New BTR Intake

[fif_gen_powa]

Originally Posted by racesloth

fih_gen_powa - I assume you have an LS3 intake. My stuff isn't even finished being tuned and I see no need to change intakes - I can blow the tires off pretty much anytime...

Yes I do. The mid-range power it makes cannot be beat and seems to do well until about 7000rpm with proper size turbo/cam and have personally seen it make 1100+whp on my friend's car.

On an ls3 turbo car the intake manifold (and cylinder heads too) shouldn't really even be discussed unless we are talking 1000+whp builds

[joshnmn]

Originally Posted by fif_gen_powa

you have a turbo that will run out of steam above 6000rpm and a intake that only makes gains above 6000. basically just paying money to loose midrange and make the car slower overall

[3rdgen3]

Originally Posted by fif_gen_powa

you have a turbo that will run out of steam above 6000rpm and a intake that only makes gains above 6000. basically just paying money to loose midrange and make the car slower overall

My turbo runs out to steam at 6000? Man, that's a good one. The motor makes more steam than that as it is, but since you obviously know what the full combo is you must know how fast (or how slow it is, according to you) it is too, right?


Tooooo funnyy. I guess in your eyes everyone with Holley high rams or LOD intakes go slower too, right?

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[fif_gen_powa]

Originally Posted by 3rdgen3

My turbo runs out to steam at 6000? Man, that's a good one. The motor makes more steam than that as it is, but since you obviously know what the full combo is you must know how fast (or how slow it is, according to you) it is too, right?


Tooooo funnyy. I guess in your eyes everyone with Holley high rams or LOD intakes go slower too, right?

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Actually yeah, I have seen a LOD intake on a turbo ls3 that lost a ton of hp/tq everywhere besides at 7000rpm where there was a tiny blip of like 15hp gain. That car will absolutely be slower in any form of racing vs the stock manifold. Highram is a great manifold is you have the turbo to carry into high rpms

My ls3 with a 78/75 peaked power just under 6000 and so do many others. Its turbine side is too small to make big power on a 376 or similar size engine I don't care what else you have, thats the limiting factor. If yours is any different than post up a dyno sheet and prove me wrong

[3rdgen3]

Originally Posted by fif_gen_powa

Actually yeah, I have seen a LOD intake on a turbo ls3 that lost a ton of hp/tq everywhere besides at 7000rpm where there was a tiny blip of like 15hp gain. That car will absolutely be slower in any form of racing vs the stock manifold. Highram is a great manifold is you have the turbo to carry into high rpms

My ls3 with a 78/75 peaked power just under 6000 and so do many others. Its turbine side is too small to make big power on a 376 or similar size engine I don't care what else you have, thats the limiting factor. If yours is any different than post up a dyno sheet and prove me wrong

I've seen guys push this turbo 9k in other applications and there was no fall off. Back pressure matters, so does the entire rest of the combination. Since I actually have a Holley high ram AND a stock ls3 intake and since nobody has tested the new BTR ls3 intake yet including myself (since it's impossible since it haven't even been delivered yet) it's hard to give results.

But once the track is open again in May don't worry, I'll post my timeslips from all the different combinations and you can either say "see I was right" or I'll be wrong. Either way I'm gonna try it out, especially since my engine already revs out passed 7k as is there should be no reason it's gonna stop now.

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[3rdgen3]

Btw, I never said MY combo even had an LS3 in it, my engines a few cubes less than that...but it has GPI LS3 heads as stated before.

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[fif_gen_powa]

Originally Posted by 3rdgen3

I've seen guys push this turbo 9k in other applications and there was no fall off. Back pressure matters, so does the entire rest of the combination. Since I actually have a Holley high ram AND a stock ls3 intake and since nobody has tested the new BTR ls3 intake yet including myself (since it's impossible since it haven't even been delivered yet) it's hard to give results.

But once the track is open again in May don't worry, I'll post my timeslips from all the different combinations and you can either say "see I was right" or I'll be wrong. Either way I'm gonna try it out, especially since my engine already revs out passed 7k as is there should be no reason it's gonna stop now.

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Yeah a 78/75 can be a really badass turbo on something like a 2jz

Good luck with your car looking forward to results 👍

[racesloth]

Originally Posted by 3rdgen3

Btw, I never said MY combo even had an LS3 in it, my engines a few cubes less than that...but it has GPI LS3 heads as stated before.

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But your sig says LS3/TR6060...time for an update

What type of exhaust are you running to keep the back pressure down? DO you have any pics of the turbo kit installed? I would be interested to see it.

Cheers,
Dan

[3rdgen3]

Originally Posted by racesloth

But your sig says LS3/TR6060...time for an update



What type of exhaust are you running to keep the back pressure down? DO you have any pics of the turbo kit installed? I would be interested to see it.



Cheers,

Dan

I haven't logged onto camaro5 on the laptop in a couple years now only use Tapatalk and can't update my profile. I don't have a BTR STAGE 4 LS3 na cam in here anymore either. My entire combo has changed. TR6060 is also out and a TH400 is on its place.

Watch a video of any big cam LS3 + TH400 combo drag racing, the only time the Rpms are below 6k is right off the line when launching beside that you're almost always 6000-7500+ between every gear shift.

Regardless of what my sig says, lots of guys NA and boost love the Holley high ram, and since this BTR intake is basically a low profile high ram. I wanted to give it a shot because a lot of guys aren't willing to cut there cowl and a lot of other guys don't wanna spend $1500+ either...so the BTR seems like a good option at that point because the Holley mid-ram doesn't make any power anywhere...so where do you go?

Anyways, I'll update with results when I have them.

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[Bigdumogre]

Think that’s why many people just do the rod mod to a stock one and port of if staying NA. There really isen’t a lot of great options out there since the stock one is a really good as is.

[racesloth]

Originally Posted by Bigdumogre

Think that’s why many people just do the rod mod to a stock one and port of if staying NA. There really isen’t a lot of great options out there since the stock one is a really good as is.

There is a reason that MSD did not end up making an airforce intake for the LS3.


3rggen3 - if drag racing is your main goal, then the BTR should be pretty good although it will fall a bit short to the HiRam - but you don't have to cut your hood or cowl.

[3rdgen3]

And just like that BTR/FedEx outdoes themselves and the intake showed up 2x days earlier than expected

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[InFiD3ViL]

[3rdgen3]

Originally Posted by racesloth

There is a reason that MSD did not end up making an airforce intake for the LS3.


3rggen3 - if drag racing is your main goal, then the BTR should be pretty good although it will fall a bit short to the HiRam - but you don't have to cut your hood or cowl.

I'm okay with a bit short, afterall the BTR is not AS big as the high ram but it's not far off. And yeah, my 5th gen all i do with it is drag race. Its a street car, not remotely a Daily driver but gets raced often in the summer months.

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