a new *** is this.....

[Dieselcrawler]

found this on that dually i parted a few weeks ago. first i found this sticker, but didnt think anything of it.

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but then i take off the air cleaner lid and see this..

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removed it here

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*** is it, never seen one before. was goign to bring it with to the rally hopefully find someone that is NA and on the dyno and test it....

 

[Jake_IN]

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Not sure what it is but couldn't help see a resemblance. I guess it helps it breath better ba dum chee!

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[towcat]

same guy who made a fortune selling these.......

 

[Goofyexponent]

same guy who made a fortune selling these.......

! I remember seeing ads for them on tv and I thought it was a TOTAL crock of...well, you kow what.

The only thing I was sold on before was a throttle body spacer for my 5.3 vortec I had 8 years ago. It actually made a seat of the pants difference.

But those turbo thingies for the intake, are just added weight to a vehicle....londa like an electric turbo/supercharger.

 

[flareside_thun]

It was probably supposed to theoretically increase turbulence into the intake/cylinders.

 

[Dieselcrawler]

this thing does smooth out the run into the intake manifold. just curious. lol

 

[Ididriver]

that looks...intersting.
nice to see a before and after dyno on it. my bet would be slightly lower numbers. or maybe same because na engines arent pulling as much air as aboosted engine
idk just thinking outloud...

 

[Dieselcrawler]

my thinking is a hypermaxed turbo unit that used the factory air cleaner....

 

[GenLightening]

I did that to my stock intake. Figured it would help the flow some. That piece, while being smoother, also restricts the flow a bit.

 

[rjjp]

It appears to be shaped like a venturi, so maybe they were thinking it would accelerate the air flow.

 

[icanfixall]

That looks like it does two things. First it smooths out the air flow into the intake but why do we really need that. We don't need to mix or fix the air going into the intake or the cylinders. Thats a gasser thing where you want to air and gas to mix better as it enters the cylinders. Socendly I'm seeing what looks like a rubber seal like dam around the aluminum item. Could that be to keep rain water out of the intake... I also see a very rusty air filter lid with what looks like a rain drain hole drilled in it. I know... I see things that nobody else sees.. I'm a little stressed out looking for the puzzle items in pictures...

 

[redmondjp]

It smooths the airflow and it does work. You don't want sharp edges there. Even the air cleaner snout on my '62 Chevy had a rolled, smooth edge on the end of it.

 

[rhkcommander]

same guy who made a fortune selling these.......

Was just gonna say that

 

[Knuckledragger]

I would be interested to see any air flow studies on this. Even though it seems to restrict flow a little, it actually may flow better than the stock intake. Air (like water) does not like to make sharp turns at high speeds and if forced to do so, causes turbulence that actually inhibits flow. Could be that this thingy increases the air charge to the cylinders. That means more compression and more power, if you can get a little more fuel in at the same time.

BUT--- since this is the first one many have seen, maybe it is just a sales gimmick.

 

[smokin150]

http://books.google.com/books?id=Ze...&resnum=5&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false

theres a little info on the kit that was offered on the 6.9 and what that little piece is for, hope that helps