Is the Airaid CAI for 6.2L(LS3) & 7.0L(LS7) the same part?

 

Yes sir

 

is it on you C6 (LS3 or LS7)?

 

FYI, its not a cold air intake, since it still pulling it air from the engine compartment from the same place as the stock air filter.

So reduce that amount of hot air being pulled in so the motor does not retard timing to pull power, Nope.
Washable air filter, so a hit and miss here as well, since too much oil used on the filter during oiling, it just going to foul up the MAF sensor.
Going to allow the motor with no modes breath better than the stock air filter assembly currently is doing, Nope as well.

 

2011 G.S./6M/ Induction tube from throttle body to stock GS/ZO6 bumper scoop/ AHR Headers/tune/ 430 RWHP....looking for more air than the scoop provides. U-tube video comparison as many on this blog rate AIraid A+./ I've seen the Vette-Air product too.
what do you recommend?

 

Pick you poison if you don't want the resonator in the system (mostly to just decrease sound), but either OEM LS3, or a LS7 OEM intakes and OEM filters will still out flow 600HP needs.

LS7 intake without resonator on it to the left.


Also look in to the shroud prop open mod to allow outside air to reach the OEM air cleaner as well.


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As for real CAI, your looking at something like a Varoom system that will pull all its air from outside the engine bay, but not a fan of them since it pulls the air from down low in the nose of the front fender, and if you get in deep enough water, or draw enough water into the intake from the low intake postion, going to water Hydro-lock destroy the motor isntead.

So for street driven car that may see some rain, OEM system with shroud slightly prop'd open, and your a done deal for a few dollars (including just pulling the resonator and rubber capping it off as well). If you do want to go to LS7 since you don't want the resonator port, then can be found dirt cheap, from someone that did waste money on an after market system themselves that was not a true CAI system ( and gain no power from it).

 

Thank you for the details. I understand LS3/LS7 intakes flow the same CFM.(same item except for the Helmholtz resonator).. I will try for LS7 . What is the rubber capping you mentioned? When you mentioned "shroud slightly prop'd open", are you referring to opening the composite beneath the air filter to redirect some air coming into grill? I was contemplating placing an 8" long opening with a Vette-Air type design rounded plastic piece at the top of the grill.(somewhat less potential for hydro-lock)..........Your thoughts?

 

On the LS3, you can pull the resonator, and just use a plug to cap the port off.

Here the nipple has been shortened, and plastic plug with outer flange glued in place.
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If you don't want the port cap/looking for a cleaner look, then LS7 does not have a resistor port on it to begin with.

On the radiator shroud, you only want to prop is open a touch to draw in some colder air from the front of the car, since propped open too much will end up with the motor surging. When you get into cutting the shroud for ducting, then often ends up with needing to tune to resolve the surging issues isntead.

As for after market air intakes, they often end up with the car needing to be re-tuned, to resolve the less than stellar air flow through the MAF sensor that they can cause.

So again, pull the resonator and cap the port off on the filter intake piping.
Now prop the shroud open to allow fresh are to come in from the front side, and if you do get surging issues, then close the prop open size down a touch until the surging issues go away. No re-tune will be needed, and into the whole thing for a few dollars in the end; saving the hundreds that you would have dropped on a non type CIA system that would have yielded the same amount of power, but may have required a re-tune due to MAF clean flow problems.

 

This is what I had posted. Cut a forward facing 12" long adjustable louvre in the shroud? Just cutting an opening the size of a business envelope on three sides & pushing it down (like a Vette Air.) Cost $0 to get ambient air. Minimal risk to hydro lock & reversible.