So here's the rumors of the first numbers from the Trick Flow Intake...

ScortLX

ScortLX

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#1
Thanks to vortechdgt on modularfords:

I'm also looking forward to this release. Looks to be great for extrude honing.

EDIT: Just talked with Trick Flow to get some results, here they are. Test vehicle was a bone stock 02 GT.
Measurement done at the wheels
1500rpm.....-1hp.....-4lbs.
2000rpm.....+2hp.....+6lbs.
2500rpm.....+3hp.....+6.5lbs.
3000rpm.....+5.8hp.....+10lbs
3500rpm......0hp.......0lbs.
4000rpm......0hp.....-7lbs
4500rpm......+4.5hp....+5lbs
5000rpm.....+13hp.....+13lbs.
5500rpm.....+20hp....+19lbs
6000rpm.....+20hp....+18lbs

Hmm....Interesting. I may have to call Trick Flow myself on Monday to see if they will also give me this info. :nice:
 

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#9
katshot said:
I'm not liking that severe dip.
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It was probably the motor. No two motors are alike. The stock intake is pretty good up until the upper 4000's. The Trick Flow looks optimized for high RPM. I am on the fence. Until at least ten real people with average Mustang's not being paid or part of Trick Flow, or any performance shop, have bought the intake and dyno'd it, I'll hold on to my money.
 
#10
True,
If these are numbers from a BONE STOCK car from the filter to the tailpipe, these are good numbers. If anything, it shows me that it may "broaden" the power curve and prevent the motor from falling on its face at higher rpm's. I'm definately interested and I may be picking one up if it ever does come out to do some comparisons on a mild bolt on car like mine. If I ever get it, I will document the numbers before and after. 01Steeda, it does look like Bullitt intake numbers and a similar design FOR LESS. So, I don't see any issues with that. Now if it will EVER come out....thats the main issue. :nice:
 
#11
ScortLX said:
True,
If these are numbers from a BONE STOCK car from the filter to the tailpipe, these are good numbers. If anything, it shows me that it may "broaden" the power curve and prevent the motor from falling on its face at higher rpm's. I'm definately interested and I may be picking one up if it ever does come out to do some comparisons on a mild bolt on car like mine. If I ever get it, I will document the numbers before and after. 01Steeda, it does look like Bullitt intake numbers and a similar design FOR LESS. So, I don't see any issues with that. Now if it will EVER come out....thats the main issue. :nice:
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+10,000
 
#12
ScortLX said:
Thanks to vortechdgt on modularfords:

I'm also looking forward to this release. Looks to be great for extrude honing.

EDIT: Just talked with Trick Flow to get some results, here they are. Test vehicle was a bone stock 02 GT.
Measurement done at the wheels
1500rpm.....-1hp.....-4lbs.
2000rpm.....+2hp.....+6lbs.
2500rpm.....+3hp.....+6.5lbs.
3000rpm.....+5.8hp.....+10lbs
3500rpm......0hp.......0lbs.
4000rpm......0hp.....-7lbs
4500rpm......+4.5hp....+5lbs
5000rpm.....+13hp.....+13lbs.
5500rpm.....+20hp....+19lbs
6000rpm.....+20hp....+18lbs

Hmm....Interesting. I may have to call Trick Flow myself on Monday to see if they will also give me this info. :nice:
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Nice top end increase, would have like to see them go to 6250 and 6500. Most of the numbers in the chart workout. But 7 lbs of torque at 4000 RPM is 5.3 HP. So you cannot change torque by 7 lbs and have HP change be zero. It is not logical. :shrug:
 
#14
droid#83853 said:
I am on the fence. Until at least ten real people with average Mustang's not being paid or part of Trick Flow, or any performance shop, have bought the intake and dyno'd it, I'll hold on to my money.
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Too bad that just about EVERYONE is saying the exact same thing. Everyone wants someone else to try it first.

People are already blowing 200+ on upgrades that do absolutely nothing for power on a near stock GT anyway. IMO the intake is basically on the line of LT's and cams in terms of power increase, provided the numbers above are correct. And it wont cost a huge amount of money over what a good cam swap would be.
 
#16
Stan Weiss said:
Nice top end increase, would have like to see them go to 6250 and 6500. Most of the numbers in the chart workout. But 7 lbs of torque at 4000 RPM is 5.3 HP. So you cannot change torque by 7 lbs and have HP change be zero. It is not logical. :shrug:
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agreed.. the 4k rpm number is fishy... I want to see what this intake does on a Heads and cams car, and I want to see real numbers not paid adverts and company runs.
 
#17
While I'm anxious to see real world results, I have to be painfully skeptical of these results. We've all seen results from testing that seem great from random products but until they're subjected to testing from a non-bias party, they will remain in question.

With that said, you have to take pretty much everything you see out there with a grain of salt. The best I think most of us can hope for is mediocre results. On the bright side though, if it does produce mediocre results it is a positive thing for the 2V community. An intake that isn't plastic that is subjective to porting and doesn't have a bullitt intake price tag is more than welcome.

Sure, it seems like an easy task for us in theory to assume that a manufacturer can produce an affordable product for us while not smacking us with hidden charges (install kits, fuel lines, etc.) it most certainly can't be that simple. If it were, we'd have a slew of them already, right?

Expect the worst, hope for the best. :nice:
 
#20
not very bad, it would compliment a nice VT StageII Heads/Cams combo. add that with LT's and gears and you would have a very peppy little n/a GT.

but yeah, judging by the flow up top, itll do better being boosted.
 
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