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Old 07-05-2010, 08:18 AM
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Default LS6 intake..worth it or not?

i was browsing the items for sale on a local forum and i came across a LS6 intake..its out of a 2002 camaro the guy bought FAST intake so hes getting rid of his LS6 intake...asking price is 100$ with the throttle body...his car is stock except for the exhaust system...how hard is it to fit my LS1? is the price worth it? what gains should i expect? thanks
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for $100 it is worth it even if you dont end up using it you can sell it and double your money.
Make sure its a true ls6 intake and not some guy trying to sell the non egr ls1 corvette intake.
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yeah... $100 is a hell of a deal for an ls6 intake. ... You might want to request pics of and verify that it has the right serial number. Not suggesting that it's a con, but most people will sell a used ls6 intake for around $300 with ease
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ls6 intake is def worth it. You will notice gains on the high end pretty good. I agree with the other statements, just make sure its a real ls6 by checking the serial number on the side of it
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If you don't want it send me a link i'll take it haha
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Originally Posted by Gordo78
If you don't want it send me a link i'll take it haha
LOL its here in the middle east so forget it

thank you guys ill try to get it asap..how to make sure it is the LS6 intake? wt numbers should be there? thx
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It should be a stellar ls6 stock intake. Mine came stock on my 01 TA and yeah its def an improvement!
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If its out of an 02 it should be the ls6.

I don't really know if its worth the money to change over the ls1 intake as my car is an 01 and has it already. My car ran 14.4 at 100 and everywhere ive heard of or seen suggests it should be quicker than that.

I would buy it, even just to resell. They go for a bit over $300 on ebay.


I would imagine maybe 10hp with the upgrade? Just enough to notice it I would say. I put $500 into the parts leading up to the intake and its hardly noticeable. I still think the biggest gains over stock are in tuning and exhaust, maybe get a good camshaft upgrade if you want to bother.
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In short, yes.

The more you mod the engine, the more gains you will get out of it. Probably starting around +10whp if you car is stock and only going up from there. I've read the LS1 intake restricts as early as ~260cfm. The LS6 around 280cfm. Fast 90 around 300cfm.
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Great price...good for about 10-15 hp.
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10-15hp pretty easy ....they sell for 300-350 all day long fyi
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lowest ive heard them selling for. check into it first.
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Originally Posted by Dewman
for $100 it is worth it even if you dont end up using it you can sell it and double your money.
Make sure its a true ls6 intake and not some guy trying to sell the non egr ls1 corvette intake.
Exactly what I was thinking.....
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thanks all for the input. the guy isnt replying!!!!!! am gna keep sending him. i think the reason for selling at that price is bcoz camaros are so rare here. on his thread people is asking for lower price!! lol its kinda funny tho. am gna keepsending him PMs till he replys


86zcamaro why would it run 14.4? could be your lunch? that is low!




Originally Posted by ShamelessCookie
In short, yes.

The more you mod the engine, the more gains you will get out of it. Probably starting around +10whp if you car is stock and only going up from there. I've read the LS1 intake restricts as early as ~260cfm. The LS6 around 280cfm. Fast 90 around 300cfm.

yep i read the same thing about the 260 ls1 and 280 ls6.


thanks again everybody.




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