Current best Air Intakes
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,047
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From: Tampa Florida
my last C6 made 908whp on 93 octane with SAE correction. This was before adding trickflow heads, a 2.7" pulley and a custom flex fuel setup. Having come from a car with "real mods", I don't have any interest in doing that again with this car.
like I said earlier on this post, you'll hear lots of opinions on here... incliding mine! If your goal is to make a bit more power without breaking the bank on power adders, pick one of these and be happy with your choice. Personally, this car looks fantastic and drives great, as-is. If I were choosing an intake, I'd go with the Eventuri because I think it looks amazing. At a car show, it would look phenomenal. This is because this is what's important to me. If performance per dollar is more important, you might want to look in the direction if a drop-in filter.
like I said earlier on this post, you'll hear lots of opinions on here... incliding mine! If your goal is to make a bit more power without breaking the bank on power adders, pick one of these and be happy with your choice. Personally, this car looks fantastic and drives great, as-is. If I were choosing an intake, I'd go with the Eventuri because I think it looks amazing. At a car show, it would look phenomenal. This is because this is what's important to me. If performance per dollar is more important, you might want to look in the direction if a drop-in filter.
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 170
Likes: 53
my last C6 made 908whp on 93 octane with SAE correction. This was before adding trickflow heads, a 2.7" pulley and a custom flex fuel setup. Having come from a car with "real mods", I don't have any interest in doing that again with this car.
like I said earlier on this post, you'll hear lots of opinions on here... incliding mine! If your goal is to make a bit more power without breaking the bank on power adders, pick one of these and be happy with your choice. Personally, this car looks fantastic and drives great, as-is. If I were choosing an intake, I'd go with the Eventuri because I think it looks amazing. At a car show, it would look phenomenal. This is because this is what's important to me. If performance per dollar is more important, you might want to look in the direction if a drop-in filter.
like I said earlier on this post, you'll hear lots of opinions on here... incliding mine! If your goal is to make a bit more power without breaking the bank on power adders, pick one of these and be happy with your choice. Personally, this car looks fantastic and drives great, as-is. If I were choosing an intake, I'd go with the Eventuri because I think it looks amazing. At a car show, it would look phenomenal. This is because this is what's important to me. If performance per dollar is more important, you might want to look in the direction if a drop-in filter.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,047
Likes: 887
From: Tampa Florida
Well first of all you can't even see the air box so picking it because it looks cool is amute point. Looking at the design it's hard to believe the Eventuri actually works better. Dyno tests to test for power increases is a good tool but the best test is at the track with similar conditions. And I can testify that mild porting to intake and TB along with a Halltech airbox will improve you 1/4 mile times.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,021
Likes: 52
From: Coral Springs, FL
The intake comes with a clear cover for you to see it.. picking a mod for any reason is exactly what they are intended for. I knew it performed well, but I really like it because it looks awesome, and you can see it with the hood open, which is a huge selling point for me. Oh, and it performs better than most:
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 170
Likes: 53
The intake comes with a clear cover for you to see it.. picking a mod for any reason is exactly what they are intended for. I knew it performed well, but I really like it because it looks awesome, and you can see it with the hood open, which is a huge selling point for me. Oh, and it performs better than most:
https://youtu.be/IOP5tPM40ZI
https://youtu.be/IOP5tPM40ZI
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,047
Likes: 887
From: Tampa Florida
The intake comes with a clear cover for you to see it.. picking a mod for any reason is exactly what they are intended for. I knew it performed well, but I really like it because it looks awesome, and you can see it with the hood open, which is a huge selling point for me. Oh, and it performs better than most:
https://youtu.be/IOP5tPM40ZI
https://youtu.be/IOP5tPM40ZI
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Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,433
Likes: 873
From: Bay Area CA
It's great that the Eventuri shows good MAF readings and about 15 rwhp across the power range, but for me not worth $2500. I'll stay with my AFE dry air filter for 5 rwhp and save $2400. Just not worth $2400 for another 10 rwhp, even if it's the entire power range. The AFE dry air intake will give you 10rwhp for about 1/3 the price. For others who want every HP available, I understand, but for me it's a no.
Thanks to Paragon for sharing the dyno video.
Thanks to Paragon for sharing the dyno video.
Last edited by Mike's LS3; Mar 24, 2023 at 12:47 PM.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2023
Posts: 20
Likes: 6
From: Austin, Texas
2023 C8 Which Intake?
Hey all,
I spoke to my speed mechanic about the low gains from these units and he said since Im installing American Racing Headers and a Borla Atak Exhaust, I would see more benefit from the entire setup by adding a CAI. Just giving the setup more air will do good. Thoughts on this?
I spoke to my speed mechanic about the low gains from these units and he said since Im installing American Racing Headers and a Borla Atak Exhaust, I would see more benefit from the entire setup by adding a CAI. Just giving the setup more air will do good. Thoughts on this?
Dig
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,466
Likes: 1,126
From: Port Saint Lucie FLORIDA & HONDURAS
The cars running mid to bottom 10’s have headers, cat deletes/performance cats, air intakes and ported throttle body and intake manifolds. Those combos look like they work very well. Every 5 hp adds up.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 21
Likes: 6
man ported heads, high flow cats, Ported manifold, ported tb, and e85 put this car in low 10s now that tuning is open. That’s the route I’m going then 100 shot nitrous.. and increase the shot once tcm tuning is fully open!
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 209
Likes: 43
The intake comes with a clear cover for you to see it.. picking a mod for any reason is exactly what they are intended for. I knew it performed well, but I really like it because it looks awesome, and you can see it with the hood open, which is a huge selling point for me. Oh, and it performs better than most:
https://youtu.be/IOP5tPM40ZI
https://youtu.be/IOP5tPM40ZI
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,047
Likes: 887
From: Tampa Florida
Has anybody tested this Eventuri on the track not just on the dyno? Also keep in mind that this Intake must have a 95mm throttle body probably in order to attain those dyno numbers......an extra $300. Then you have the installation cost unless you DIY. So we are talking around $3000. There are other mods that probably add up to the same amount of horsepower that cost much less. But if you just want it for show it's the best for looks.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 748
Likes: 355
From: Fayetteville NC
I recently saw JLT has thrown their hat in the C8 CAI ring. Interested to see how its gonna perform by comparison. They do have a appealing price point vs other contenders.
JLT Cold Air Intake for the 2020-2023 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray 6 – S&B (sbfilters.com)
JLT Cold Air Intake for the 2020-2023 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray 6 – S&B (sbfilters.com)
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 234
Likes: 71
From: Ohio
go with the AFE magnum , it's under 500 right now. Only difference is its plastic instead of carbon fiber.
