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Old 02-18-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by taskforcefreddy View Post
Actually, a plastic intake manifold is a great idea... about a tenth of the weight, holds pressure fine... dissipates heat better than aluminum. Subaru has been doing it for years and I'm suprised more manufacturers haven't done it.

Now Nitrous+plastic intake may result in not so positive results.... especially when you have a cheap *** dry kit that seeps gas into your your intake at idle resulting in a mild explosion under the hood.
How much weight would it save compared to aluminum though.
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