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Which of all these intakes sounds the best and has the loudest throatiest tone?? Please help me out as i have no idea and i know you guys do!! thanks...
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so which one is it does anyone know??
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Which of all these intakes sounds the best and has the loudest throatiest tone?? Please help me out as i have no idea and i know you guys do!! thanks...
I haven't been concerned with induction noise since I was running carburetors... Nothing like hearing those secondaries open up. Considering where the air intake is on a C5, you might be challenged to hear induction noise over a good catback.....let alone headers.
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I haven't been concerned with induction noise since I was running carburetors... Nothing like hearing those secondaries open up. Considering where the air intake is on a C5, you might be challenged to hear induction noise over a good catback.....let alone headers.
k and n has never let me down but are the other ones better or louder you think??
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k and n has never let me down but are the other ones better or louder you think??
I honestly couldn't say. I had a blackwing before I went FI. If it did provide more induction noise, I certainly never heard it over my Corsa Pace Car at WOT.

It's just not a question I've seen asked. Most people care about how an air intake flows, not sounds. All the sound questions I see are related to the exhaust.

Good luck..
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Any air intake that increases in sound over the factory air box will have to be an open element intake...which means it's not a true cold air intake.

The two most popular (and best performing) cold air intakes are the Vararam and the Callaway Honker. I have the honker, but neither of them are noisey...they just put down more RWHP.
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im thinking the halltech stinger is the one for the most noise??!!??!!? I dont care about power it's already sick enough fast for me!!
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I'm speechless.
Next, neon's in the intake. I swear, that's the next trend.














Seriously, I put a Halltech on my Z06, and I didn't hear anything different. Nothing. Nada. Really don't care. It's the exit end that makes all the sweet noise.
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If you can hear your intake your exhaust is way too quiet!
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