Any T/A owners de-baffle the hood (and measure results)?

[VTC_WS6]

Just wondering if anybody else with a WS6 has debaffled the hood and noted the difference in your logs? I honestly didn't think I notice anything but I actually noted a solid 3-4% swing lean in the LTFT while crusing, enough to where I need to add a splash to the MAF just to prevent excess enrichment during PE transition. Anybody esle notice this much additional air from such a simple mod?

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[joecar]

Hi VTC,

I de-baffled, but I kept the plastic honeycomb grills... I didn't notice a consistent difference (I'll have to go back and re-analyze my logs)... I did notice the air filter gets very dirty very quickly... of the 3 baffle pieces, I think I'll reinstall the longer straight rear piece.


You wouldn't happen to know if anyone makes wire mesh grills (similar to the headlight rally style mesh you could get for older cars) for the hood openings and the fender/side openings...?

Cheers
Joe