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anybody have this installed on their camaro? was it worth it? did it really increase power (11.8hp as they say)? include any other helpful info

thanks guys

 

ive always heard they suck, but i bought a used one for 20 bucks, only reason was to help with my nitrous distribution. i never did feel a difference.

 

NEY!

 

I only felt a minor improvement in throttle response when I installed mine. I doubt it gives you any hp improvements, and if it does then it's miniscule. At most it just creates a little better airflow by dividing the air into the throttle body and eliminating that "cave" like area between the throttle plates. Maybe....

~Roger

 

I wouldn't give $65 for one. Maybe $30 bucks off ebay at the most. I think I bought mine new from TPIS for $40. I didn't really notice a difference. Some members have actually made their own. You might find such decussions in the search somewhere.

 

i had a feeling it was bs, but comming from a toyota celica that has NO aftermarket support, i was willing to buy almost anything for a camaro


i dont have a camaro yet...still looking

 

Airfoils are going to increase the CFMs by allowing the air to flow smoothly into the plenum. Will you feel the difference? NO. but it does help. MSD ignitions you can't feel the difference but you know what it does and how it help

A lot of little things can make a huge diiference. One thing wont do it by itself.

DanTheMan_smlk
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 3GTAs1TA1Z28
[B]Airfoils are going to increase the CFMs by allowing the air to flow smoothly into the plenum. Will you feel the difference? NO. but it does help. MSD ignitions you can't feel the difference but you know what it does and how it help

A lot of little things can make a huge diiference. One thing wont do it by itself.


I totaly agree with 3GTAs1TA1Z28.
There are so many free and cheap mods you can do to a 3rd gen to lead you in the direction of improved over all performance. No one single bolt on is going to plant you back into the back seat like a pro fogger or 3000+ dollar super/turbo charger.
A good rule of thumb on a stock 350 is a .10 improvement in the 1/4 mile per bolt on.
A tenth isnt going to be noticablely felt but it is somthing you can see on a time slip.

 

i read an artical on gm high-tech they got like 6hp(wheel power) on a lt1 motor using a holly airfoils. but they didnt show anything to back it up, caint remeber the issue thow

 

I use one just to cover up the center between the bores, and the TB looks better with the airfoil, throttle plates, and bores polished.
The actual benefit is at very high velocities where the air flow tends to become turbulent without the airfoil.

 

Which is coincidentally about the velocity that would represent higher RPM airflow through a throttle body - An RPM that the resonance of the runner length of a typical TPI would begin to impede intake flow. So just as an airfoil would become effective, the TPI runners would become restrictive. The net effect is no measurable gain. It makes about as much practical sense as a long duration, high overlap cam lobe in a TPI.

The reason an airfoil can help on a stock TB for an LT1 is that the LT1 has 3" long runners, not 19" long runners.

Unless you have a very rare setup, you're not going to realize anything near 11HP. Save teh money and apply it toward a die grinder that can actually help your intake flow.

 

That's why my emphasis is on looks, not functionality.

 

by the time you have enough power to make a difference with the airfoil, you should be buying a bigger throttle body anyways, and they already have the airfoil molded in.

 

ok, thank you guys for informing me...i wont get it, its a waste of money

btw...91 RS in the paper, hopefully its a good one and i get it

 

Hate to rain on your parade but if its a 91RS chances are its a TBI not a TPI so an airfoil is something you wouldnt even have to worry about

 

yeah, i just realized that yesterday, so im not even gonna call the guy

the search continues......


there is an 85 iroc, but thats just too old for me..too much component wear for me to handle