Rotrex with Flat top or Skunk 2?
12-13-2023, 05:51 PM
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Rotrex with Flat top or Skunk 2?
Hey guys, new to this forum and thank you! I'm just starting a NB build for AutoX. Going with a Rotrex C30-84 and trying to decide between flat top intake and Skunk 2 amongst a million other things that go through my head at 2:08 AM. I saw some past stuff about this with turbo but not SC
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12-13-2023, 09:46 PM
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They're equal in power gains, if you have a 94-97 head, you have no choice and I'd recommend the S2. If you have a NB head, I'd recommend the square top for ease of install, fitment, throttle body location is OE, and all the PCV/booster ports are where they're supposed to be. And power potential is equal between the S2/square top in my experience. About the biggest mod I do to square tops is drill/tap the back of the upper half for 1/8NPT for a dedicated ECU MAP port.
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12-27-2023, 07:14 AM
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They're equal in power gains, if you have a 94-97 head, you have no choice and I'd recommend the S2. If you have a NB head, I'd recommend the square top for ease of install, fitment, throttle body location is OE, and all the PCV/booster ports are where they're supposed to be. And power potential is equal between the S2/square top in my experience. About the biggest mod I do to square tops is drill/tap the back of the upper half for 1/8NPT for a dedicated ECU MAP port.
I'm new RE this mod (old school Chevy V8 guy) - Any pic / thread link of where you tapped the Square Top for teh ECU MAP port?
Thanks, SA
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12-27-2023, 11:05 AM
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Not sure a pic is needed, there’s a large vertical surface on the back of the removable upper half. I drilled and tapped it for 1/8npt, use a 1/8npt to 3/16 (or whatever size you need) brass hose barb fitting.
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12-27-2023, 12:13 PM
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My flat top only has one vacuum port by the throttle body, beyond the little ones I keep tied together (this seems to drain any blow by out of a cavity that otherwise collects oil). I use that single port for the BOV. After that it just seemed easy enough to drill/tap for another. I still T the FPR reference off it.
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12-28-2023, 05:17 PM
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I'm a big fan of drilling and tapping a couple 1/8" npt threads and installing hose barb fittings for boost gauges/wastegate/etc. It's such a cleaner install than a bunch of tees or a vacuum dist block and should be more responsive.
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