Best cold air intake?
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Best cold air intake?
Been looking at all the choices out there for my 2010 GS. Is there any real proof of hp increase from any of the brands out there with no other mods done? It seems that most manufactures do claimes, no good proof! K&N seems to post some of the highest hp increases on the dyno. I would love to be in attendance while they were doing some of these tests! Has any one done a before and after with just an intake change? Looking for independant tests not the manufacture claims, I would love to see responces with several of the brands out there! thanx for any info
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I would not look at a new intake. You have a very good one from the factory.
If you have 4 or 5 hundred that's just burning a hole in your pocket....then make sure you actually get a CAI instead of just a different filter.
I have the Killer B with the beehive.
Larry
P.S. If you do a 'search' for 'intakes' you can read for a couple of hours on the subject.
If you have 4 or 5 hundred that's just burning a hole in your pocket....then make sure you actually get a CAI instead of just a different filter.
I have the Killer B with the beehive.
Larry
P.S. If you do a 'search' for 'intakes' you can read for a couple of hours on the subject.
Last edited by lebvette; Feb 14, 2011 at 07:17 PM.
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I would not look at a new intake. You have a very good one from the factory.
If you have 4 or 5 hundred that's just burning a hole in your pocket....then make sure you actually get a CAI instead of just a different filter.
I have the Killer B with the beehive.
Larry
P.S. If you do a 'search' for 'intakes' you can read for a couple of hours on the subject.
If you have 4 or 5 hundred that's just burning a hole in your pocket....then make sure you actually get a CAI instead of just a different filter.
I have the Killer B with the beehive.
Larry
P.S. If you do a 'search' for 'intakes' you can read for a couple of hours on the subject.
Melting Slicks
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Seems like all the "gains" I see are from companies that install the intake then have a tune so I wonder actually how much HP incrase is there with a CAI? I have read some on the subject but the unbiased evidence is hard to find.
Team Owner
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I have yet to see any Corvette C6 cold air intake show any significant gains on a chassis dyno, maybe 5-10rwhp at best and even that wasn't repeatable/duplicatable.
If you're only looking for gains on a dyno graph then you might want to save your money.
But some of us are actually seeking gains (or reductions) on a different piece of paper
and in that department the Vararam Snake Charmer certainly excels. 
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Been looking at all the choices out there for my 2010 GS. Is there any real proof of hp increase from any of the brands out there with no other mods done? It seems that most manufactures do claimes, no good proof! K&N seems to post some of the highest hp increases on the dyno. I would love to be in attendance while they were doing some of these tests! Has any one done a before and after with just an intake change? Looking for independant tests not the manufacture claims, I would love to see responces with several of the brands out there! thanx for any info
Here are my threads for the first two:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...g-results.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...ts-inside.html
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Do a search here on the forum in this section and in C6 General. This topic has been debated TO DEATH.
If you are leaving the factory tune in the car, and not adding any other mods, don't waste your money. Even getting a tune, its hard to tell what HP increase came from the tune, and what came from a CAI.
In the years of the LS1 and even LS2/6 , those intakes were fairly restrictive, so people were seeing decent gains from these intakes, but now with the LS3, 7 and 9 , GM has improved the factory intake quite a bit.
I am not going to say which ones I have used cuz I don't want to start a pizzing match, plus, if you talk down any one vendor product, the moderators will lock this thread.
Trust me, don't waste your money., especially on a stock car with stock tune.
If you are leaving the factory tune in the car, and not adding any other mods, don't waste your money. Even getting a tune, its hard to tell what HP increase came from the tune, and what came from a CAI.
In the years of the LS1 and even LS2/6 , those intakes were fairly restrictive, so people were seeing decent gains from these intakes, but now with the LS3, 7 and 9 , GM has improved the factory intake quite a bit.
I am not going to say which ones I have used cuz I don't want to start a pizzing match, plus, if you talk down any one vendor product, the moderators will lock this thread.
Trust me, don't waste your money., especially on a stock car with stock tune.
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I also have the Vette-Air to actually get more cool air to the intake.
Larry
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2010 GS cheap cold air intake
I cut a hole in my shroud than sealed an oem filter & housing to the hole I cut and picked up approx. a tenth and a half the next time I took the car to the track. 12.19 @117 mph (A6, full tank, 250 lb. driver) weather conditions were about the same.
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The "Real Deal"
Colder air from outside the engine compartment is denser air i.e. more molecules of oxygen in a given space which will make more HP. The rule of thumb if I remember it correctly is 1% more hp for every 10 degree reduction on a n/a engine. So if the outside air is 80 degrees and the under the hood temp is say 130 degrees how much more hp are we talking on a 400+ hp engine? 
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Colder air from outside the engine compartment is denser air i.e. more molecules of oxygen in a given space which will make more HP. The rule of thumb if I remember it correctly is 1% more hp for every 10 degree reduction on a n/a engine. So if the outside air is 80 degrees and the under the hood temp is say 130 degrees how much more hp are we talking on a 400+ hp engine?
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I chose to go the Killer B route, which with it's design baffles the air anyway.
Larry
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Been looking at all the choices out there for my 2010 GS. Is there any real proof of hp increase from any of the brands out there with no other mods done? It seems that most manufactures do claimes, no good proof! K&N seems to post some of the highest hp increases on the dyno. I would love to be in attendance while they were doing some of these tests! Has any one done a before and after with just an intake change? Looking for independant tests not the manufacture claims, I would love to see responces with several of the brands out there! thanx for any info
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Colder air from outside the engine compartment is denser air i.e. more molecules of oxygen in a given space which will make more HP. The rule of thumb if I remember it correctly is 1% more hp for every 10 degree reduction on a n/a engine. So if the outside air is 80 degrees and the under the hood temp is say 130 degrees how much more hp are we talking on a 400+ hp engine? 
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my $.02- if you are leaving it stock, save your money. I have an LS-2 and did notice a difference after installing my Callaway Honker. Felt even better after the Predator tune (tune has been removed now). But honestly, for an unmodified street driven only Vette, I would save my $ if I had to do it over again.