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Old 05-12-2008, 09:02 PM   #1
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hey guys has any1 heard of these?
any good or just one of those cheap and nastys
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/COLD-AIR-INTA...1%7C240%3A1318

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Old 05-12-2008, 09:08 PM   #2
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there was a thread on these a week or two back, no one really gave a shiit lol
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Old 05-12-2008, 09:46 PM   #3
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thats what i thought just a load of crap just had to make sure
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Old 06-12-2008, 08:09 AM   #4
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These can work ok, a cool intake is worth power.
Not crap at all.

Cold air is more valuable than quantity of air.
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Old 06-12-2008, 09:41 AM   #5
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These can work ok, a cool intake is worth power.
Not crap at all.

Cold air is more valuable than quantity of air.
Cold air is denser than hot air and it has more oxygen molecules packed in than hot intake charge.

The cooler the air the more oxygen so just add fuel and hang on!!
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Old 07-12-2008, 09:51 PM   #6
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I purchased both the lower and upper manifold insulators from mace, as I'm very curious to see if there is any difference.

I'll let you know how I go when it comes time to install them, which should be in a week or so.
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Old 08-12-2008, 03:23 PM   #7
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I purchased both the lower and upper manifold insulators from mace, as I'm very curious to see if there is any difference.

I'll let you know how I go when it comes time to install them, which should be in a week or so.
cool, let us know if anything needs to be done about the throttle cable
That would be great.
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Old 08-12-2008, 03:25 PM   #8
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hopefully the results r good for these as it will result in yet another mod for for 6's.lol
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Old 19-12-2008, 11:52 PM   #9
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UPDATE:

I have fitted both the upper and lower manifold insulators to my car, and I can honestly say that there are definitely gains to be had.
After I took my car for a good drive, I got back home and placed my hand on the intake manifold and it wasn't hot at all. I could keep my hand on there without burning my hands.

As far as fitment is concerned, there aren't really any issues. The bottom bolts that bolt in both sides in the lower part of the intake manifold will not line up. The bracket that goes from the throttle body to the intake/head will be made redundant as the bolt holes will not line up.

TIP: If you are fitting the upper insulator while the manifold is in the car, do yourself a favour and and purchase a long straight allen key to undo the bolts. Cracking and undoing bolts with loctite is rather painful with a short allen key.

CONCLUSION: A very worthwhile mod.
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Old 20-12-2008, 08:54 AM   #10
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UPDATE:

I have fitted both the upper and lower manifold insulators to my car, and I can honestly say that there are definitely gains to be had.
After I took my car for a good drive, I got back home and placed my hand on the intake manifold and it wasn't hot at all. I could keep my hand on there without burning my hands.

As far as fitment is concerned, there aren't really any issues. The bottom bolts that bolt in both sides in the lower part of the intake manifold will not line up. The bracket that goes from the throttle body to the intake/head will be made redundant as the bolt holes will not line up.

TIP: If you are fitting the upper insulator while the manifold is in the car, do yourself a favour and and purchase a long straight allen key to undo the bolts. Cracking and undoing bolts with loctite is rather painful with a short allen key.

CONCLUSION: A very worthwhile mod.
any pics?
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Old 20-12-2008, 11:10 AM   #11
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any pics?
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I havn't got any progress pics.

I'll go take some pics and post them up when I get back home this afternoon.
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Old 20-12-2008, 09:57 PM   #12
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Here are the pics:
The upper manifold insulator

The lower manifold insulator


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Old 20-12-2008, 10:01 PM   #13
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Is this one of those things where you have to concintrate to think there is a differance, like say a filter or the like? or is it there without even looking for it?
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Old 21-12-2008, 12:04 AM   #14
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Nope, didn't have to concentrate to notice a difference.
It was definately there without even looking for it.
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Old 21-12-2008, 01:34 AM   #15
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You can get similar for the V8s, Ford fitted them to the EL GT I think they said it was worth a kilowatt & a couple of newton metres.
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Old 21-12-2008, 04:59 AM   #16
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Oh! One more thing I forgot to mention.

The upper manifold insulator doesn't come with longer bolts. You will need to source these yourself, providing MACE have not started putting these in with the kit.

The ones i used have a 13mm head instead of a 10mm head, and are high tensile.
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Old 21-12-2008, 09:43 AM   #17
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how much did it set you back
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