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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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Looks like there are couple different variations of the aftermarket powerducts. Breathless, Halltech, WestCoast...

And the price variance is pretty big too, amongst the fiberglass, carbon fiber, etc..

Need input on which duct everyone selected. Criteria: Price? Looks? Perf?

Thanks for your input
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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I bought the Carbon Fiber power duct from Corvette Garage. I bought it for strictly cosmetic reasons and didn't really worry too much about performance gains... I believe I got it for like 279.00.

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Power ducts are an apparance mod only, no HP. Get whatever one you like.
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Originally Posted by SGT. PYLE
Power ducts are an apparance mod only, no HP. Get whatever one you like.

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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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I don't know what magazine I saw it in but the Callaway honker is suposed to get some serious hp increases. I saw one on a car in Bowling Green and the owner "claimed" over 30 hp.
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Originally Posted by SGT. PYLE
Power ducts are an apparance mod only, no HP. Get whatever one you like.

Yep, just put my Westcoast coupler and duct on yesterday, plain balck in color, $150. Could no longer stand the ugly stock set up connected to my Hurricane.
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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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Just got one to put on. Not expecting any HP gain but it just looks better.
Half the fun of a Vette is how the engine looks.
Great stock, can only get better with Mods.


BTW,
does everthing have to be removed when painting. The above Lemans blue engine looks great.
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