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Pete M · 01-13-2017, 04:13 PM

Finally had a decent day to get it installed.
Laid my tools out and said ..."GO"
Following the included instructions, (which were pretty damn perfect)
I didn't rush and was done in 53 minutes.
Piece of cake.
I'd say on a scale of 1-10 where a cold air intake is a 1.5, this was probably a whopping 2.
I had to chose between my BMR strut brace or the engine cover.
The brace won.. Function over aesthetics...
My butt dyno lIkes it..

Thanks Jason!

Kenny Camaro · 01-13-2017, 04:59 PM

Sounds awesome,great news! My spacers are still in box. I'm waiting till mid-march or so to do mine. April 1st is the target for getting the RS back on the road. I'm thinking that since I'm gonna have the intake off I might as well give the intake valves a walnut blasting and try my hand at porting the intake manifold and the 80MM throttlebody as well. Did you do any porting on yours Pete? I thought I remember you saying you was gonna try it yourself also. So you can feel the difference, huh? Running with the cover off will let the motor not retain heat as much so keeping the brace and losing the cover is actually +2.

Pete M · 01-13-2017, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny Camaro

Sounds awesome,great news! My spacers are still in box. I'm waiting till mid-march or so to do mine. April 1st is the target for getting the RS back on the road. I'm thinking that since I'm gonna have the intake off I might as well give the intake valves a walnut blasting and try my hand at porting the intake manifold and the 80MM throttlebody as well. Did you do any porting on yours Pete? I thought I remember you saying you was gonna try it yourself also. So you can feel the difference, huh? Running with the cover off will let the motor not retain heat as much so keeping the brace and losing the cover is actually +2.

I didn't port the intake... yet...
Want to take a full day and take my time. Since i now know that it comes off so easy, I have a better idea what half of the job will entail. Also, I was at my GF's house the resin I'm going to use to porting will have to cure some place warm. Didn't want to smell up her house.
I also have the Jet Stage 2 coming on Wednesday..

Kenny Camaro · 01-13-2017, 05:28 PM

Yes the stage two, it took a couple days for my ecu to get a handle on it. Lots of people slam on it, but I feel it pulls better, harder in the 3500-6500 rpm range. It didn't seem to add much for out of the hole, hopefully the spacers are gonna help with that,and the 80 did too. Driving normal, not a lot of hot Rodin' or 100mph blasts, you should see a 1.5-2 or so mpg increase. I think mine went from a 20.5 to 21.9 over a couple months. Good luck, Pete!

cubamvp · 01-13-2017, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete M

Finally had a decent day to get it installed.

Laid my tools out and said ..."GO"

Following the included instructions, (which were pretty damn perfect)

I didn't rush and was done in 53 minutes.

Piece of cake.

I'd say on a scale of 1-10 where a cold air intake is a 1.5, this was probably a whopping 2.

I had to chose between my BMR strut brace or the engine cover.

The brace won.. Function over aesthetics...

My butt dyno lIkes it..

Thanks Jason!

You feel the difference once you installed the spacer? I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Thanks

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Pete M · 01-13-2017, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cubamvp

You feel the difference once you installed the spacer? I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Thanks

If seems to pull better, I know it broke loose a lot more doing things like turning at an intersection and getting on it.
Seems to have more torque in the lower end

Kenny Camaro · 01-13-2017, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete M

If seems to pull batter, I know it broke loose a lot more doing things like turning at an intersection and getting on it.
Seems to have more torque in the lower end

Pete, do you have manual or an auto?

Pete M · 01-13-2017, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny Camaro

Pete, do you have manual or an auto?

It's a manual, so I won't benefit from the shift point changes from the Jet chip

cubamvp · 01-13-2017, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete M

If seems to pull better, I know it broke loose a lot more doing things like turning at an intersection and getting on it.
Seems to have more torque in the lower end

Thanks and will it benefit more if I have an automatic?

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djcolopi · 01-13-2017, 10:33 PM

Information posted by Jason from JacFab on his modifications in the LFX dyno Thread;

Type and make of dyno: Dynojet 424xLC2
ODO at the time of the dyno: ~3500
Manual/auto: Auto
Modification: JacFab ported intake manifold, and intake manifold spacer only
Correction used(STD or SAE): SAE
Result: See below

Blue line, stock. Red line, Intake manifold spacer only. Top maroon line, Ported intake manifold and intake manifold spacer only.

djcolopi · 01-13-2017, 10:34 PM

The JacFab intake manifold spacer increases low and mid-range tq, with a slight increase in top end power.

cubamvp · 01-13-2017, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by djcolopi

The JacFab intake manifold spacer increases low and mid-range tq, with a slight increase in top end power.

