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Originally Posted by Fire and Ice  Oh really, Chris? When did you review our R&D material? Did you ever to ever come to the dyno with us? Are you some kind of expert or even a certified automotive technician? Because last time I checked, you own a CTS-V and have never made a purchase from D3 so I'm interested in how you base your opinion of our products.
I worked in the automotive industry for over 15 years and 8 years of those as an automotive technician for several dealerships. I was ASE Master Certified and master certified through their program as well. I've been with D3 for many years and have personally taken an active part in the design and production of many of our performance parts. I've come to know what works and what doesn't.
If you truly believe our Stage 1 intake system doesn't give more than a 3 or 4 horsepower gain, then I invite you to come down and witness it for yourself. We'll find a bone stock STS-V and meet you at the dyno. We'll run it several times to get a baseline. Then we'll install the intake you claim doesn't work and run it again several times for comparison. While you're at it, you can check out the XLR-V we built too. |
It's interesting to me how you answer what you want and just ignore the rest. I think Trukk brings up a valid point about the LTFT and the computer needs to "re-learn" them after any modification. I would like to see what the gains would be after running it on the car for a couple of weeks. After that amount of time the car has become accustomed to the new setup and will adjust accordingly.
When you think about it the MAF has been calibrated with the Stock air box, (I believe there is a resonator in the intake tube), and the air box which might have some restrictions in it.
Another point you have COMPLETELY ignored in your replies is the heat soak issue. I have seen the STS-V's at the track and on a slightly warm day the CTS-V's are walking all over the STS-V's. Since these cars have so much more power then the CTS-V's how could this be possible? Seems simple to me, hot air into the SC, it cuts back the timing to prevent detonation and the result is loss in power. Well your design sucks the air right from the engine compartment which will only make this problem worse. At that point I could see all of the gains from the higher flow gone and then some.
Your invite is a bit
ridiculous since Chris is on the east coast, you are making this knowing he will not come down to LA.
I sure hope someone that buys your intake try's what Chris suggested.