mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 10/06/08 05:43 AM Share Posted 10/06/08 05:43 AM I upgraded my plenum for the simple reason that I want my car making the power as easy as possible as well as having power arrive earlier due to the reasons mentioned above. It also gives me the added benefit that in the event that I did want to go for more power down the track, the car is capable of doing it without purchasing extra hardware.To me reliablity is as much of a conern as the amount of power made and the way it is acheived. Each to their own I suppose. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/46522-aftermarket-plenums/page/2/#findComment-691030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Donating Members 1,725 Member For: 17y 4m 13d Gender: Male Posted 10/06/08 06:19 AM Share Posted 10/06/08 06:19 AM I brought my plenum cause it looked good, creates less strain on the engine, shorter path and to be plumbed in correctly. If you dont want to spend too much just cut the channels out of the std one. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/46522-aftermarket-plenums/page/2/#findComment-691063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 19y 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 10/06/08 07:50 AM Share Posted 10/06/08 07:50 AM There's lots of pro's and cons for plenums, Ive had 3 different styles on my car, and I have the factory one on there now, but that's more of a need to, rather than want to at this stage.Plenty of cars run mid 300s on the stock plenum, and theres plenty of car WITH plenums that run in the mid 300s on the same boost, so if your happy at around 340 the stocker is fine, but if your going for more, a plenum is a must, in that you can run the same boost and gain more power.But remober this will depend on all othe factors... tuner, exhaust, cooler, tuner, ect (tune is a big deciding factor in the outcome).On the other hand, you can fit all of the best flowing intake, IC, plenum, exhaust gear and tune the car on 10psi, it will definatly get over 300wkws with a good tune and be mega safe on the motor, so that would be money well spent on a plenum. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/46522-aftermarket-plenums/page/2/#findComment-691103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
castro7 rob327 Member 227 Member For: 17y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW and Bribie Island QLD Posted 10/06/08 08:49 AM Share Posted 10/06/08 08:49 AM A completely non-technical observation... aswell as the shorteneing of the piping... I'd also expect some of the benefit to come from the throttle body and piping not being ontop of the shi7 hot motor... so a more effecient design both in the shape, placement, and heat exposure... just guessing Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/46522-aftermarket-plenums/page/2/#findComment-691154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/06/08 12:35 PM Share Posted 10/06/08 12:35 PM I think once you hit 300+rwkw, they are worth it for getting some extra power with less boost. Mine also made a big difference in the economy, so I think it will soon pay for itself. Very pleased with mine, but I wouldn't say it's 100% necessary. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/46522-aftermarket-plenums/page/2/#findComment-691314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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