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Old Feb 3, 2001 | 06:22 PM
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I plan on modifying my aircleaner box in my 87 gta 305 5spd .Is there such thing as giving your car to much air ,i plan on freeing a whole ****load of air so im wondering if i will encounter any problems..Thanx
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Old Feb 4, 2001 | 06:44 PM
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Shouldn't have any troubles unless false air gets in after the MAF sensor. The intake "growl" will be a little louder too.

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Old Feb 4, 2001 | 11:42 PM
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Originally posted by Stormshadow GTA:
I plan on modifying my aircleaner box in my 87 gta 305 5spd .Is there such thing as giving your car to much air ,i plan on freeing a whole ****load of air so im wondering if i will encounter any problems..Thanx
There is some HP to be found, in playing with MAF locations and ducting, but you have to test each one. There aren't any universal perfect Intake tracts. I've been doing some stuff on one car and folks are all saying it don't work, Hahahahaha. Note: reversion can be a problem if you get too out of hand is the why for testing. Tis less of a problem for me since the turbo acts as a sort of check valve on the reversion issue

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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 03:01 PM
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I plan on modifying my aircleaner box in my 87 gta 305 5spd .Is there such thing as giving your car to much air ,i plan on freeing a whole ****load of air so im wondering if i will encounter any problems..Thanx
LOL. There is no such thing as 'too much air'. An engine can be thought of as just a glorified air pump, and the more air you move through the engine, the more horsepower you are going to make. However, if the air can't exit the engine easily (exhaust), there is no point in making it enter easily. What I'm trying to say is that while you can make power by modifying the intake, you will see a lot more if you open up the exhaust as well.

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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 10:50 PM
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thanks for the suggestions i allready have a good exhaust i just lack headers
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