[Z06] Callaway Honker question...
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Safety Car
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From: Pasadena, CA
Callaway Honker question...
Looks like a quality piece. However, it looks to me if the car was not moving forward, a lot of heat would rise off the radiator entering the intake, making for a sluggish take off from a traffic light. Even if the fans were running, this location would be the hottest point in the shroud.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Melting Slicks
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From: Mt. Pleasant S.C.
I ran one on my '04 coupe though the summer of 2008. Did not notice anything like that at all. I guess it would have been nice to track my IATs before and after instead of relying on memory and seat of the pants, but kinda late now 
I'll be honest, my current car has a vararam. I'd take that Callaway back in a second.
I'll be honest, my current car has a vararam. I'd take that Callaway back in a second.
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Safety Car
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From: Pasadena, CA
I ran one on my '04 coupe though the summer of 2008. Did not notice anything like that at all. I guess it would have been nice to track my IATs before and after instead of relying on memory and seat of the pants, but kinda late now
I'll be honest, my current car has a vararam. I'd take that Callaway back in a second.
I'll be honest, my current car has a vararam. I'd take that Callaway back in a second.
I currently have a blackwing, but wondering if the honker would be a worthwhile upgrade as far as performance?
Burning Brakes
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From: Loveland CO
Minimal gains at best. If you are in alot of stop and go trafic you migh notice a tiny difference but not enough IMHO to swap. Honker or Haltech is my #1 choice if i where to buy one.. my 04Z had a Breathless performance setup on it when i bought it or i would have a Honker. could consider making a shroud to cover the intake area to keep heat soak out and clean up the engine bay a little and add a scoop on the stock heat shoud to draw in cooler air, kind of like a "C6 Haltech Bee hive" setup.
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Last edited by RedZMonte; Dec 30, 2013 at 09:23 PM.
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Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Pasadena, CA
Minimal gains at best. If you are in alot of stop and go trafic you migh notice a tiny difference but not enough IMHO to swap. Honker or Haltech is my #1 choice if i where to buy one.. my 04Z had a Breathless performance setup on it when i bought it or i would have a Honker. could consider making a shroud to cover the intake area to keep heat soak out and clean up the engine bay a little and add a scoop on the stock heat shoud to draw in cooler air, kind of like a "C6 Haltech Bee hive" setup.
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My '03 Z came with the blackwing. It seems the factory set-up may be best as the filter is covered not allowing hot air?? Of course, the open filters draw more air, but it's hotter which seems counter productive, but what do I know??
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I'm with "RedZMonte". The Halltech Killerbee AIS for C5 is the way to go.
Yeah, it requires a change in calibration but Halltech's stuff works really well. With the Killerbee, I gained perf. on the chassis dyno compared to the Granatelli AIS I had before.
CF doesn't have reviews anymore but I did review it for CAC. Click here.
Yeah, it requires a change in calibration but Halltech's stuff works really well. With the Killerbee, I gained perf. on the chassis dyno compared to the Granatelli AIS I had before.
CF doesn't have reviews anymore but I did review it for CAC. Click here.
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callaway is a first class product, never regretted it and is CARB legal in California. looks stock no water problems and could be modified for more air. discussed it with callaway when i got mine . pm me if you have questions. larry
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Burning Brakes
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I run the Halltech Venom CAI on my C5 Z06 but I ran across this article a while back from GM High-Tech Performance which was quite interesting to say the least.
First-Year Fortification: Intake and exhaust bolt-ons from Callaway yield 20 rwhp on a 2001 Z06
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...aust_bolt_ons/
First-Year Fortification: Intake and exhaust bolt-ons from Callaway yield 20 rwhp on a 2001 Z06
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...aust_bolt_ons/