miami993c297

Hi Nemecis,
If my choice was to run an aluminum aftermarket LS Manifold intake not fitting under an OEM hood, for power and efficiency not saying easiness to install and tune, instead of the Edelbrock I would buy this one, what do you think?




Christian

NemesisC5

Hi Christian, I read an article recently where the Holleys were tested in a shootout on an LS3. I seem to remember they had two models and they did make the most horsepower although like you say hood clearance was/is an issue. I still cannot understand why they have not made them in in Zytel or some polymer resin. I'll try to find that article and post it here.

We test Holley's new mid-rise and high-Ram intakes on a 383 LS stroker

Dyno Testing Four Popular LS3 Bolt-On Intake Manifolds

ChevyChad

I wasn't referring your comments man. I was referring to the comments about it being pointless to run a single MAF and then split to go to dual TBs. Comments like this:

Not picking on KW necessarily either, he does make some other valid points. I'm just trying to make the point that if one were to run a single tube with a single MAF and then split the intake into dual paths for the edelbrock, it is not really much different than the vararam design (which this thread is originally about). Both intakes utilize dual plenums and cross ram intake runners. Its just that one does it with a single TB and the other does it with dual TBs. I happen to like the aesthetics of the edelbrock better myself, but thats just my personal opinion.

KW Baraka

Hey....no worries, man!

I got real thick skin!!!

KW

RenoC6Z06

Any news on the Ls7 version?

Suns_PSD

I got tired of waiting for the Vararam product and had Gwatney port my OEM manifold for a pretty guaranteed 14 rwhp for $250.

Bad_AX

Same here. I got a Mamo ported MSD.

I talked to a guy at the Vararam booth at Carlisle, and it did not sound hopeful that the manifold is going to see production.

KW Baraka

WTF?!?

KW

Bad_AX

Call Tony Mamo and get a ported MSD.

Hope is not a strategy.

RenoC6Z06

I already have an msd that I've lightly ported but I'm always in the market for an upgrade.

Suns_PSD

I actually PMed Mamo about porting me an aftermarket LS3 intake and he told me that it was a waste of money.

Then I decided to wait for the Vararam...for a freakin' year. Hey if it does what Patrick says it does it will be amazing and maybe I'll switch once it's WELL proven.

Even though Patrick told me that it was going to be released and available this November and I was so close, I had just lost patience last week and sent my pretty already painted OEM LS3 manifold to Gwatney for porting for $250. I know my fitment will be correct, no injector spacers or anything, it looks nice and stock, and it's proven to give results. I should have done that a year ago.

Anyways, it arrives back home tomorrow and I'll get it on the dyno in the next couple of months or so.

1989TransAm

Supposedly the Vararam VR-X will to be shown at the SEMA show at the end of October. They ordered enough parts to assemble around 800 units to be sold. We should know in a couple of weeks what the status is. Also they will release the dyno sheets and other material. I have the money and I am ready to buy.

5knives

Is this even still a thing?

Bad_AX

The Loch Ness Monster is said to have been recently sighted by a, "Whisky Warehouse Worker". So, yea, I guess that manifold could still be a thing.

miami993c297

Did the Vararam intake manifold became 'History"???

Suns_PSD

Just a sad joke at this point, imo.

jstewart

That was my opinion of the ram air intake this company sold me in 2012 for my 08 LS3 car. I didn't take it off because it didn't make HP but because of the poor quality construction. The air filter lid would never seal properly and one of the latches would pop open every time I drove the car. No response from the company to my request for another CAI that was made properly. Took it off and garbage canned it. Could not sell a product to some other unsuspecting person that had these defects. I doubt I will ever buy another product from this company.

HOXXOH

Today marks 3 years from post #1 that indicated production was about to begin.

Just bringing this up to warn any budding entrepreneurs, that announcing a product before actual production begins is not the way to get a company off and running.

Bad_AX

Fortunately we can buy the MSD and have it ported by Tony Mamo. I stopped waiting on the Unicorn.

Suns_PSD

Mamo was pretty honest with me and told me the gains were small running the MSD even ported by him.

I had the radius rods added to the OEM intake by Gwatney Performance for $250 and the car pulls notably harder up top with this modification. It wasn't even a small difference.