Ported Ls6 Intake Vs Fast?
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Burning Brakes
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Ported Ls6 Intake Vs Fast?
How much would you lose by getting the factory intake ported than by going with a fast intake? The cost and difficulty of the FAST makes me want to find an alternative before I start hacking up my factory fiberglass :p
Burning Brakes
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I'm not a mechanic, but I pretend to be one on the internet.
I do know that a guy over on the Z06 forum was getting 15-20hp on a porting job, which is at or higher than the gains seen with a FAST intake. Not sure if the 15-20 converts the same on a non-Z, but just my $0.02.
I do know that a guy over on the Z06 forum was getting 15-20hp on a porting job, which is at or higher than the gains seen with a FAST intake. Not sure if the 15-20 converts the same on a non-Z, but just my $0.02.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by shurite44
I wish we could find someone selling ported LS2 intake manifolds on an exchange basis. Same with a ported and polished throttle body.
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Was going to post: two guys at least already doing the porting, with results close to the FAST. Hmm lets see...$1500 minimum for the FAST installed with maybe 15hp, or 13HP average for the ported LS2 intake at $150 or so. 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.
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From: Tampa Florida
Originally Posted by BlackC6
Is anyone working on a FAST we can install without hacking into the Firewall?
Drifting
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Originally Posted by TTRotary
Was going to post: two guys at least already doing the porting, with results close to the FAST. Hmm lets see...$1500 minimum for the FAST installed with maybe 15hp, or 13HP average for the ported LS2 intake at $150 or so. 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.
It costs 799, the install kit is 60 dollars. That's $859. Then you install it yourself, or pay someone 2 hours labor.
Where did you go to school??
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Waveblaster785
1500 installed for the fast??
It costs 799, the install kit is 60 dollars. That's $859. Then you install it yourself, or pay someone 2 hours labor.
Where did you go to school??
It costs 799, the install kit is 60 dollars. That's $859. Then you install it yourself, or pay someone 2 hours labor.
Where did you go to school??
2 hours would be impressive
Drifting
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From: Catonsville MD
Originally Posted by Abomination
Umm 2 hours? Does that include hacking the firewall, making or purchasing a patch kit, affixing it to the firewall, dismantling the top of the engine and relocating associated parts to the fast???
2 hours would be impressive
2 hours would be impressive
You mean all the time it takes to remove the FRC's, TB, intake and rivet a premade piece into the firewall??
Le Mans Master
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From: Tampa Florida
Originally Posted by sscamaro
I had my intake ported 2 weeks ago by Jeremy. Gained 15/rwhp and 15/rwtq from the porting. Cost $250.00+$100 for the dyno. He was here in PA for a week tuning and porting.
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Originally Posted by Fore58
Go to Parts Sales, there's a vendor who is working on the intake porting. Also, the porting has been proven for noticeable gains close or more than FAST with the C6 in stock form. You could also check with Jeremy of RevXtreme, supporting vendor for further information on this topic. Good luck!
Drifting
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From: laguna niguel ca
I had my FAST done At A&A corvette
Yea, Andy mods the intake, and yea he cuts the firewall, ( now he's got the premade part from LPE), You can't tell the firewall was modded, and you can't see the the area the FAST was modded. BTW it works great with high HP motors. LS2 intakes are junk, I don't care how much you port match them. I've seen how restrictive they are on the dyno, as compared to the FAST at the high end of the RPM range. The LS6 manifolds are much better than the LS2 even with the 78mmTB vs the 90mm of the LS2. I've seen them both in action on my car and there is no comparison. And I really don't believe that porting something that can't be ported much will bring it even with the FAST in performance.
Anyway that's my .02 cents.
andreas G.
Anyway that's my .02 cents.
andreas G.
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Originally Posted by andreas g.
Yea, Andy mods the intake, and yea he cuts the firewall, ( now he's got the premade part from LPE), You can't tell the firewall was modded, and you can't see the the area the FAST was modded. BTW it works great with high HP motors. LS2 intakes are junk, I don't care how much you port match them. I've seen how restrictive they are on the dyno, as compared to the FAST at the high end of the RPM range. The LS6 manifolds are much better than the LS2 even with the 78mmTB vs the 90mm of the LS2. I've seen them both in action on my car and there is no comparison. And I really don't believe that porting something that can't be ported much will bring it even with the FAST in performance.
Anyway that's my .02 cents.
andreas G.
Anyway that's my .02 cents.
andreas G.
I actually have an old LS6 manifold from my C5 in the garage, but the LS2 fuel rails don't fit it right, so I'm staying away from it. I like a clean, OEM quality install.
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Originally Posted by Waveblaster785
Where did you go to school??
Why don't you educate yourself on what's involved in installing a FAST intake on a C6 before posting idiotic statements.
Drifting
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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.
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.