Wow! Another SEMA show and another year of MSD dropping a major product release on the world. This year, that product is the new MSD Atomic AirForce intake manifolds for GM LS and LT series engines . MSD’s development team used some of the most advanced modeling and design techniques known to man to come up with a design that has shown some major gains in power not only on their own dyno, but on the dynos at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering as well. The two piece polymer intake manifold allows super easy access for porting both the bottom and the “top” of the intake. Of course by “the top” we mean the awesome bell-mouthed runners that provide a nearly straight shot to the valve, delivering loads of air right where its needed. Lightweight and strong, we asked MSD if this was a suitable package for accepting boost and they responded that the design will respond very favorably to boost and it is just as strong or stronger as other competitors on the market. We couldn’t nail them down on a maximum boost number but they said that the piece is just as strong as what’s out there now and will serve the needs of the vast majority of street boosted applications.

The intake can accept up to a 103mm throttle body as well as stock or aftermarket fuel rails. If you want to you can even use the MSD Atomic LS fuel rails to complete the package. Oh, and for you nitrous guys, there are bosses already integrated into the intake manifold that just need to be tapped for your nozzles and you can spray until your little heart’s delight. How’s that for covering the bases. NA, nitrous, and boost are all part of the program with the MSD Atomic AirForce intake.

To be specific, there are models and part numbers available for the following engines: LS1, 2, 3, 6, 7, L99, and the new LT1 series. When asked of the price point for the product MSD told us that it would be priced competitively with other performance LS and LT series intakes on the market today. Take that for what you will and we’ll keep an eye out on pricing as those details are released.

Once again MSD Performance has come to the show with something to brag about. They’ve made this a habit over the last several years and each time it has led to a real success story for the company. Don’t worry…we’ve already begged them for one to test and believe it or not, they agreed! Stay tuned, this is going to be fun.

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