you will be pleasantly surprised

btw, i took some pics of my modified intake but haven't posted them up yet

 

the MD spacer, is .5 in, how big of a gap does this one give you??? also, everyone says this thing growls, where does it growl, in the exhaust or up front?

 

you can hear the motor breathing better

 

yeah, I have had it on my car for a little over a week, and it definately sounds a little louder. I had it installed by Altered Atmosphere, and they did a great job...good bunch of guys. I guess the ECU finally adjusted to it. Now I can definately tell a difference in power.

 

ive been thinking about getting the spacer, has anyone been able to do a test of a stock z+ plenum spacers vrs's sock z+ crawford plenum? just trying to see what has a better gain.. or maybe this question has already been answered..?

 

not sure about the comparison in gains....but one must also take into consideration that if you go crawford you must also change out the strut bar too for clearance of the plenum

 

yea, as far as im concerned this is the way to go. ive never liked any of the plenums released, because they were either A ugly, or B cracked, and C had the hidden cost of having to replace your strut bar. i ask once more, do you know how big of a gap it makes in the front, is it .5 in???

 

E-mail altered atmosphere.

 

Yes, it is (.5") inches at front and (.25") at the back.

 

sweet, thank you zquicksilver, now the real question is: do i want a PSP or a Plenum spacer....

 

Ok how is the spacer doing now? Have you guys rechecked your bolts? still holding tight?

 

everything is good....i swear every time i take the car out it seems to get a little faster each time....might just be in my head or something, anyways, i am very happy with the results

 

digging it up

road warrior and others...the spacer is awesome! i have around 500mi on it and with no doubt in my mind there as been a change to the engine. it's not psychological! after she's warmed up, the engine revs with so much ease combined with my CAI it's crazy. more growl and more pull throughout the entire powerband!

i'll post some good pics after this weekend...i did have some problems with the strut bar install though, lots of tweaking!

Zquicksilver
ps if you used the longer bolts as specified in my illustration, you can easily use a washer and lock washer or just a lock washer with the a flange/ head bolt and never worry about bolts loosening.

 

How much are these going for normally? very sleeper. me like. Ill check AAM's website. I was also wondering what projectmrod was.

 

group buy is over? That sucks, I want one for 175 shipped too... anyway of getting this price again?

 

Well, everything is installed and running great!! The strut bar finally worked after a few combinations with the washers. In my case, I only needed two thick washers for all the strut bolts (except for the pair of FIXED bolts with nuts). For those I used a thin washer half as thick just to be safe for a combination of two thick and one thin. I was amazed at how much the strut bar raised when tighting it back to the orginal nut position. I also left the rubber cushions in the hood for vibration dampening. I also installed an engine dampener for the hell of it. Keeps that engine in check! The hood sits nice and flush

Here are some pics as promised...







Zquicksilver

 

hey zquicksilver.....what is brand x....and can you give more info on that engine damper, such as does it decrease wheel hop at all?

thanks and glad all went well....i ended up with the same combo on my strut bar as far as the washers go

laterz

 

Hey Road Warrior,

It's an engine dampener...it keeps the engine from torquing so much when you punch the gas. I thought it would help with possible vibration from the strut bar, you know, with the clearance of the strut bar issue? I simply attached it to the strut bar bolt and (timming belt casing) at the front most corner of the engine. I had to buy some new hardware to get it to work, but it wasn't a big deal at all. The actual dampener itself is the same thing Stillen offers, minus the hardware kit for install. Guess that's why Stillens costs over 2 times more...? It pays to be handy Anyway, imo Stillens dampener comes from China as does the one I purchsed on EBAY. If you look really close you can see they are the exact same product (ie just the dampener).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7961393192

For $50 I thought it was worth it!

Zquicksilver
ps shifting is now much more precise...

 

zquicksilver

thanks a LOT for the really useful pics of your bolts.

freaking awesome. i had major leak issues with my installation -- in particular, bolt 2 and 1. i think the washers with the rubber base will help a lot, without having to torque it way over spec.

 

zquicksilver....why did you change out the rubber washers with the others....did you encounter problems with leaking?

also, where did you buy them?

thanks....peace out