Re: power towers ??

["Programmer" <nwester@eidnet.org>]

Hmmm...cool. I'll have to get one in some day and do a little plenum
hogging. Geez...wish I would have bought that flow bench <g>.....

Lyndon.
-----Original Message-----
From: nacelp <nacelp@bright.net>
To: gmecm@diy-efi.org <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
Date: March 19, 2000 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: power towers ??


>I opened up the plenum, in steps, and ever step made more power, I started
>just removing the EGR port and that was like day and night, then built a
>spacer that raised the entire lid .25, and that was like day and night (on
>the x fire the lid is like 12"s square).
>  It;s like cutting down the center divider on a dual plane.  What you lose
>in torque you more then gain in HP.
>Grumpy
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>> Well--I gave it a 20 "HP" when I heard of it <BG>.
>>
>> So you're saying something like the tower with two holes, but losing
>> the centre section will help ?? Didn't realize the intakes were that
>> restrictive.
>>
>> Lyndon.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nacelp <nacelp@bright.net>
>> To: gmecm@diy-efi.org <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
>> Date: March 19, 2000 5:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: power towers ??
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Hp probably means hyena power, the strenght you get from laughing all
the
>> >way to the bank, IMHO.  The TBI have such small plenums though that
>> anything
>> >helps, if you want any power higher then cruise.  On a 90 Chevy PU just
>> >changing pintles on the IAC on a 350 made a 3 MPH difference in top end.
>> So
>> >in a way they do work, just an expensive way.  I'd try an open one, so
as
>> to
>> >make it a kinda shared (not hardy open) plenum
>> >Grumpy
>> >
>> >> Hi CSQ,
>> >>
>> >> What the heck is with these bolt on plates between a TBI and manifold
>and
>> >> plates that space throttle plate and manifold ? Where's the 15 HP ???
>> >>
>> >> Lyndon.
>> >>
>> >>
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