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Dec 24, 2007 | 12:24 AM

#41

siffert

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From: Makena, Maui & NM

Well, your Vette-Air, IMO, has a problem...its not a true CAI since it looks like they are all installed with warm air inlets, air velocity or no. Only the Honker, Xcelerator and Vararam are the true blue COLD AIR inlets as they dont allow any warm air in (Oops, I forgot speed demon's 11secondGP's custom K&N filter). Finally, again, IMO, a FREE-Aire propped shroud will perform a very similar trick as yours.

Dec 24, 2007 | 12:29 AM

#42

Larry R

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From: Dallas Texas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myhardtop

You make a good point Larry but as you know, if you are going to get air, then you will also get dust. That is why the job of the filter is critical, the filter must filter and flow enough air to get all the benifits.

The Halltech filter flows pretty darn good and it also filters pretty well.

If you can find a CAI kit that promotes great air flow with horsepower increase and NO dust whatsoever, then let us know. I am not being a jerk, just making a point.

Thanks,
Carlos

It seems to me that with a Vette Air scoop the only way to keep The large amounts of unwanted dust out of the engine compartment is to completely seal the area in front of the radiator from the rest of the engine, and it would enhance the ram effect of the scoop. I noticed from several other posts that some have done this. It also seems like a lot of extra work and I am not enamoured with how it looks. I again ask, will the Vette Air aide air flow with the factory air filter on an '08 C6? For those who have a Vararam, is picking up dust through the scoop a problem?

Dec 24, 2007 | 01:04 AM

#43

siffert

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From: Makena, Maui & NM

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Originally Posted by Larry R

It seems to me that with a Vette Air scoop the only way to keep The large amounts of unwanted dust out of the engine compartment ...For those who have a Vararam, is picking up dust through the scoop a problem?

I think you answered your own question.

The Vararam "ar ram" portion is very siimilar to the Vette-Air. Not only dust but leaves too in Fall.

Dec 24, 2007 | 02:26 AM

#44

Silver05GTO

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From: SC

Quote:

Originally Posted by siffert

I think you answered your own question.

The Vararam "ar ram" portion is very siimilar to the Vette-Air. Not only dust but leaves too in Fall.

If someone is worried about extra dust/leaves, you might as well stop right there and forget adding a CAI with front scoop.

Then again the only aftermarket intakes that really offer a performance increase (proven with track results) are bottom feeders like Vararam/Vette-Air/Callaway/LPE