Ported Ls6 Intake Vs Fast?
Le Mans Master
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From: Tampa Florida
Originally Posted by shurite44
I can not find that thread in the parts for sale section. What search word are you using. I tried intake, and intake manifold, no joy.
Race Director
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From: Florida
Originally Posted by Waveblaster785
I know what's involved. I buy the fast for $799. I buy the installation kit for 60 dollars. I take myself outside and install it, $0.
Look at that....and I didn't even need an overpriced education.
I see you have a trend of paying more for something than it's worth, I'll just let you keep on that path.
Look at that....and I didn't even need an overpriced education.
I see you have a trend of paying more for something than it's worth, I'll just let you keep on that path.
What is amazing is that you are going to buy the fast after everything you have read here.
You see, education is not so expensive after all when you consider all the advantages it confers, including: the ability to reason intelligently through an issue, the ability to extract useful information from a thread, and the ability to learn from others' mistakes.
Oh, and by the way, the US Army paid for my undergrad and I got a scholarship and employer money for Stanford. So you in fact paid part of my education. Thank you.
Last edited by TTRotary; May 2, 2006 at 08:09 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Dallas Texas
Fast
A lot of what I read here on the FAST intake just isn't accurate. If you look at my car you could not tell that the plastic between the wiper motor and the engine bay had been modfied. There are no mods required that would impact interior noise.
The FAST may also be ported and the flow improved. The dfference is the FAST is two piece and may be opened up and ported allowng more effecent porting to be performed.
I am very happy with the FAST the install and the way my car runs. If I did it again I would do the same thing.
The FAST may also be ported and the flow improved. The dfference is the FAST is two piece and may be opened up and ported allowng more effecent porting to be performed.
I am very happy with the FAST the install and the way my car runs. If I did it again I would do the same thing.
Last edited by midnite902; May 3, 2006 at 09:43 PM.
Safety Car
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From: Roxbury NJ
Originally Posted by midnite902
A lot of what I read here on the FAST intake just isn't accurate. If you look at my car you could not tell that the plastic between the wiper motor and the engne bay had been modfied. There are no mods required that would impact interior noise.
The FAST may also be ported and the flow improved. The dfference is the FAST is two piece and may be opened up and ported allowng more effecent porting to be performed.
I am very happy with the FAST the install and the way my car runs. If I did it again I would do the same thing.
The FAST may also be ported and the flow improved. The dfference is the FAST is two piece and may be opened up and ported allowng more effecent porting to be performed.
I am very happy with the FAST the install and the way my car runs. If I did it again I would do the same thing.
Race Director
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From: Florida
Originally Posted by Waveblaster785
Can I get my money back??
Team Owner
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Originally Posted by TTRotary
Princeton undergrad and Stanford MBA, actually.
Why don't you educate yourself on what's involved in installing a FAST intake on a C6 before posting idiotic statements.
Why don't you educate yourself on what's involved in installing a FAST intake on a C6 before posting idiotic statements.
Impressive.
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Le Mans Master
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The people who had this porting work need to inform us and voice their opinion. It's just too much skepticism about this topic. I do know an exceptional mechanic who install the FAST intake with any mods and gained less horsepower. The FAST only produced or enhanced hp after adding the mods. A different tech mech. that I know of, ported or more like cleaned the intake manifold and produced noticeable horsepower without any mods. So, I guess it's all about the money. It appears that we need a Rocket Scientist to settle this topic.
Safety Car
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From: Dallas/Valley Ranch TEXAS!!!
Originally Posted by TTRotary
Bonus: the LS2 can take boost after the fact, unlike the patched (to clear firewall) FAST intake.
This is a no- brainer.
This is a no- brainer.
620rwhp @5.5psi
Drifting
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Originally Posted by TTRotary
You already got it back. 8th Spl. Forces, including me, as well as the rest of SOCOM was and is working hard most nights you sleep to protect your country. De Oppresso Liber.
I'm a SOCOM leader on Xbox too.
Drifting
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I've read several different threads on this subject, on 3 different boards. Still haven't seen any pics of the LS2 ports, either before or after the porting. Seems like it would be reasonably easy to do with a Dremel tool.
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Originally Posted by HITMAN99
I've read several different threads on this subject, on 3 different boards. Still haven't seen any pics of the LS2 ports, either before or after the porting. Seems like it would be reasonably easy to do with a Dremel tool.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '07
I've seen and felt the roughness in the LS2 intake before porting. I've seen the material taken out of the intake and it would fill a coffee cup. Don't forget, it is a molded product. It will have seams in it from the mold. It took Jeremy 2 hours to just do the porting, not counting the time it takes to disassemble and assemble. Dyno was done before and after porting. 15/rwhp and 15/rwtq increase.
Le Mans Master
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From: Tampa Florida
Originally Posted by sscamaro
I've seen and felt the roughness in the LS2 intake before porting. I've seen the material taken out of the intake and it would fill a coffee cup. Don't forget, it is a molded product. It will have seams in it from the mold. It took Jeremy 2 hours to just do the porting, not counting the time it takes to disassemble and assemble. Dyno was done before and after porting. 15/rwhp and 15/rwtq increase.
Did the horsepower solely came from the intake porting or with mods added after the porting. I just want to make sure because 15 rwhp is a noticeable gain. Put me on the right track. Thanks
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I think the price to port is around 275, of course I am sure it depends on where you get it done. I would not attempt to do this myself. When it comes to mechanics I am like a baby bear cub trying to screw a football.
So anyway, I went with the FAST. I will let the tuner port the thing.
Who is selling ported polished TB's? Anyone know. I did a search, no joy. I see them on LPE's web page but it does not say polished or ported on the description.
So anyway, I went with the FAST. I will let the tuner port the thing.
Who is selling ported polished TB's? Anyone know. I did a search, no joy. I see them on LPE's web page but it does not say polished or ported on the description.
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Originally Posted by shurite44
I think the price to port is around 275, of course I am sure it depends on where you get it done. I would not attempt to do this myself. When it comes to mechanics I am like a baby bear cub trying to screw a football.
So anyway, I went with the FAST. I will let the tuner port the thing.
Who is selling ported polished TB's? Anyone know. I did a search, no joy. I see them on LPE's web page but it does not say polished or ported on the description.
So anyway, I went with the FAST. I will let the tuner port the thing.
Who is selling ported polished TB's? Anyone know. I did a search, no joy. I see them on LPE's web page but it does not say polished or ported on the description.