helix power tower

[speedfr3ak]

Have any of u used this I jus installed it seems ok any of u guys running this?

[GhostAccord]

I ran one in my car, didn't do anything for power or fuel economy. All it really did was add volume to the plenum. May have moved the peak tq RPM down 100rpm from stock and increased throttle response slightly.

Mine also added a nice whistle sound at partial throttle. I could make my car whistle at people while siting at a red light.

[speedfr3ak]

yea i cant hear the hissing cars to loud 3 in exhaust maybe but yea i cant tell any thing power wise maybe on the lower end and gas mpg i dunno yet i think it gave it a lil power not much im not stock either so its hard for me to tell really hard.......

[deevergote]

Throttle body spacer? They do nothing for us.
Plenum spacers have shown worthwhile gains... but not throttle body spacers.

[speedfr3ak]

so a spacer that shoves more air in than usual is worthless? makes no sense u buy exhaust to let the car breath ya know. i would say buy it and try it i installed one on the cb7 cause i have 1 on my corrado and i have increased throttle response and low end tq it does something i know it does. Me & my buddy have same mods except i have the helix my car is more snappy and pulls alot harder than his so deeve sorry man ive gotten results but thank u for ur input,i take it u never used one if it gives me 1 hp its worth it im maxed out for a n/a engine so ill take them ponies were ever i can get them.......................................have plenum spacer as well i think the helix does more than that double stacked plenum dont believe the hype

[GhostAccord]

so a spacer that shoves more air in than usual is worthless? makes no sense u buy exhaust to let the car breath ya know. i would say buy it and try it i installed one on the cb7 cause i have 1 on my corrado and i have increased throttle response and low end tq it does something i know it does. Me & my buddy have same mods except i have the helix my car is more snappy and pulls alot harder than his so deeve sorry man ive gotten results but thank u for ur input,i take it u never used one if it gives me 1 hp its worth it im maxed out for a n/a engine so ill take them ponies were ever i can get them.......................................have plenum spacer as well i think the helix does more than that double stacked plenum dont believe the hype

Your opinions are a bit off from fact.

• This spacer does not shove/force air anywhere. It in no way changes the velocity of the intake charge of air.

• Throttle response is increased I will agree, however it does not add any power as it does not add any more air than the engine is already consuming. Unless you have a dyno to prove otherwise..... Mine showed no gains.

• There is no hype in making your plenum volume larger...... It's a fact that it changes the area at which your engine hits it's peak tq and Hp numbers. That is what both of these extra spacers will do.

[deevergote]

The plenum volume increase created by this spacer does very little, though. It's a VERY small increase in volume. The plenum spacer has a greater effect more because it essentially lengthens the runners, not because it adds volume to the plenum.

speedfr3ak, all you are doing is regurgitating the manufacturer's claims, and justifying them with your own butt-dyno. Hardly enough evidence to call me out on my comment.
I have researched such parts before. I have participated in other discussions on this forum about them (which I assume you didn't bother looking for before posting this thread.)

[speedfr3ak]

yea i searched other forums but u do get a gain u want me to go to my friends dyno just for u >>

[mtnbikaah]

u want me to go to my friends dyno just for u >>

That would be great! we hardly ever get hard data for modifications!

[deevergote]

yea i searched other forums but u do get a gain u want me to go to my friends dyno just for u >>

Yes.

[BurtonRiderT6]

i take it u never used one if it gives me 1 hp its worth it im maxed out for a n/a engine so ill take them ponies were ever i can get them

If you've got a "maxed out" N/A build then you should make better members ride thread and share. Get some dyno sheets up here so you can rep the full blown N/A builds. I see on your mods list in your profile you have headers, Did you swap in a J series engine?

[F20A CB7]

Think he has a delta 272

[deevergote]

His mods are irrelevant... in fact, if there is a TINY gain, it could very well be amplified by the mods... so if a 1hp gain shows on a dyno pull, it could realistically be a .2hp gain on a less-modified car. I gain more power than that by spraying the bugs off my radiator.

[GeTsOmE 5588]

big waste of time

[deevergote]

Now he has to do a dyno pull just for u, too!