Blacktrax Intake Manifold Spacer

[sulimed]

not even 40, $15 bucks haha

I feel bad for blacktrax, they came up with the idea and we're cheating them by going the gutted oem route.

the bootleg way saves money. but you get full effect with the blacktrax.

[cloudasc]

Well I gutted an oem iab plate, and I will be retaining my iabs. Anyways using the gutted iab plate as a spacer will only work below the real iab plates, unless you shave/grind off the little tab on the spacer conflicts with the iab diaphram. Also the blacktrax spacer is not made of metal, and heat transfer between runners & the plenum is reduced. My solution to the heat transfer issue is to put a bisimoto phenolic intake manifold gasket between the head & the runners (proven to reduce intake air temp by 50*F).

Also would using two phenolic intake gaskets, decrease heat transfer to the intake manifold even more?

[bcjammerx]

the bootleg way saves money. but you get full effect with the blacktrax.

parts are the same, I don't see how blacktrax is "better" aside from not having to delete the butterfly valves...

[F22Turbo702]

parts are the same, I don't see how blacktrax is "better" aside from not having to delete the butterfly valves...

The Blacktrax spacer is better because it's not aluminum like the OEM IAB plate, and hence will not heat soak, part of the hp gain from the spacer is from keeping the intake temps lower.

I don't understand why you're all so cheap...it's $75...you should be supporting companies that make good products, not trying to figure out a cheaper way out...

-Kyle

[cloudasc]

The Blacktrax spacer is better because it's not aluminum like the OEM IAB plate, and hence will not heat soak, part of the hp gain from the spacer is from keeping the intake temps lower.

I don't understand why you're all so cheap...it's $75...you should be supporting companies that make good products, not trying to figure out a cheaper way out...

-Kyle

Thats why I bought a Bisimoto Heat-Sheilding Intake Manifold Gasket, might as well stop the heat soak at the source, the head. I support companies that make good products, I just had an extra butterfly plate from when I purchased the parts for my hybrid intake, which is currently in route to CHR Racing for p&p work.

[bcjammerx]

it's not about being "cheap"...it's about not spending that much dough when you don't need to.

75 is a lot, for me it is anyway...they've gone up in price since they first brought them out too.

When you can get an IAB (true not plastic) for $15-$20 and see some gains...spending the 75 doesn't make too much sense.

Same reason I won't buy a dc header when I can buy a knockoff (cheaper welds sure) for 1/3 the price.