Which intake manifold should I get?
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From: Alabaster AL
I just need throttle body, intake manifold, heads, and cam.
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St. Jude Donor '12
I would just get and use a stock ls6, unless you are trying to suck every last bit of power out of the setup. It is a big cost jump from an ls6 to a fast 102
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From: Rockledge FL
i have seen people post well over 500 hp dyno charts with the ls6 intake here. use the ungodly amount of money the fast 102 and throttle body, not to mention the new fuel rails as well as the pain in the *** factor for install and get a set of good heads.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
I pulled the LS6 and stock 85mm TB and went to the LSX 102 and a 90mm LS2 TB. All I can tell you right now is from about 3500 rpm up it's a beast and I can tell I'm getting on the edge of over powering my clutch.
I'm running 243 heads that AI did some mild work on with a custom cam with only .600 lift.
I don't understand why everyone is complaining about price. The intake sells for about the same price as the LSX 92 did. You don't have to buy a top of the line TB either. You can find brand new LS2 tb's for a little over $200 and I would think if you went with either LSX intake you would replace the tb anyway.
I did replace my motor mounts with the urethane and that was one of the best mods I ever did.
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I tune mine with HPTuners and haven't had it on a dyno yet.
I pulled the LS6 and stock 85mm TB and went to the LSX 102 and a 90mm LS2 TB. All I can tell you right now is from about 3500 rpm up it's a beast and I can tell I'm getting on the edge of over powering my clutch.
I'm running 243 heads that AI did some mild work on with a custom cam with only .600 lift.
I don't understand why everyone is complaining about price. The intake sells for about the same price as the LSX 92 did. You don't have to buy a top of the line TB either. You can find brand new LS2 tb's for a little over $200 and I would think if you went with either LSX intake you would replace the tb anyway.
I did replace my motor mounts with the urethane and that was one of the best mods I ever did.
I pulled the LS6 and stock 85mm TB and went to the LSX 102 and a 90mm LS2 TB. All I can tell you right now is from about 3500 rpm up it's a beast and I can tell I'm getting on the edge of over powering my clutch.
I'm running 243 heads that AI did some mild work on with a custom cam with only .600 lift.
I don't understand why everyone is complaining about price. The intake sells for about the same price as the LSX 92 did. You don't have to buy a top of the line TB either. You can find brand new LS2 tb's for a little over $200 and I would think if you went with either LSX intake you would replace the tb anyway.
I did replace my motor mounts with the urethane and that was one of the best mods I ever did.
Don't you have to replace all your fuel rail crap too with the 102 ? What was the total bill on teh swap.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
I do all my own work including tuning so I was only out for the cost of parts. I sold my stock intake and tb so the total cost wasn't too bad.
Last edited by printmanjackson; Jan 30, 2012 at 08:09 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
here is a forum sponsor that sells this intake at a great price
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ls7-truck.html
you can buy a brand new LS2 TB on the auction site for $277 shipped. It is sold from a GM dealer
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ls7-truck.html
you can buy a brand new LS2 TB on the auction site for $277 shipped. It is sold from a GM dealer
Last edited by printmanjackson; Jan 28, 2012 at 02:44 PM.
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here is a forum sponsor that sells this intake at a great price
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ls7-truck.html
you can buy a brand new LS2 TB on the auction site for $277 shipped. It is sold from a GM dealer
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ls7-truck.html
you can buy a brand new LS2 TB on the auction site for $277 shipped. It is sold from a GM dealer
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I don't understand why everyone is complaining about price. The intake sells for about the same price as the LSX 92 did. You don't have to buy a top of the line TB either. You can find brand new LS2 tb's for a little over $200 and I would think if you went with either LSX intake you would replace the tb anyway.
I did replace my motor mounts with the urethane and that was one of the best mods I ever did.[/QUOTE]
.........ls2 fuel rail
I did replace my motor mounts with the urethane and that was one of the best mods I ever did.[/QUOTE]
.........ls2 fuel rail
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and a Shaner throttle body. The only thing a high priced intake
will do --I will lose some low end torque and a $1000.
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From: Rockledge FL
proof positive that unless your next meal is a direct result of whether or not you dial in the quickest time, the 102 may just not be needed.