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Old 03-01-2006, 01:03 PM
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Default Stock LS6 intake mouth inlet size

does anyone know the stock size of the LS1-LS6 intake
i need to know the mouth opening where the throttle body mates up,.

If the stock throttle body is 75mm , is the intake side the same
please let me know
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Default Stock LS6-LS1 intake mouth size?

does anyone know the stock size of the LS1-LS6 intake
i need to know the mouth opening where the throttle body mates up,.

If the stock throttle body is 75mm , is the intake side the same
please let me know
thank you for your help.
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yes i believe it is also 75mm
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i believe the ls6 intake is like 78mm
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so is it 75mm or 78mm
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its not bigger than 78mm i know that. i was pretty sure its 75mm though, i might be wrong though
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just measure mine with digital calipers...its 75mm average of 74.80 mm.and i believe the ls6 intake is the same.
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i just want to know because if i get a bigger throttle body , like the Fast 78MM it wont be worth it , it would hit a wall if the stock intake is only 75mm and the throttle body is 78mm
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ok cool, can you please measure the back of the throttle body also, where it mates up the neck of the intake
thank you
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if i had one i would,my car is stored in a big facility,i just have a stock ls1 intake manifold.i am pretty sure the back of the throttle body would be 75mm also.
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~78mm
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how do you know its 78mm did you measure it?
please let me know
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someone else told me they measured thers with a micrometer and came up with 74.6 or so MM
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Then what is the point of a 80+ TB of Maf ??
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you can open up the intake opening a little ,using a dremel .



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