i would like to know just how bad this is possibly hurting my times, i went today to the lsx turkey shootout in shrevport, la and had a best run of 13.21 @ 101 with a 1.8x 60'
setup is a ls1 intake with throttle body and maf staright out in front. i know that the maf is really really hot when i touched it. i just pulled up from a run hurried up and stoped and poped hood as fast as i could then ran up front and raised the hood and touched the TB all as fast as i could and it was really hottttt. during the summer allen @ nelson performance told me that i was loosing alot of timming when he rode with me tuning it. also today it was around 70* with around 80% humidity i have no clue how to figure density altitude i know there about 300ft in elevation

 

it's loosing/pulling timing b/c of the high air intake temps.
take that setup off and put a cai.

 

I have seen that set up in restomod hot rods with LS motors but i think its just the easiest at that point, go for some kind of CAI. EBAYs the way, well in this case maybe.

 

do a CAI and you might be interested in wrapping the intake tube with fiberglass header wrap like I did. I dropped my IAT's about 20* during summertime having the wrap on there. If you're getting say a 100* IAT it pulls about 4-6* of timing depending on what the tune commands. It's worth every penny

 

so this could be my problem to not hitting 12's like it should be

 

possibly

 

i agree that it could be hurting you. once you get a CAI, pull out your headlight during the run to get some fresh air to that think. my IATs were like 20* cooler when my tuner recorded them at the track when the headlight was out.

 

well i just ordered a S&B intake its a closed element, i was thinking of cutting a hole in the bottom and fabbing up some kind of ram air like the volant style to it!!!! hopefully this helps some because im starting to get angry with the truck.

 

Your not alone!!!!


I'd imagine that MAF is cooking, a CAI might actually put down the advertised numbers with your set up. Not only is it devouring under hood air temps, but heat soaking that motor bigger than ****.

 

get that intake on and get it live tuned and i bet it will run alot harder.