpriced garbage LTR intake.

The miniram is nice, but has it's pitfalls as well. Personally I'd like to see a profo XT in a sub $300 price point.

The HSR is overpriced and has flow issues, but for $200 the chinese version is kind of a no brainer. For a turbo car it makes sense because what you loose in airflow you just increase in boost.

The chinese intake is only cheap when you compare it to the rearing we get from Holley, Edelbrock, etc on domestic intakes. If I get $10 in scrap metal for a TPI intake a HSR shouldn't cost $500. My company makes roughly 15% profit across the board and we still manage to make a ton of money, have good salaries, are always hiring, awesome benefits with health and dental paid at 95%, etc. Holley, Edelbrock are just ripping us off.

-- Joe

 

I kept watching and purchased mine for $185 + Free shipping. It came in a pro comp box. I was the only auction that was not buy it now. The port casting looked a little rough. I spent some time cleaning it up and matched it to Fel-Pro 1204 gaskets with no problems and plenty of material to work with. I also purchased pro comp fuel rails. Everything looked great.

 

im looking at buying a miniram that a guy decided it was time to go carb'd. its cheaper than a new one but comes with a DFI ECM and harness and injectors. the injectors i could go without. still considering the speedmaster, and yes with a lil time, effort and cutting this intake will fit under the stock hood. not something i want to do but i will. if the miniram deal goes south then ill order a speedmaster if i dont like it, ill just sell it on here lol but the LTR style intakes just wont get my power levels where this one could.