Anyone who was saying that Vararam doesn't do much is flat out wrong!! I just drove my car finally after putting in the Vararam, thermostat, fan controller, hot water bypass, and smooth air coupler. It pulls much harder from 3 to 6 grand!!! Big difference!!! I love it!!! I cant wait to get my headers and pipes!! I want to see what that'll do!! I will dyno it in a couple of days so I know the gains the exhaust gives me.
http://www.americanmusclepics.com :steering:

 

Sounds good. Yeah the Vararam is really supposed to make a difference once you build up speed. Happy for ya :cheers:

 

:iagree: :thumbs:

 

Did you take any photos of the install? Which filter are you using? If you are using the K&N, I would love to see a photo of the K&N sitting in it's housing. I am trying to do a cross from the K&N to the greenfilter.

Can anyone measure the filter housing size for me (internal so I can figure the filter out)?

 

I love my Vararam too. Was wondering, has anyone seen their new filter? I thought they were coming out with one, or, had introduced one...or, did I imagine this? I am using the race filter at present. I do agree that it is a great product.
Joe :steering:

 

Never forget it can also suck water if you take the car wading in water that is too deep. There have been several hydrolocks with Vararam reported on the forum. So remember the added minus that goes with the pluses.

 

VaraRam has also sucked up some good ET's for me :D :cheers:

 

:thumbs: Roger" did you have your car Dyno tuned with LS1 edit after install? :confused: :seeya

 

DM,

Not surprised, the Vararam really shines at higher RPM and higher speeds!

Les

 

:bs

I have never seen that on this forum with VARARAM.

 

Then you missed the post where the guy had a rod that was bent 15 degrees before it snapped clean in half and happily gouged straight through the cylinder. :eek:

 

Check my sig. I have just about the exact setup as you, but with headers, but not a Z06. The gears, flywheel/PP went after I did my dyno that has the numbers posted. What you see there is about 400 crank hp, and 410 crank torque. That's slightly less than a stock Z for hp and quite a bit more torque. Hopefully you will see those numbers + 30hp/tq or better when you add the headers. :thumbs:


[Modified by ArKay99, 12:21 PM 1/16/2004]

 

"Roger, did you have your car Dyno tuned with LS1 edit after install?"


Cedric, no, not yet. After the head swap, the only tuning we did was when we had our battery going south during the session and were getting squirrelly results. The next day, we ran that string of tens. We really need to go and spend some time looking at what the situation is now. I would like to run a few more times at the track (do some track tuning) and then do some dyno tuning. However, as you know, the roll bars came, they are in the garage now and the interior is spread all over the floor. So it looks like the next time we run, we will have a little extra weight on board.

But, as you know, we really need to look at it before too long. We have made too many changes now and need to see where we are at.



[Modified by RWhite, 11:31 AM 1/16/2004]

 

That wasn't vararam. That was the vortex. :D

 

the vortex has a 100% better chance to Hydrolock than the Vararam...


All you have to do is bury the rubber air dam and it will scoop water directly into the Vortex..Like a slab of cheese coming off the slicer :D


You have to bury the nose for a Vram Lock.. In that case you are a dumazz and deserve it.

 

Don't think so.


[Modified by 90 droptop, 10:45 AM 1/16/2004]

 

All the photos are my site http://www.americanmusclepics.com
click on my car and scrolll down :D

 

There was a thread about a guy who hydro locked his engine running the VR and his insurance paid for the whole repair. :eek: Never new insurance would do that, maybe they never new THE REST OF THE STORY :D

 

 

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=649036 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=618194

Going back to March of this year these are the two posts about hydrolock that I could find, despite being asked several times there is no mention on the brand of the one that the system was not stock, and the other it is unknown who made it (stock or not).

That is how these stories get started. I have seen posts some time ago about hydrolock - and it was a Halltech TRIC system (since discontinued for that reason). The TRIC drew air from below the bumper area so was more prone to it, but even with all the systems they sold I only saw the one post, and that was a long time ago.

If someone has the thread about a hydrolock with a Vararam (or Vortex for that matter) post it and prove it.

Like others have said you would have to earn the dumb ASZ of the world award to hydrolock a Vararam equipped motor. Even on my lowered car the bottom of the inlet is 7" above pavement, so the "puddle" has to be over 7" deep, and hit with enough force to go vertical almost 3', through a filter, over a bridge and into the throttle body and THEN while that was going on the owner not having enough common sense to kill the motor.

Urban myths are hard to shake, so with all the satisfied Vararam users out there, many in very wet climates, let me see a single legitimate post that it happened, and how. Otherwise I say :bs .

Les

[Modified by ZO6Les, 2:47 PM 1/16/2004]


[Modified by ZO6Les, 6:13 PM 1/16/2004]