Just installed JLP's sheet metal intake on my built KB motor. Mods as follows:
New Ford crank with oiling mods
Billet Crower rods
CP custom pistons with ceramic barrier coating
Stage II cams by Crower to Dante's specs
Fully ported heads, titanium retainers, ported intake manifold
KB blower
JLP intake
Accufab t.b.
SCT Big Air MAF
SCT Pro Racer tuning
Bassani cat-back
Just got 1200 miles on the combo. Had a C&L intake installed with the new engine. With the swap from the C&L intake to the sheet metal JLP I picked up 1 psi of boost with the above mods. That tells me that even the C&L intake is still restrictive on a built KB motor and the factory intake is really restrictive.
Just an fyi. The install is pretty straightforward, but try as I may the blower must be removed. I actually got the C&L intake off and three of the four adaptor plate bolts off the KB with the blower in place. But I finally figured it would be impossible to install the JLP piece without removing the blower anyway. Mine has the new machined area for firewall clearance, but the firewall still hit on the rear of the plenum anyway. Slight denting with a piece of round aluminum stock and a hammer and all was well. The fit overall was nice, all the plumbing bolts up as normal. I had a slight mis-match between the EGR tube and valve but loosening the EGR valve itself at the intake allowed everything to bolt up.
For you who love to hear the blower, this intake ups the noise quite noticeably! It is a lot louder at part throttle which is cool. Add in the 1 psi of boost I gained over the C&L unit plus the fact that the intakes are on sale this month, and it was a win-win situation for me.
Jody
New Ford crank with oiling mods
Billet Crower rods
CP custom pistons with ceramic barrier coating
Stage II cams by Crower to Dante's specs
Fully ported heads, titanium retainers, ported intake manifold
KB blower
JLP intake
Accufab t.b.
SCT Big Air MAF
SCT Pro Racer tuning
Bassani cat-back
Just got 1200 miles on the combo. Had a C&L intake installed with the new engine. With the swap from the C&L intake to the sheet metal JLP I picked up 1 psi of boost with the above mods. That tells me that even the C&L intake is still restrictive on a built KB motor and the factory intake is really restrictive.
Just an fyi. The install is pretty straightforward, but try as I may the blower must be removed. I actually got the C&L intake off and three of the four adaptor plate bolts off the KB with the blower in place. But I finally figured it would be impossible to install the JLP piece without removing the blower anyway. Mine has the new machined area for firewall clearance, but the firewall still hit on the rear of the plenum anyway. Slight denting with a piece of round aluminum stock and a hammer and all was well. The fit overall was nice, all the plumbing bolts up as normal. I had a slight mis-match between the EGR tube and valve but loosening the EGR valve itself at the intake allowed everything to bolt up.
For you who love to hear the blower, this intake ups the noise quite noticeably! It is a lot louder at part throttle which is cool. Add in the 1 psi of boost I gained over the C&L unit plus the fact that the intakes are on sale this month, and it was a win-win situation for me.
Jody