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Have an 01 Vette. Getting AFR 215 Heads. Do I need a FAST Intake?

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Old 06-05-2010, 04:51 PM
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Default Have an 01 Vette. Getting AFR 215 Heads. Do I need a FAST Intake?

What will it get me? How important is it? Just curious?

Which one do I get? Here is a picture of my set up. Looks liek I will need a lot fo parts and it will mess up my nitrous set up.

Want a plate anyway, BUT will the AFR 215's be OK without one for now?


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I would suggest the intake and tb upgrade with the heads. It just makes more power all the way through the rpm range.
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you will be much happy with another intake & tb! does heads needs to breath more! don't be like another guy in the forum bought heads, cam, & headers and asking why he only dyno 417 he has a stock ls2 manifold witch they suck and doesn't feel like buying another intake!!
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I get it, but then what about my Nitrous set up? That goes out the window and I need to figure out how to fix that which is more $$$. I assume once I get the TB it is going to be huge and the TNT ring won't fit.

Actually I need a Plate anyway becayse the TNT ring isn't that great. I have a NX Dual Nozzle Kit, but I am sure it is EZ to go to a single nozzle and use a Plate.
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You do not need it but it optimizes. You will pic up hp you will pick up tq but your also running nitrous. I am running an LS2 ported intake manifold in my set up and I am also running n2o. You will be fine.
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Thanks O2C5. Of course, I Would like to get one, but with heads, a new cam, and I just dropped $1K last month on geting some other stuff fixed it is just too much money. Especially with a new TB and then all the other stuff I would need liek fuel rail conversion kit. I don't want to spend the money if I don't 100% have to NOW. I am missing 20 hp which is great but I should be sitting pretty good as is.

Maybe later when I need to upgrade I will do it, but with the NEW AFR Awesome Heads (vs. my Patriots), A Bigger Cam my 234/240, and with adding the 100 wet shot, I will be be in good shape.
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You could check the Classifieds there is always the used 90/90 can save a little money that way. And if you are doing an HC get the Fast Intake you going to be happy with the end results IMO!
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Decided NOT to get onje for now. I am already dropping a lot of cash, AFR Heds, Cam, install, etc etc.
I just spent over a grand last month on something else so I am set for now.

I might look into it later, but with these new AFR Bad *** heads (as compared to my Patriots) the Bigger Cam, and new plugs etc etc I should be runnign really strong anyway. if I need some more oomph I'll hit the 100 Wet shot and go into HyperSpace.

I appreciate the responses!!!




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