C6 cai
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C6 cai
I appologise if this has been discussed before, but what are people using for CAI on the C6's ?
I had a Blackwing on my C5 .........is that the way to go, or is there better out there ?
I had a Blackwing on my C5 .........is that the way to go, or is there better out there ?
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No reason to replace the Stock LS3 air bridge or filter in an otherwise stock car, or even a bolton/cammed car. The LS3 intake tract is very efficient. Money would be better spent elsewhere first.
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So I've been wondering....why not use the stock with some holes cut (or most of the top removed) above each filter?
I know that you won't get the ram air effect of some of the CAI's out there but you won't spend $400 either. Filter area is less so you won't get the same flow necessarily but you'll be sucking the same warm engine air as some of the other filter only CAI's.
Vararam seems to have the ram air advantage over most......at least in my uneducated opinion.
I know that you won't get the ram air effect of some of the CAI's out there but you won't spend $400 either. Filter area is less so you won't get the same flow necessarily but you'll be sucking the same warm engine air as some of the other filter only CAI's.
Vararam seems to have the ram air advantage over most......at least in my uneducated opinion.
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PS: However I could be wrong on what I read/remember but don't think so, maybe someone else remembers the thread on ram air.
Oh, and my "CAI" is a modified OEM housing using the stock paper filter too!!!!
EDIT:
Hey, I'm thinking of coming out with a new product (WARP SPEED) to improve "Ram Air", You install it in front or in the ram air track and this thing swirls the air so it picks up speed like a jet engine and really ups the pressure of the incoming air at least 2 fold and to make this really, really, believable it uses the airplane wing lift principle to boot! (Patent Pending)
In my infomercial I will use "lighter" tassels on the back side of this device to prove the air flow picked up, I think the White House needs me.
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My car went 3 tenths quicker with a CAI (cold air intake) and no tuning in the 1/4 too, however as far as "RAM AIR" I read on here that to get "any" ram air effect at all from some real world testing that was done the car would have to go something like 160 mph or higher if I remember correctly!!!
PS: However I could be wrong on what I read/remember but don't think so, maybe someone else remembers the thread on ram air.
Oh, and my "CAI" is a modified OEM housing using the stock paper filter too!!!!
EDIT:
Hey, I'm thinking of coming out with a new product (WARP SPEED) to improve "Ram Air", You install it in front or in the ram air track and this thing swirls the air so it picks up speed like a jet engine and really ups the pressure of the incoming air at least 2 fold and to make this really, really, believable it uses the airplane wing lift principle to boot! (Patent Pending)
In my infomercial I will use "lighter" tassels on the back side of this device to prove the air flow picked up, I think the White House needs me.
PS: However I could be wrong on what I read/remember but don't think so, maybe someone else remembers the thread on ram air.
Oh, and my "CAI" is a modified OEM housing using the stock paper filter too!!!!
EDIT:
Hey, I'm thinking of coming out with a new product (WARP SPEED) to improve "Ram Air", You install it in front or in the ram air track and this thing swirls the air so it picks up speed like a jet engine and really ups the pressure of the incoming air at least 2 fold and to make this really, really, believable it uses the airplane wing lift principle to boot! (Patent Pending)
In my infomercial I will use "lighter" tassels on the back side of this device to prove the air flow picked up, I think the White House needs me.
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I also have the "DOUBLE RAM AIR" on a back burner/drawing board too! This one works on the "45 degree" vacuum principle and can be added to the ram air you already have (another add on) so it should sell well. (Warning) if you use both products together we will not be responsible for producing excessive HP and blowing your engine.
That statement will raise profits at least 1000% from all marketing models!!!
To get real for a moment I did come up with a few things so far including a car jack that incorporates a jacking puck so it can not slip on the frame side and also fits in the rear cubby hole, this jack can pick up the whole side of the car if you really needed to; just check my threads for it and the best part is that it was cheap and something you could do or have done. Thread also contains pics.
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I like it! but I'm not cutting you in, only because "WARP SPEED" sounds faster!!
I also have the "DOUBLE RAM AIR" on a back burner/drawing board too! This one works on the "45 degree" vacuum principle and can be added to the ram air you already have (another add on) so it should sell well. (Warning) if you use both products together we will not be responsible for producing excessive HP and blowing your engine.
That statement will raise profits at least 1000% from all marketing models!!!
To get real for a moment I did come up with a few things so far including a car jack that incorporates a jacking puck so it can not slip on the frame side and also fits in the rear cubby hole, this jack can pick up the whole side of the car if you really needed to; just check my threads for it and the best part is that it was cheap and something you could do or have done. Thread also contains pics.
I also have the "DOUBLE RAM AIR" on a back burner/drawing board too! This one works on the "45 degree" vacuum principle and can be added to the ram air you already have (another add on) so it should sell well. (Warning) if you use both products together we will not be responsible for producing excessive HP and blowing your engine.
That statement will raise profits at least 1000% from all marketing models!!!
To get real for a moment I did come up with a few things so far including a car jack that incorporates a jacking puck so it can not slip on the frame side and also fits in the rear cubby hole, this jack can pick up the whole side of the car if you really needed to; just check my threads for it and the best part is that it was cheap and something you could do or have done. Thread also contains pics.
The RAM JET works when you hit 77 MPH!
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If you have a LS3...you have a good system....you just need some cool air for it. If you do a search you can find a couple of ways of getting the cooler air to your filter.
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Jack thread
Here you go Boomer4955 and for anyone else who may be interested. Measure the length of your rear cubby hole and look for a jack that will fit; even on an angle in the cubby hole.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...ency-jack.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...ency-jack.html
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I agree that it is an overused term, but other than that you would be wrong. There are plenty of gains that can be had with a properly designed airbox on a LS3 or an LS7 and even bigger gains over the LS2 box. However because of the factory MAF cal, if the box really works well the car may lose some power until it can be remprogrammed. The reason for this is the car runs rich out of the box, but when a cai that is capable of flowing more air is there the maf frequency goes up and the car will run about a point and half lower AFR. So although we are flowing more air, there is so much fuel the car loses power, however if you just bring it back up to the original factory rich AFR the car will pick up considerable power.
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