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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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Vararam has a new airbridge for C5's that's made to allow for moving the MAF to in front of the TB. What was interesting is that the 100mm MAF butts right up to the airbridge and has the same size opening, whereas the other bridges I've used had openings smaller than the 100mm's. You can also heat the end of the bridge and insert the MAF, which is what I ended up doing. It fits really well in a C5 with the LS7 engine.
It idles smoother and feels more responsive. Patrick at Vararam says it will improve times by a tenth. We shall see!
If it doesn't it still looks good and for certain idles better.

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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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I just bought it but have not installed yet, but i bought mere for looks tho.
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I just bought it but have not installed yet, but i bought mere for looks tho.
I like the look. It's sleek.
If it takes a more than a 1/2 hour to install it's too long.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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Where can I buy just the bridge & MAF relocator?
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Where can I buy just the bridge & MAF relocator?
http://www.vararam.com/products.html

You can call and ask for Patrick.
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gojo,
Thank you very much. I just posted on LS1TECH that I wasn't going to do anything about the MAF and just let it be @ 570 rwhp. Now you have me ready to do it after all. You can paypal me the 300.00+ dollars you just convinced me to spend. LOL
Seriously though, THANKS.
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Originally Posted by JASON99FRC
gojo,
Thank you very much. I just posted on LS1TECH that I wasn't going to do anything about the MAF and just let it be @ 570 rwhp. Now you have me ready to do it after all. You can paypal me the 300.00+ dollars you just convinced me to spend. LOL
Seriously though, THANKS.
Check with Bruce at Powermax. You can save some $ on a 100mm.
http://www.powrmax.com/

fwiw: my dyno after the 100mm
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/perf...ith-100mm.html

My track times and MPH seem to indicate more power than the dyno shows.

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