Hawver Intake Manifold

[1QUICK4]

Originally Posted by viridionplague

power to weight ratio, really, 5 pounds, you talking a difference of .01 change in ratio. .02 if your only running 300 hp. also assuming 3000 pound car.

i think the added reliability for 5 pounds would be worth it, even more for those running n2o

plus the chances of it getting damaged would be for less for a cast unit

Like I said, I never said one was better than the other. OP asked for thoughts on the cast mani and I said it was heavier, big deal.

Like I also said earlier, wieght ads up. 5lbs here 10 lbs there. Less work for your engine to accellerate, also less stress on your drivetrain. Less work for your brakes to stop you too.



I am in no way trying to steer anybody away from running a cast mani.




With a direct port setup you'd be less likely to kill an intake plenum with a N2O backfire anyways

[MustGoFaster]

Originally Posted by 1QUICK4

Like I said, I never said one was better than the other. OP asked for thoughts on the cast mani and I said it was heavier, big deal.

Like I also said earlier, wieght ads up. 5lbs here 10 lbs there. Less work for your engine to accellerate, also less stress on your drivetrain. Less work for your brakes to stop you too.



I am in no way trying to steer anybody away from running a cast mani.




With a direct port setup you'd be less likely to kill an intake plenum with a N2O backfire anyways

Then you just turn throttle plates into potato chips.