Tbss on L33
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Staging Lane
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Tbss on L33 I have a 2005 L33 with a Z06 cam and was t thinking of swapping the stock intake for a tbss intake. Researched it and it seems I even if I use the tbss throttle body I will need a tb link that cost about $250 even though both throttle bodies are dbw? Link and tbss with tb $400 plus some other incidentals, don't know if its worth it for a small gain in hp?
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Staging Lane
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After doing some research it looks like I wouldn't gain more than about 10 hp on a mild 5.3 build like mine. I think the money would be better spent on good limited slip unit. Maybe a manifold swap later...thanks for your input.
Yes there are many dyno results showing that the net gain for swapping over to the NBSS/TBSS intake manifold is not worth what it will cost you to swap over to it. I think for highly modified engines, everyone is going the FAST route. If I were going to invest in an intake swap, it would be ONLY the FAST, or the Dorman intake that has now copyrighted the early FAST intakes.
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Yes there are many dyno results showing that the net gain for swapping over to the NBSS/TBSS intake manifold is not worth what it will cost you to swap over to it. I think for highly modified engines, everyone is going the FAST route. If I were going to invest in an intake swap, it would be ONLY the FAST, or the Dorman intake that has now copyrighted the early FAST intakes.
