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http://www.corvettemods.com/C6-Corve...m_p_11757.html Any member here running this intake? I have purchased an AFE stock intake dry filter which in car at moment. Am wondering if and how much better this intake is or is not?
I'm running a Calloway Honker CAI. I like it, car has a little more get up and go from stock. As far as I'm concerned, All are pretty much the same and are $100 - $200 north or south of $400.
Last edited by KenVette57; Dec 26, 2015 at 03:23 PM.
The fastest C5 and C6's non forced induction run Vararam. It is a true cold air intake. Also ram air. I was getting almost a half second off my 1/4 mile times with the Vararam. Really should get a tune with it. You can buy a pre-cut shroud, and find great deals on vararam. Just gotta shop around.
Best performance is no filter. Best filtration is OEM. Everything else is a compromise. Choose your priorities on the compromise scale.
BTW, Vararam will accept higher filtration paper filters with a slight loss of power capability. Most other intakes (CAI or non-CAI) lack that ability.
Best performance is no filter. Best filtration is OEM. Everything else is a compromise. Choose your priorities on the compromise scale.
BTW, Vararam will accept higher filtration paper filters with a slight loss of power capability. Most other intakes (CAI or non-CAI) lack that ability.
Opinion seems to favor your opinion, from what I've read on the later model Corvette C-6, in stock form that is Save the money for something else.
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Opinion seems to favor your opinion, from what I've read on the later model Corvette C-6, in stock form that is Save the money for something else.
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Originally Posted by Proud Owner
I am kinda thinking the same. I bought an AFE dry drop in filter. I will only go with a CAI if it does what it says it will
Since I've only had the OEM, the OEM with a propped shroud, and the Vararam CAI to use for comparison at the dragstrip, I can state without doubt the Vararam is easily the performance leader. That Vararam is the overwhelming choice of the quickest NA cars on the performance list, it speaks for itself. Dyno comparisons are worthless for intakes, since the car is stationary. If performance is not your goal, then pick something else that fits your appearance requirements or stay OEM.
My issue with Varam is the location of the inlet. It is VERY low and thus the can should not be driven in heavy rain at least in my opinion.
I'm running an AirAid
Originally Posted by Proud Owner
Very good point.
Rain, even torrential rain, is not a problem, since the volume is not great enough to cause hydrolock. Driving on flooded streets and in deep standing water is the problem. You have to use caution and common sense.
I made up a simple shield in the event I ever get in a situation that could be trouble. It's not a guarantee, but far far better than nothing.
Rain, even torrential rain, is not a problem, since the volume is not great enough to cause hydrolock. Driving on flooded streets and in deep standing water is the problem. You have to use caution and common sense.
I made up a simple shield in the event I ever get in a situation that could be trouble. It's not a guarantee, but far far better than nothing.
"I was riding in a friends C6 ZO6 equipped with a Vararam. As he passed a tractor trailer, it went thru a standing body of water on the highway shooting a large spray of water which the vararam sucked up and shut us down in a hearbeat! Yes, hydrolock is real."
Posts like that (on this forum) is why I avoid Vararam.
The whole "CAI" term eludes me, you take an after market type VS the OEM and put them in the same location with no other modifications, so where does the air come from, the engine compartment Which is hot air, unless you do some kind of custom ducting right, so what are you gaining ???
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The whole "CAI" term eludes me, you take an after market type VS the OEM and put them in the same location with no other modifications, so where does the air come from, the engine compartment Which is hot air, unless you do some kind of custom ducting right, so what are you gaining ???
NSF
CAI = COLD Air Intake. COLD meaning not underhood air.
See the pics to find where the COLD air enters. http://vararam.com/sc1.html
Best CAI
Save the money for something else.
Which is hot air, unless you do some kind of custom ducting right, so what are you gaining ???
