nzskater

Fresh air rushes in because of the vacuum caused by the intake, not because there's ducting forcing it in. Unless the Fabspeed units seal well and only pull in air from the vents in the deck lid, then they're pulling in more warm air than the OEM box.

Dguth

Good perspective and I haven't thought through that perhaps in the correct way. I wonder what I would see in logging that might tell me know if the fabspeed intakes aren't pulling in air correctly. I'll get this assessed. At the same time I am eventually going to change my rear wing and lid to one that has more aero benefits for track use. Many of those wing have the vents turned the other way where more cool air is pushed through versus sucked in.

usrodeo4

Wow...a very different take and from someone who has used the FS air intake for years...very interesting. Thanks for your insightful comments. I plan to play it by ear once I have the car. Had anticipated having the car back today, but the tuning has presented some anomalies that are still being investigated...possibly in a couple more weeks. Sam at ByDesign says the car is "pretty darn fast and is pulling significant air" but he wants to get the tunes perfect, so I am just going to leave him alone until he tells me it is right.

usrodeo4

That makes two of us...I had anticipated having the car back possibly today, but the 93 tune has presented some anomalies that are still being investigated...possibly a couple more weeks to get things sorted and complete the E85 tune too. Sam at ByDesign says the car is "pretty darn fast and is pulling significant air" but he wants to get the tunes perfect, so I am just going to leave him alone until he tells me it is right.

Dguth

Sam and his team did my car as well. You can read my build thread. He would have let me known if my intakes weren't adequate.

Dguth

Here's link to my build thread and link to how it runs on the track.

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...1010698&page=1

usrodeo4

Wow...a full forged 3.8 engine that is world class stuff, very impressive...I didn't go there, I'm a P car NFG but after some research and considering my usage I felt the stock engine would hold up. Sam has assured me it will and that the E85 tune will be controlled to keep the torque down to "protect the engine". Having said that I'm an Engineer and conservative by nature and always remember what A.J. Foyt said about engines; "Every engine has a certain H.P. per hour limit" so I plan to mostly run the 93 Tune (But there is an E85 station about 19 minutes away, haha, so I'm sure I will see what that is like too) and try to keep the engine in one piece. Of course I do like the go pedal and have had some incredibly fast two wheelers on the street an track and I know I will at times use the car's potential, so if something lets go I will just address it at that point and move on. It is after all just a toy. Awesome build young man...I kinda wish I just would have shipped the car to L.A. and let Sam do it. I went with AutoQuest MotorSports in Ft. Myer's Fl. for the build (and coordinating the painted lowered bits/aerokit front spoiler) and they have done nothing short of a Fantastic job but I am starting to feel like the tuning/troubleshooting process is a bit a problematic with Sam doing the tuning remotely. This past week I was tempted to put my Engineering Program Management QA hat on and get involved but But Sam assures me they will get it perfect so I am just taking a chill pill and letting him do his thing.

usrodeo4

OMGoodness...I just watched your track video...lol...you close in on the corners and absolutely gobble those cars up on the straights like they are all driving '74 Pintos...nice driving dude.

Dguth

Thanks! I'm sure Sam will get everything sorted out for you. Best support I've seen.

Next thing I'm doing is getting my suspension components upgraded. Then the suspension should match and be capable of handling the power it's putting down.

SamboTT@ByDesign

usrodeo4

Thanks Sam...if you need anything from my end just holler, otherwise I am going to just standby for updates where you or AutoQuest deem it necessary and wait for the call that all systems are nominal. Again, thanks for your expertise, your effort and your enthusiasm on my P TT car.
p.s. low 600's to the wheels on 93? Holy Mackerel, that's a chunk of thrust from the Go Pedal. I know we have talked before but just to reiterate, I believe we agreed 700WHP on E85 would be our max target and I would be completely satisfied with something just shy of that too if it meant a more functional safety window. Take care and Happy Thanksgiving.

SamboTT@ByDesign