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Jul 20, 2008 | 10:35 PM

rollie

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Im looking for a chrome intake manifold for a 5.3 Vortec motor out of a 02 silverado. Does anyone know of a website that sells them? Thanks alot!

Jul 20, 2008 | 10:39 PM

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Im looking for a chrome intake manifold for a 5.3 Vortec motor out of a 02 silverado. Does anyone know of a website that sells them? Thanks alot!

You will have to have it custom chrome plated or "chrome" powder coated. Powder coating is cheaper but it want look like real chrome.

Jul 20, 2008 | 11:07 PM

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typhone (spelling?) makes a chrome manifold they make a manifold similar to the ls6

Jul 21, 2008 | 12:09 AM

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Typhoon...

http://marylandspeed.com/professiona...063-p-816.html

Jul 21, 2008 | 12:13 AM

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the typhoon is not chrome... i believe it's polished...

Jul 21, 2008 | 12:27 AM

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That's the intake I wanna buy next, looks awesome and apparently works better than the LS6, does anybody have pics of one installed?

Jul 21, 2008 | 08:48 AM

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I can do the "near chrome" powdercoating. The thread link in my sig has some pics posted by a customer of some chrome powder I did.

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Jul 21, 2008 | 11:46 AM

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sorry that intake is junk! I would take a painted ls6 intake any day over that heavy POS. About killed my back installing one of those bitches getting the gay paper gaskets lined up. lol

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You will have to have it custom chrome plated or "chrome" powder coated. Powder coating is cheaper but it want look like real chrome.

No political discussion.

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Jul 21, 2008 | 12:24 PM

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sorry that intake is junk! I would take a painted ls6 intake any day over that heavy POS. About killed my back installing one of those bitches getting the gay paper gaskets lined up. lol

After doing some research and reading different threads I'm not convinced about that Typhoon, I'm gonna stick with the LS6 intake and paint it.

Jul 21, 2008 | 01:59 PM

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And here is a couple pics of the Typhoon intake powder coated "chrome":

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Jul 21, 2008 | 04:43 PM

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Professional Products Typhoon Intake is the clostest to chrome I've seen, we sell them here at work.

Jul 21, 2008 | 06:45 PM

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Professional Products Typhoon Intake is the clostest to chrome I've seen, we sell them here at work.

How good do they work/flow compare to a LS6 intake?

Jul 21, 2008 | 11:23 PM

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I have a polished typhoon intake. I was not impressed with the polish job so I had it custom powdercoated anodized blue. Sorry i don't have any close ups for now. I know they have a chrome fuel rail cover to fit these intakes though.

Jul 22, 2008 | 08:39 AM

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heres mine. this was before i started to polish it at a car show.

Jul 22, 2008 | 11:06 AM

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They look great but do they work better than the LS6, any issue, did you notice any difference?

Jul 22, 2008 | 01:35 PM

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They look great but do they work better than the LS6, any issue, did you notice any difference?

To me i say NO! They are super heavy and hold alot of heat!

Jul 22, 2008 | 10:06 PM

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To me i say NO! They are super heavy and hold alot of heat!

Thanks, the LS6 can be painted but can it also be chromed?

Jul 22, 2008 | 10:12 PM

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Thanks, the LS6 can be painted but can it also be chromed?

You can chrome plastic but its much more expensive to chrome than metal (we are probably talking in the range of $500 for an intake) and I dont think it would hold up nearly as well as it would on metal. Thats why I plan to do a metal aftermarket intake (that should be around $200 to chrome...so the price even with the intake wouldnt be that much more.) I think somebody on here was going to have a LS6 chromed but I dont know if they ever did.

Also note the Typhoon intake is polished...not chrome. That means its not as shiney as chrome but more importantly wont stay looking as good nearly as long unless you polish it all the time.

Anther thing....can you use the factory fuel rail on one of these intakes?

Jul 23, 2008 | 05:35 PM

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97ramsst no you use the supplied aluminum fuel rails that have a different angle for the injectors

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