As Steve mentioned, I was running a different intake than the Needswings I originally had on. I had a modified AMG/SRT factory intake (even down to the paper filters) and the back-end was opened up with some filter material sandwiched in... basically, a C3-style intake.



Supercharger sounds AWESOME and the looks are certainly there, but the performance simply does not cut the mustard. I was noticing nearly a half-second loss up top from the air starvation. On the run above, my 60' was decent (not great) but keep in mind I'm running 275 street tires. The other runs I had were rubbish, I boogered the 60' on both (2.194 and 2.087) and that of course affected the times.

Last night was a research night for me. I had a feeling the "pretty" intake would cost me some time, but had no clue it was so detrimental. Butt-dyno felt great, but it's clear my haunches aren't calibrated to detect .400 seconds difference. Interesting thing on the 12.6 run, the car matched my PB trap speed... 111

The car simply pulls better across the entire range with the Needswings single. I will have to relinquish my OEM classy look, but the proof is in the pudding. It totally kills the car.

Had a blast either way though. Probably won't race again until the fall, as I know that a re-installation of the NW single will put me right back to where I was in March with my 12.3 run... no sense beating on the car in summer to see what I already know. Focus now switches to suspension and braking, so I can be ready to tackle the Dragon.