Whats the best intake
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St. Jude Donor '09
I'll chime in here. Bought a Halltech Stinger in the fall, installed it, gained 4rwhp 6rwtq in back to back pulls compared to the stock intake........I could live with the less then advertized hp for the convinience of a reusable air filter.
Then one day I opened the hood (I would check things out about once a week) and found the airbridge had popped off the air filter allowing unfiltered air into the motor, the airbridge had "deformed" and slipped off the air filter despite being on tight.......that was unacceptable. Found a pine needle + some feathers stuck on the MAF screen. Since then I've heard of the filter slipping off a few times on this forum....not a rare occurance.
So I recently bought a K&N aircharger, 1st thing I noticed was how much beefier the airbridge was, it's easily 2x as thick that means less chance of warping as with what occured with the Halltech. The Filter itself has a contured neck made of CF/plastic which won't warp, it comes with a mount so instead of the filter assembly just resting on the shroud as with the Halltech, it as a small gap between the shroud/filter.
K&N also claims 10+hp, but I'm sure it's about the same in the end as with a Halltech or other top breather (2-5hp max). I'm more interesed in a quailty product and reusable filter media then one of the shroud cutting variety. I'm very pleased with the K&N.
Then one day I opened the hood (I would check things out about once a week) and found the airbridge had popped off the air filter allowing unfiltered air into the motor, the airbridge had "deformed" and slipped off the air filter despite being on tight.......that was unacceptable. Found a pine needle + some feathers stuck on the MAF screen. Since then I've heard of the filter slipping off a few times on this forum....not a rare occurance.
So I recently bought a K&N aircharger, 1st thing I noticed was how much beefier the airbridge was, it's easily 2x as thick that means less chance of warping as with what occured with the Halltech. The Filter itself has a contured neck made of CF/plastic which won't warp, it comes with a mount so instead of the filter assembly just resting on the shroud as with the Halltech, it as a small gap between the shroud/filter.
K&N also claims 10+hp, but I'm sure it's about the same in the end as with a Halltech or other top breather (2-5hp max). I'm more interesed in a quailty product and reusable filter media then one of the shroud cutting variety. I'm very pleased with the K&N.
The collapsed bridge has happened before. You are right. We discovered the problem ourselves when installing the large SSM filter on our test vehicle. The oil from the filter sometimes gets on the filter flange causing the filter to slide off. The natural thing to do is to tighten the hose clamp further. That causes the polyethylene to collapse.
In our instructions, which in in video, online, we show how to clean the end of the flange and bridge to keep the filter from sliding off.
This would have been a warranty issue and a new bridge would have been sent out immediately had you called us or emailed us.
We have a completely new induction system nearing completion, which will utilize the Halltech 100 mm MAF sensor coming next month. It does however require reprogramming on the C6 due to the MAF code.
Jim
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15- '16-'17-‘18-‘19-'20-'21
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I'll chime in here. Bought a Halltech Stinger in the fall, installed it, gained 4rwhp 6rwtq in back to back pulls compared to the stock intake........I could live with the less then advertized hp for the convinience of a reusable air filter.
Then one day I opened the hood (I would check things out about once a week) and found the airbridge had popped off the air filter allowing unfiltered air into the motor, the airbridge had "deformed" and slipped off the air filter despite being on tight.......that was unacceptable. Found a pine needle + some feathers stuck on the MAF screen. Since then I've heard of the filter slipping off a few times on this forum....not a rare occurance.
So I recently bought a K&N aircharger, 1st thing I noticed was how much beefier the airbridge was, it's easily 2x as thick that means less chance of warping as with what occured with the Halltech. The Filter itself has a contured neck made of CF/plastic which won't warp, it comes with a mount so instead of the filter assembly just resting on the shroud as with the Halltech, it as a small gap between the shroud/filter.
K&N also claims 10+hp, but I'm sure it's about the same in the end as with a Halltech or other top breather (2-5hp max). I'm more interesed in a quailty product and reusable filter media then one of the shroud cutting variety. I'm very pleased with the K&N.
Then one day I opened the hood (I would check things out about once a week) and found the airbridge had popped off the air filter allowing unfiltered air into the motor, the airbridge had "deformed" and slipped off the air filter despite being on tight.......that was unacceptable. Found a pine needle + some feathers stuck on the MAF screen. Since then I've heard of the filter slipping off a few times on this forum....not a rare occurance.
So I recently bought a K&N aircharger, 1st thing I noticed was how much beefier the airbridge was, it's easily 2x as thick that means less chance of warping as with what occured with the Halltech. The Filter itself has a contured neck made of CF/plastic which won't warp, it comes with a mount so instead of the filter assembly just resting on the shroud as with the Halltech, it as a small gap between the shroud/filter.
K&N also claims 10+hp, but I'm sure it's about the same in the end as with a Halltech or other top breather (2-5hp max). I'm more interesed in a quailty product and reusable filter media then one of the shroud cutting variety. I'm very pleased with the K&N.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15- '16-'17-‘18-‘19-'20-'21
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So what CAI will someone order that doesn't want to change the MAF after the new system comes out ?
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15- '16-'17-‘18-‘19-'20-'21
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I just can't justify cutting the fan shroud to install a CAI set up. I use the high flow drop in green filters at present. Guess I'll buy a K&N cai at some point.
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Best of luck with whatever you decide...
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15- '16-'17-‘18-‘19-'20-'21
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The more I read on this subject, I tend to agree with who ever said that all CAI's suck 
(sorry, I couldn't resist) 
(sorry, I couldn't resist)
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15- '16-'17-‘18-‘19-'20-'21
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They only charged me $15 for shipping instead of $20 Waiting for ordered parts is almost as bad as waiting for thr car to be built. 
Drifting
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What SBMtbiker said. And, "cutting your C6" is a bit of a red herring . . . I bought the pre-cut OEM shroud from VRI and installed it and a pipedreams cover and I'm a total newb. Hard for me to believe anything short of a blower could outperform a VR at highway speeds, but what do I know . . . just a newb. Anything has to be better than the stock nostrils breathing hot air off the radiator.
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I believe that very few have used the K&N Many of us that use CAI have the Halltech. Jim is a well know forum vender and fellow vette owner/racer. If you should call the company phone, odds are that he will answer it. That fact alone weights in his favor. Also, his product has been time tested by many on this forum. I speak from experance.
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Cai
I just put the Callaway Honker on my 07. The product appears to be high quality and the fit and finish is excellent. Price wise they all seem to be very close, so I think it comes down to what you like best. I do not think you can go wrong with cold air.
