Hey WS6 guys, get in here!
01-06-2010, 07:35 PM
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Hey WS6 guys, get in here! Hey everyone, I have a probably commonly asked question that I couldn't find an answer to in the stickies: What kind of induction is best for the WS6? I've got a 2000 model with only an aftermarket catback on it. I'm thinking about th following options:
1) The Volant dual cone air filter set-up
2) The JAAM set-up
3) Just buy a lid and forget about the other stuff
Thanks in advance for your responses.
-Cole
1) The Volant dual cone air filter set-up
2) The JAAM set-up
3) Just buy a lid and forget about the other stuff
Thanks in advance for your responses.
-Cole
01-06-2010, 07:45 PM
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the volant setup makes the air go through the nostrils and seals it off from the rest of the engine very similar to how the older LT1 style airbox is. i don't know why GM went to the up from the bottom setup for the WS6 in 98.
LT1 WS6
Volant
LT1 WS6
Volant
01-06-2010, 08:15 PM
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I have the K&N as well, but id have to throw my vote in for a lid...just due to the price, and some may argue about the K&N getting some warm air from under the hood. but i plan on cutting a hole underneath the filter and doing some kind of lower ram air setup and building a box that seal against the hood so my ram air hood is actually ram air....
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01-06-2010, 08:46 PM
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that looks pretty similar to the LT1 style airbox. I wonder if i really gained 15hp over the stock 2 90 degree bend setup. I think the factory claimed 20hp although that might have included exhaust work (or was the 96-97 WS6 exhaust just different tips?)
01-06-2010, 09:05 PM
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Just debaffel your hood and seal it.
click this link, and look at the pic on the 5th post
https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...fels-help.html
click this link, and look at the pic on the 5th post
https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...fels-help.html
01-06-2010, 09:54 PM
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Well, it sounds like the most cost-effective mod is the lid, so I'll probably order one pretty soon. I don't like the idea of "de-baffling" the hood because A) I don't like rigging things up on the car (they don't look good (IMO)) B) I don't want to do anything that I can't return to factory. That's just my opinion on the subject. Thanks for the advice everyone.
Cheers,
Cole
Cheers,
Cole
01-06-2010, 10:07 PM
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K&N is definitely NOT the best.
Your best setup would be a lid plus debaffled & sealed hood, as mentioned above.
Your best setup would be a lid plus debaffled & sealed hood, as mentioned above.
01-09-2010, 03:57 PM
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I'll think about it but I probably won't get to it. School's fixing to fire up again and I will have zero spare time. I just wanted something small to boost the hp a tad. I wanna hang on to this car and eventually make it into a street legal monster someday...after graduation. Right now, my wife's salary doesn't leave any cash for mods. Sorry for the rabbit trail, but thanks for the suggestion!
01-10-2010, 07:28 AM
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get a lid and some free mods, such as cutting out the plastic trim under the air filter and taking the two black plastic pieces out from behind the hood scoops.
