Hello again fellow smart owners.
I had been reading with interest the "banter" between the 2 companies battling for "replacement intake pipe supremacy". Silicone versus stainless, price versus functionality etc. Obviously each company prefers their own design as they want to sell more than the competition.
I have been testing a design of mine for a few months so I thought I'd appear and stick my rather large "engineering" oar into the proceedings, add another option and mix things up a bit
Firstly, lets look at the design, they are both the same shape. Sorry to tell you guys but it's the WRONG shape.
Imagine how slow a NASCAR race would be if instead of having 2 long sweeping bends, you had 4 right angles. Same with running on a running track. Same applies to the flow of air.
If you force air around a right angle, you create a bad turbulence and it will slow the flow of air. Air wants to flow as straight as possible and doesn't do cornering as well as you might think. In a tight corner it will hit the sides causing all manner of flow restrictions.
So, being an engineer and understanding basic physics (and wanting to create a product that is superior to everything else because us smart owners deserve it). I give to you my design.
Evil 451 TIK by Forge
The design speaks for itself. It's a 4 ply construction made by Forge Motorsport, the fitment is perfect and this is one of 4 products I have designed with Forge that they now sell. This is the first thing I have had them make for the 451 NA.
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Originally Posted by briansmart
24-42 told me about a trick someone told him when ordering from Forge. To order anything of Forge's, use Forge Motorsport (the co.uk site). Upon checking out, in the comments section, tell them you would like the order to be fulfilled by their USA office in Orlando, FL. It adds a couple of days to the arrival of the part, but you can avoid the USD to GBP conversion (brutal right now). |
Currently, including the P&P, my design works out to be about 1 buck more expensive but I am on to Forge UK about having this part listed on the USA site so you might see a bit more knocked off the price.
Unlike the other companies touting their wares, I have no interest in how many of these Forge sell. I don't get any money from them so I have no ulterior motive for recommending this design apart from it being one of mine. I got my one for free so I'm happy and Forge get a product to sell so they are happy.
So, if you are in the market for such a pipe, all I ask is you give this one a thought. If you have any questions, please ask, I'll try my best to answer them.
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