R32 Gtst Intake Plenum

[dmac_25]

Hi all,

Just want to know if anyone has used the forward facing plenums off ebay and what the quality is like?

Also was there many mods to get them to fit?

Would it be better to go say a plazman or a RIPS one from new zealand?

That what they look like if your not sure what i mean any info would be great.

Thanks Guys and Girls

[r33wannabeme]

i have personally talked to the people on ebay selling this one he said the only modification is you have to bed the water pipe and showed me where on a pic. then about a week later he is selling the plenums with the modified water pipes. i currently dont have the money to shell out for one of these. a buddy of mine bought one of the jun ripoff ones from ebay not from pnt_performance and he said it costed another 1200 to have a shop modify it to make it work. its up to you if you wanna try it. i would personally buy from pnt_performance when im ready to purchase my manifold tho. unless the ausies have some proven aftermarket ones that are redily availiable and they know from expierience they are good.

[Psymon]

If it makes any difference i spoke to RIPS a week or 2 ago and they won't be making any for a few months.

[MADGT4]

Unless your planning on making 300rwkw from your RB20 then a front facing plenum provides no gains.

I mean it does give you minimal if any top end... But it has been proven time and time again that a front facing plenum on an RB20 actually hinders the response/what little low down the car has.

IMO your money could be spent else where.

[dmac_25]

Thanks guys,

I will be aiming for 300at the treads i did a head gasket in it and im pulling the engine out and giving her some forgies ive got a bigger hyper gear turbo for her and some nismo injectors and going to put tomei cams in it.

The main reason i want to get rid of the cross over is the space issue it looks neater and the pipes dont pass the engine twice the less pipe and bends the better.

[MADGT4]

300atw?

And its still going to be an RB20?

Not an RB22 or RB24 or anything?

[dmac_25]

Its going to have oversize pistons in it ive got a mate 290rwkw stock internal 31

[Wheezy]

Ku Engineering (Very similar to the one you have pictured)

and yes the bottom metal hose needs cutting and welding, I learnt that the hard way

[1400r]

local guy is claiming 30rwkw from forward facing style plenum

Im calling bullshit lol

[Wheezy]

I reckon the "power gains" are all ass dribble too, I just loved the bling factor and I wanted short ass intercooler piping and what not.

I can change injectors with ease now (not that I plan to change them often), and spark plugs don't require me to move intercooler piping, bov etc. Last but not least it looks the business.

Call it wank factor, Call it what you want. At the end of the day each to their own

[MADGT4]

local guy is claiming 30rwkw from forward facing style plenum

Im calling bullshit lol

:lol:

Good ol Adelaide... We're never short of em ay.

[Wheezy]

:lol:

Good ol Adelaide... We're never short of em ay.

At least its not a claim from WA....where they get 220rwkw out of stock RB20DET injectors, and 200rwkw out of stock silvertop RB20DET turbos....

[grandmasterb]

At least its not a claim from WA....where they get 220rwkw out of stock RB20DET injectors, and 200rwkw out of stock silvertop RB20DET turbos....

I was making 205rwks from stock injectors and AFM and you only have to read through a few threads here with people pushing 200+ from stock injectors.

Sure its not healthy hence me going 550's and a Z32 with the new set up

Dont waste your time and money on a forward facing plenum if you ask me, there are 1000000 of people running the stock plenum with big numbers and no problems with clearance issues.

If you are going to run one then do yourself a favour and talk to Kemp

[STATUS]

Ku Engineering (Very similar to the one you have pictured)

and yes the bottom metal hose needs cutting and welding, I learnt that the hard way

haha it lives, does it make noise yet..... stop posting and make noise.

[dmac_25]

Thanks guys think i will just change the standard pipe to one that runs up past the oil cap im not a fan of the cold intake pipe going across the engine twice

[Wheezy]

haha it lives, does it make noise yet..... stop posting and make noise.

LOL....Just gotta finish the cooler piping (waiting on my stainless pipes) then its time to wire the E-Manage and start the bugger (I dont think the std computer will like the Z32 AFM and 550cc injectors too much)

[STR8E180]

I will be aiming for 300at the treads

i personally wouldnt be looking at a plenum i would be looking for a different engine

any turbo u put on a RB20 to try and make 300kw is going to be laggy as hell

ive got a 2L sr20 making over 300kw and it still spools up faster then any RB20 making near 300kw

[bubba]

RB30 FTW!

I would like to hear any experiences with this plenum though.. thinking about going forward facing plenum at some point to gain some more bonnet clearance..

[esky_mad]

legend01 makes 301kw atw from memory using a GT3040 and stock cross over pipe

then again it is a rb21.

im using a custom top half (not a cut and shut) with stock runners.

1st off though buy a garrett or trust turbo, rather than spending the money on a fancy plenum.

[bubba]

The standard 25DE manifold I have has been proven to flow enough for 460rwhp, unfortunately my bonnet doesn't quite close properly.. hence the need to gain more clearance