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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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What are the real benefit of fitting a 4x4 inlet plenum on a 2wd?. Is it worth getting one fitted?
Also is it easy to fit?
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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its all down to the power you are going to be running mate
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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I fitted one and it made a difference with one of Reylands spacers
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Cossie_ray
What are the real benefit of fitting a 4x4 inlet plenum on a 2wd?. Is it worth getting one fitted?
Also is it easy to fit?
depends what power you want?
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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you get better intake efficency in the cylinders especially number 1 and 4 and it seems its more than capable of big yb power .
For the cost of big hp and torque engines it seems a no brainer other than the fitting niggles it can produce , not seen mild cossies with one but i reckon it would make better engine correctly mapped too . Tests were done on 3 differing engines , also different dyno,s with the hart and all seemed to gain performance and effeiency.

I have a booklet on the hart plenum showing its results, only saw a slight reduction in an example they gave , think it was a rally engine , slightly less torque iirc low down for a short period , but exellent even cylinder filling resulting in safer afr,s and egt,s per cylinder
edit edit edit----- what a tit lol , got hart in me head from the other thread
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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As said flows better than a 2wd and is 1 peice rahter than 2 like a 2wd one.

Been told to change mine over before getting it set up and leaves more scope later on if i decide to run more power!!
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Originally Posted by BRAMMER
I fitted one and it made a difference with one of Reylands spacers

what sort of power/turbo u running mate?! been advised not to run a spacer on mine unless i get a bigger turbo than my t34 .63!!
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