Old Car And Driver Article On The 1996 Z28 SS
that brings back memories. i have that mag in a huge plastic container with a ton of my old comics. i got my SS later on with only 228 miles on it. it even had factory flaws in the hood from slp. that they wouldn't fix as it got worse with a little age.
Funny how it talks and talks about the ram air and it's added 15hp, yet there is a thread on here that has everyone saying that intake is a piece of crap and it strangles the engine and it doesn't flow
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
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Funny how it talks and talks about the ram air and it's added 15hp, yet there is a thread on here that has everyone saying that intake is a piece of crap and it strangles the engine and it doesn't flow
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
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I like the top gear 30-50 test. They failed to mention the Mustang is a 5 speed and the Camaro is a 6 speed, of course it would be slower. Also, it took "4 months" to develop the intake? I'm sorry, but it really is a POS. The only part of the system that I like is the hood, it looks good and cools down my engine bay.
Funny how it talks and talks about the ram air and it's added 15hp, yet there is a thread on here that has everyone saying that intake is a piece of crap and it strangles the engine and it doesn't flow
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
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From: somewhere that doesn't get snow
here's the motorweek review of the 1996 SS as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKcdR...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKcdR...eature=related
LOL... the skidpad test... Minivans can pull that kind of g-force these days...
What is proven is the positioning of the scoop is too low and in a dead spot on the hood. Dave Hamburgler himself stated this years ago. The only real advantage the SS had was 3" exhaust and a muffler that flows superior to most any other on the market.
Funny how it talks and talks about the ram air and it's added 15hp, yet there is a thread on here that has everyone saying that intake is a piece of crap and it strangles the engine and it doesn't flow
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
Funny how it talks and talks about the ram air and it's added 15hp, yet there is a thread on here that has everyone saying that intake is a piece of crap and it strangles the engine and it doesn't flow
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
Someone show me #s to prove this claim of it being a Bad intake
I personally conducted tests to roughly measure the amount of air flow restriction in several CAIs and the deleted intake using Datamaster (MAP comparisons) a few years ago. My findings showed that the biggest intake restriction was the 90 degree turn rubber elbow hands down. Obviously the SS intake has three 90 degree turns.
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From: ofallon mo
I have all these articles as well. At the time I was working for the railroad and off loading gm cars. I was the first one to unload and see one of these in the Midwest. We offloaded every one that was delivered anywhere in the midwest. I drove a few comp tas as well and a hand full of the lt4 ss'. When I saw the first 96ss I swore I would own one some day. I got my 96 in the summer of 98 with 6,000 on the clock.
As for the intake the bends are what kills it. If you get rid of the baffles in the hood it helps out. It is better as far as getting cool air into the motor than the cold air set ups that suck under hood air in. The ait would read outside temps when tuning.
As for the intake the bends are what kills it. If you get rid of the baffles in the hood it helps out. It is better as far as getting cool air into the motor than the cold air set ups that suck under hood air in. The ait would read outside temps when tuning.
Also, .86 Gs is not bad. Compared to Ferraris at the time that equates to the camaro holding 100mph on a curve the Ferrari can do 103. HUUUUUGE difference.
And the decarbons which were complete ****, weak swaybars, soft springs, ect. Stock these things handled horribly.
I believe the skidpad test was with SLP Level II suspension.
Last edited by SS RRR; Apr 2, 2011 at 09:14 AM.