CrazyKZ-777

What is your opinion of Cold Air Intakes? I've often put them on "other" cars and noted some improvement in response.
Which brand do you recommend for the base C6? I've always gone with K&N. Recommendations?

Thanks
KZ

Not So Fast

JMHO but all I've seen has been advise saying don't waste your money
NSF

HOXXOH

If you want a CAI (Cold Air Intake) for power performance reasons, then Vararam is used on more NA LS2/3 10 second cars than any other brand. If you want a bit more power performance while having the best filtration, then stay with the stock LS3 filter and do the $2 shroud prop mod.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1584921626

The K&N is neither a CAI nor filters as good as the stock filter.

timd38

Search is your friend. Lots of threads on it going back for 10 years..

CrazyKZ-777

Thanks for the advise. I guess I'll just save my $.

KZ

lebvette

jrose7004

Seems to have been a much more popular mod in C5's than it is in C6's.

0aFe POWER

We are soon releasing this all new intake system for the C6 corvette's

http://afepower.com/shop/details_new...=C6&brandID=53

ls1121

It's popular with me, I made my own. A CAI actually needs to draw in air from outside the engine compartment, most of the others are just filters and not very good filters at that.

Dirk Miller

As for California C6’s, we are limited to not using headers in this state. Here they are not smog legal on our cars. Even knowing this, I put on a Calaway honker which uses the
K & N filter and did not expect any jump in power. I was correct; 386 rear wheel HP on a dynojet with my 2008 LS3. Then I swapped my exhaust manifolds for C6 Z06 manifolds. This also included the Z06 cats and H-tube. I did not change out my NPP stock exhaust tips but after an engine map, the power jumped to 424 at the rear. The dyno guys were impressed. Plus the sound is noticeably different and with no drone on the highway. This is an inexpensive way to increase power for a lot less money than headers. I know others are doing this too.

Timothy Barth

I had a K&n on my car and noticed no increase in performance at all. Took it off and sold it for half of what I paid for it and went back to stock.

Mr.Nubain

The Vararam is top dog when it comes to the CAI. It's not too bad to put in and it works. You can feel the difference, especially on the highway on nice cool nights. It's amazing on the highway when it's in the high 50's-low 60's, it just screams. I have the LS2.

CrazyKZ-777

But I live in Texas...enough said.

KZ

HOXXOH

If you had filled out your profile more than just gender, then maybe his advice would be different.

Big ol 68

My vette came with a vararam already on it. It works. The IAT's are good. Also like previously stated, rolling on the highway on a cool night, floor it, you'll feel it and hear it.

Mr.Nubain

You still have cool winters, summer your under the hood air's probably cooler than the outside air

CrazyKZ-777

That is so true!