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Callway Air Intake

Increases airflow by 34 percent. Adds 12 bhp in stock LS2's.

The Honker C6 provides reduced airpath restriction, accesses cooler air from outside of the engine compartment, and locates the air entry at a higher-than-ambient pressure area (relative to vehicle speed) to generate increased horsepower.

• Smooth internal surface and CAD-designed contours engineered to maximize laminar flow.
• Rigid filter element base ingests cooler, denser inlet air from outside of engine compartment.
• Easy-to-install duct attaches to OEM mounting locations at top of radiator support.
• OEM-grade polymer remains unaffected by severe under-hood temperature excursions.
• Low-restriction K&N filter element is washable and reusable for reliable service.
• Supports additional engine and vehicle modifications.
• Works with all OEM engine management sensors.
• Premium quality hardware used throughout for extended durability.

Dyno testing verified the airflow test results, indicating an increase of 12 bhp on an otherwise stock LS2! At the dragstrip, simply bolting a Honker into a stock 2005 coupe dropped its 1/4-mile ET by three full tenths and increased top speed by 2 mph!

The Honker C6 System includes CAD-designed air inlet duct, low restriction, washable and reusable K&N air filter element, rigid filter element housing, comprehensive installation instructions, and all required hardware for easy installation.




A fellow Corvette owner installed a honker on his already stout LS2 and picked up 15rwhp at the wheel. Keep in mind this car had EVERYTHING modded already before the CAI.

 

I chose the Callaway Honker, its a quality piece.

 

Callaway is the best.

 

Mike--sent you a PM.

 

Do you have to cut the radiator shroud for install?
How hard for a do-it-your-selfer?

 

Yes you do have to cut the shroud. Maybe I should do a radiator shroud exchange. Hmmm... Anyway it's not too hard, you just have to be careful not to hurt the AC condenser. It's worth it though, the airbox creates a lot of VELOCITY into the mass air meter.

 

Superior quality and performance!

 

you can look at the design and see that hot air, is drawn into the intake from the hot rad at idle. and when moving most the air goes threw the rad not forced into the intake

 

If the coolant temp is hot enough to turn on the fans, then cool, ambient air will be pulled into this area and through the radiator by the fans. The hot air surrounding the radiator is pushed into the engine compartment. If the coolant temp is hot, but not hot enough to turn on the fans, then the air around the radiator will indeed be higher than ambient. However, as soon as the car starts to move, air moves through this area to supply cool, outside air to the radiator and to the Honker system. During testing, we consistently recorded ambient air temperatures inside the Honker system. The IAT sensor provides the PCM with the continuously updated air temperature and air-fuel mixture gets adjusted.

There's more than enough air flowing into this area to go through the radiator and into the air intake system. GM engineers designed this area to provide engine cooling air; we've actually measured slightly higher-than-ambient air pressure in this area that's proportional to vehicle speed.

Bottom line is consistent 0.25 to 0.30 seconds quicker than OEM intake in 1/4 mile in back-to-back LS3 testing. An unusually quick pass, we've run a 11.562 @ 118.82 with a stock 279 mile LS3 coupe with nothing but drag radials and a Honker. We also hear regular reports of at least three-tenths improvement with the C5 design, where we eliminated the air bridge and relocated the MAF sensor, close-coupling it with the throttle body.

The 11.56 time slip:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1.../08wHonker.jpg

 

Thanks for your orders guys. : )

 

One disadvantage about the Vararam is if you use a front center mounted license plate/frame which would negate the ram effect of air going into the snorkel right behind it. In that case, you probably would be better off with a non snorkel unit like the Callaway or Xcelerator.

I have an Xcelerator closed system CAI, similar to the Honker. On a 80 degree day in Fall I made testing runs in scan mode with my HP Tuner. My IAT's were at 95 degrees after purposely running a very warmed up car (and at stock fan settings) and for some time at idle prior to hitting the freeway. At the start of a rolling 20 mph WOT run they were down to 91 degrees and I then ran WOT. At 30 mph it was 88, at 40 mph it was 84, at 60 mph it was 79, at 80 mph it was 75 and stayed that way pretty much to the end of the run at 115 mph at 73 degrees IAT!!...dropping 7 degrees below ambient. Back down to steady cruising at 70mph it settled in nicely at 84 degrees IAT, 4 degrees over ambient.

My testing show under normal driving conditions while moving at any speed (except WOT), that it runs on average about 4 to 7 degrees over ambient. Thus, it shows the Honker & Xcelerator type CAI closed systems indeed get lots of cool air rammed into the intake at WOT and nicely pushed into it at normal speeds. Running a 160 t-stat and changing fan settings fixes any idling heat problems that might develop.

 

exactly thats what i just said

 

There really should be available a pre-cut and pre-riveted shroud. It would make for a much easier DIY install. How many folks have a rivet tool? Not to mention keeping your oem shroud intact in the event you wanted to ever sell your car/keep your Honker or visa versa. Other CAI makers make that available as an extra cost option.

 

Love mine. Got one on both cars. Excellent quality and great customer support/service.

 

I was thinking the same thing.
Definitely looks like a good design and way better than the hot air intakes (K&N style etc.) out there. But I guess I just have some issue with the sharp turn that air must have to make to get into the MAF and the contrarian concept that air coming from low in the very nose of the car simply has to be cooler/cleaner?

 

It might be cooler but I dont think cleaner. I would bet comparing filters of identical cars driving, say 3000 miles, in identical places would show more debris flying center direct into the VR than taking a route up into the rad area and into the Honker filter. I know Glennhl in AZ has yet to have a need to clean his Xcelerator filter, while I was reading one guy living there was cleaning his VR filter every 3K miles.

This is where the "free air mod" propped open shroud shines. Only problem is the cold & clean air goes into warm air filters....unless you close off the filter area like Modshack or 12secondCV did.

 

i have never washed the filter or oiled it yet, i check it and tap it but dont see anything,

 

So basicly your saying that the vararam gets dirty because it gets more direct air flow than the other cai`s.

 

You are a funny guy !!!! More direct air flow means more power(Engine/Pump ) . As far as dirt goes, i don`t have that problem that you speak of. But i will say that the filter is doing its job as all cai`s filters do....Clean the air coming into the motor, i hope i cleared that up for you!

 

Love mine ~ ya can't beat true CAI