Quick "cooler air" question...
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Valparaiso Indiana
Quick "cooler air" question...
I've been reading all the threads on the Blackwing, Vararam, Vortex, etc...
to the point of TOTAL CONFUSION
For the average guy with a daily driver, who can't see spending
$250 or more on an aftermarket air cleaner...
should I just leave things the way they are or switch
to a Z06 cover and drill some holes in my fog light bezels?
Will that even make any noticeable difference?
And what is so special about a Z06 cover that I can't
replicate by cutting up my stock cover?
Thanks guys!
to the point of TOTAL CONFUSION
For the average guy with a daily driver, who can't see spending
$250 or more on an aftermarket air cleaner...
should I just leave things the way they are or switch
to a Z06 cover and drill some holes in my fog light bezels?
Will that even make any noticeable difference?
And what is so special about a Z06 cover that I can't
replicate by cutting up my stock cover?
Thanks guys!
Drifting
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From: Lancaster CA
Cruise-In III Veteran
Originally Posted by gotnovette
...For the average guy with a daily driver, who can't see spending
$250 or more on an aftermarket air cleaner...
$250 or more on an aftermarket air cleaner...
If it's just an average daily driver, it should be plenty of fun as is. It depends on what you want out of it.
My 100% stock '03 auto coupe had been running 14.0x at 100MPH in the quarter mile at LACR(high density altitude track in the high desert of So. Cal.). I put only a Blackwing open air cleaner on it and it ran 13.7X at 103MPH at same track. Runs were on different days, but within the same month.
It also dyno'd at LAPD at 318RWHP and 331.8ft-lbs torque. Between the track time improvement and the dyno numbers, the cost of the Blackwing was worth it for me. Other purely stock auto coupes dyno'd the same day at around 290RWHP.
Whatever you decide...just enjoy it.
Le Mans Master
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From: Shiloh Ohio
Unless you do an actual CAI mod, vararam, honker, or something like that you will do just as well with a modified stock box and an K & N. Or do the Zip tie mod. Then modify your fog light shrouds to let in some ambient air.
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by jstyle
zip tie mod???
Le Mans Master
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From: Shiloh Ohio
Originally Posted by diviniti
Pull the front cover off, exposing the filter. use zip ties to zip tie the filter to teh back of the cover so it doesnt flop out.
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I switched to a Z06 airbox, and removed the foglight surrounds. I will be re-dynoing my Vette in about a month. I'll let you know what, if anything it did for me. It feels more responsive.
Race Director
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From: Saint Augustine, FL
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Originally Posted by diviniti
Pull the front cover off, exposing the filter. use zip ties to zip tie the filter to teh back of the cover so it doesnt flop out.