I noticed you got porter intake manifold,spacer and that's what I want to do this year so how does it performs with those mods ? I'm thinking of getting a vmaxx myself . Thanks

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djcolopi · 01-13-2017, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cubamvp

I noticed you got porter intake manifold,spacer and that's what I want to do this year so how does it performs with those mods ? I'm thinking of getting a vmaxx myself . Thanks

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I actually only have the JacFab ported intake manifold, I do not have the JacFab intake spacer. The intake manifold was ported for the 80mm throttle body by Jason. I cannot vouch on how these two modifications improved performance over stock since they both were installed at the same time I was getting my twin turbo setup designed and installed.

cubamvp · 01-13-2017, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by djcolopi

I actually only have the JacFab ported intake manifold, I do not have the JacFab intake spacer. The intake manifold was ported for the 80mm throttle body by Jason. I cannot vouch on how these two modifications improved performance over stock since they both were installed at the same time I was getting my twin turbo setup designed and installed.

Ok I misread. Thanks for the great info.

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01-13-2017, 04:13 PM	#1
Pete M 9 Year USMC Vet Drives: 2014 1LT black on black Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Farmington, NC Posts: 730 View My Garage	JacFab intake spacer install Finally had a decent day to get it installed. Laid my tools out and said ..."GO" Following the included instructions, (which were pretty damn perfect) I didn't rush and was done in 53 minutes. Piece of cake. I'd say on a scale of 1-10 where a cold air intake is a 1.5, this was probably a whopping 2. I had to chose between my BMR strut brace or the engine cover. The brace won.. Function over aesthetics... My butt dyno lIkes it.. Thanks Jason! __________________ A lot of stuff done so far to make it look better and be more fun to drive.....

01-13-2017, 10:33 PM	#10
djcolopi Drives: @orange_maro Join Date: May 2014 Location: MD Posts: 1,036 View My Garage	Information posted by Jason from JacFab on his modifications in the LFX dyno Thread; Type and make of dyno: Dynojet 424xLC2 ODO at the time of the dyno: ~3500 Manual/auto: Auto Modification: JacFab ported intake manifold, and intake manifold spacer only Correction used(STD or SAE): SAE Result: See below Blue line, stock. Red line, Intake manifold spacer only. Top maroon line, Ported intake manifold and intake manifold spacer only. Attached Images __________________ Instagram @orange_maro_

01-13-2017, 10:34 PM	#11
djcolopi Drives: @orange_maro Join Date: May 2014 Location: MD Posts: 1,036 View My Garage	The JacFab intake manifold spacer increases low and mid-range tq, with a slight increase in top end power. __________________ Instagram @orange_maro_

01-13-2017, 04:59 PM	#2
Kenny Camaro Account Suspended Drives: 2013 1LT RS Camaro Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 3,494	Sounds awesome,great news! My spacers are still in box. I'm waiting till mid-march or so to do mine. April 1st is the target for getting the RS back on the road. I'm thinking that since I'm gonna have the intake off I might as well give the intake valves a walnut blasting and try my hand at porting the intake manifold and the 80MM throttlebody as well. Did you do any porting on yours Pete? I thought I remember you saying you was gonna try it yourself also. So you can feel the difference, huh? Running with the cover off will let the motor not retain heat as much so keeping the brace and losing the cover is actually +2.

01-13-2017, 05:28 PM	#4
Kenny Camaro Account Suspended Drives: 2013 1LT RS Camaro Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 3,494	Yes the stage two, it took a couple days for my ecu to get a handle on it. Lots of people slam on it, but I feel it pulls better, harder in the 3500-6500 rpm range. It didn't seem to add much for out of the hole, hopefully the spacers are gonna help with that,and the 80 did too. Driving normal, not a lot of hot Rodin' or 100mph blasts, you should see a 1.5-2 or so mpg increase. I think mine went from a 20.5 to 21.9 over a couple months. Good luck, Pete!