Northwest GT

What do you guys think about the new FRPP intake? Worthwhile for an N/A engine? Will it need a re-tune?

WaltM

All kinds of opinions here...

https://themustangsource.com/showthread.php?t=481118

Northwest GT

Lots of opinions for sure, but I hope somebody does a good baseline comparison of, let's say...stock vs stock + the intake. I may give a call to the FRPP hotline. Their folks have always been pretty helpful to me in the past.

Bullitt995

You won't find that comparison. Bottom line, unless you're a fairly high HP car, it's not worth the money for you.

2kanchoo

Or if you have lots of money and just like the looks over stock. If I had the cash to blow I'd buy a black crinkle one along with matching valvecovers just for the looks.

WaltM

The heads/cams/intake combo is really cool, but I can get a Vortech for about $700.00 less.

forensicsteve

How about heads/cams/intake + forced induction for really cool combo

AGBULLIT

Check this out!

http://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-raci...5-2010/p/PP55/

WaltM

Much better. Any HP numbers?

2kanchoo

Shouldn't a package be a deal? You can buy all three seperately for the same price. It should be no more than 1500 for the package IMO.

AGBULLIT

If the intake and throttle body can get up to a gain of 40HP and the cams alone can get a gain of 30HP (without the Ford Racing heads, 50 HP with) then it should be good for a total 70+HP. This is in harmony with the fact that the package that has the same parts including the Ford Racing heads is supposed to make a gain of 100+ HP. We need someone with the Ford Racing cams to add the throttle body and intake and dyno their car.

WaltM

You can probably get a BBK or Granatelli TB and Brenspeed Detroit Rocker cams, but you'd still be $1600.00 +, Btw, I assume that a new tune is necessary as well.

2kanchoo

There's no way the intake and tb gain even close to 40hp on a na car. Not even half that. maybe 15 hp.

2kanchoo

I know I just mean when a company puts a "package deal" together, it should be cheaper to buy than each part seperately. IE when you get a cai/tuner/tune package it's cheaper than buying each part by itself.

WaltM

I did price the parts. Comp Cams are $659.00-$699.00. Every FRPP dealer is at $599.00 for the intake and TBs go $399.00 +. I even looked at the C&L intake and thats $100.00+ more than the Ford.

I like to save money like the next guy, but I checked and it looks like Ford has done their marketing homework.

2kanchoo

ok. They are selling it for 1750. Cams = 700, tb = 525, manifold = 525, total = 1750. So you save absolutely nothing by buying that "package" over each part seperately. That's my entire point. When a company puts a "package" together it should be cheaper than each part seperately because you are making a bigger total purchase. Hence my belief it shouldn't cost much more than 1500.

Edit: Just cause frpp etc has the parts at a listed price doesn't mean that's how much you have to pay. (the frpp cams are retail 849 and i got em for 700 new.)

Maybe I'm just a tightwad. But I think 1500 sounds a lot better.

WaltM

Not a tightwad at all. Just being as smart as you can be w/your money.