ha no what I mean is that it is hard to stop at one mod. There have been people that have ground down the snout without issue, I just didn't feel like messing with it. A mechanic shouldn't have a problem doing it.

 

Didn't someone report the Mina 1.5 pulley actually adds closer to 1.8 lbs?

 

Ya I think it's now called a 1.75lb pulley, not like that .25 is going to do much, however it does sounds more impressive when talking about it.

 

Hmmm, Michael, that's a nice looking catch can you have there, sir.....

 

lol thanks! I am not happy with the current placement, but I am working on creating a bracket for it

 

Better to connect the catch can to the right hand side engine breather, thats where the flow from the engine into the intake (after the TB) is going.

 

i just did a 3lb install on my car, and grinding down the snout was not fun, mostly due to accessibility,
at some point in the grinding process, i began to regret even doing this job with the blower still on the car.

Considering the time spent masking off the whole car in preparation of metal shavings getting everywhere, cutting off the old pulley, building a custom puller, pulling off stock pulley, grinding the snout, and then pressing on the new pulley...

I could have spent that time or less removing the blower and intake manifold, and had the whole thing out on my bench, easily remove and install new pulley in a hydraulic press, comfortabley grind or lathe the snout down, drain sc fluid... etc

Yea... 1.5lb pulley seems like the better choice for most,

Michael star, cool intake, but I've seen in another thread on here, someone made a very similar inlet on his STR, and it actually killed power,
although the 3" tube you have going now may flow a bit smoother, the stock tube's oval design i suspect has considerably more volume than a 3" round tube,

hit the track and trap speeds will say it all, let us know how it tests,


As for catch can placement, eh, the left side going to the inlet tube will see more vacuum under WOT, compared to the throttlebody side PCV, which functions under idle/low load conditions,

then again, I don't find that my inlet tube is very dirty with oil at all, while the throttlebody PCV hose does in fact seem to be the oily one... so based on that observation, avos is probably right,

 

You guys made sense, I don't know why I put it on the other side. I used the stock hose, a piece of rubber hose, and sealant to make it work.

 

I plan on hitting the track this Tuesday, it has been the Hot Rod Reunion out here last week so no test and tunes. The bad thing is that I did a lot of changes at once, so it will be much more difficult to isolate the intake making a difference. I do plan on going with a full 4" welded pipe to filter here in the future. I convinced a buddy of mine (with beer) to weld the pipe for me.

 

Ugh, I don't want to talk about my track times...

Car was not feeling right.

 

trap speeds?

did you run with the 3" tube or reinstall the factory inlet?

 

Don't make me say!

Something had to be really wrong. I ran 14.5s @ 97mph. I don't know if it was too hot (84 out) or I didnt give the car enough time to learn the new air flow. Or maybe the hot air from the Mina Gallery intake (which I loathe) is hurting me.

 

I've never done the 1/4 at a track so bear with me... isn't it mostly WOT? If so, I don't think any learning is needed since it uses OL (open loop) fuelling I believe i.e. looks at MAF, adds fuel for air seen (also looks at IAT of course). Most other sensors are checked just in case of faults / to avoid anything bad (such as IAT2, which if too hot pulls timing or some such).

Maybe avos will have ideas.

 

Still want to know which intake tube you went with,

I seen in another, very old thread, where someone had built and inlet tube such as yours, went back to the dyno, and it KILLED power,

 

15.5" long 3" diameter from the tb to the mafioso elbow.

Maybe that is why 1/4 mile was so bad

 

Did you take your car to the track before and run better times??

 

Yes, last time (it was 10 degree cooler) I ran a 13.5