1K C5

4.2 V8 40v biturbo - 450 bhp
4.2 V8 40v biturbo - 480 bhp (plus)
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1K C5

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Re: 1K C5

Post by Jayjay101 » Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:08 pm

Good god!!! Good to know the standard air box is up to the job


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Re: 1K C5

Post by Jayjay101 » Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:09 pm


Also is this the 1st one past a 1000?


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Re: 1K C5

Post by Jayjay101 » Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:02 pm

Jayjay101 wrote:Good god!!! Good to know the standard air box is up to the job


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I take that back as the tops off it!


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Re: 1K C5

Post by Ajc » Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:45 am

Jayjay101 wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:02 pm
Jayjay101 wrote:Good god!!! Good to know the standard air box is up to the job


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I take that back as the tops off it!


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The stock air box is very restrictive sadly, I'm working on a higher airflow set up at the moment.
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Re: 1K C5

Post by Ben_r1 » Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:40 pm

There’s a video somewhere of a C5 on the dyno and you can see the airbox lid collapsing in on itself from the vacuum. That would suggest to me it’s very restrictive.

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