Lowest profile sheet metal intake
02-22-2019, 02:29 PM
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Lowest profile sheet metal intake Im building a street car similar to my racecar. 99 Camaro ss Huron speed t6 kit. Looking for the lowest profile sheet metal intake. I’m looking at the fitech ls one, it looks pretty low. I don’t want to cut the cowl at all. I was just going to use stock ls6 intake but I don’t like the look and the prices people want for them I mind as well buy a new one. Any info greatly appreciated!
02-22-2019, 03:10 PM
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What are people asking for LS6 intakes? I may sell mine if the price is right as I need $$ for parts. The Holly Sniper EFI may be the ticket but I think most of them out there are from overseas and not sure how well they will hold up under boost. The Holly EFI Mid Rise might just work for you. My 99 Camaro build will be for the strip so I'm go big with the Holly EFI High Ram and I think there's a company out there that even makes a hood that will clear them.
02-22-2019, 03:19 PM
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Most of the cheap chinese stuff are all the same anyway ( and available in a couple of different heights ), so if one of them is low enough to fit, just buy it.
Or is it a more expensive unit you're after ?
Or is it a more expensive unit you're after ?
02-22-2019, 04:31 PM
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People are asking like $300-400 for ls6 intakes which I think is outrageous. And the problem with the cheap Chinese intakes is there’s so many idk which one is actually decent for the money. That’s why I was looking at the fitech I know the quality is good and it’s only $400 with fuel rails. I’m planning on trying to be close to 1000hp with a sbe gen 4 5.3 and a borg Warner s480. I just want a intake I know will fit under the cowl. If anyone has pics with the intake they run on there 4th gen please post away. Thanks !
02-22-2019, 07:19 PM
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I literally couldn't name all of the 'brands' that there are on that intake without spending a couple days doing research. Sharp being one of them. They're just another company that orders parts from Alibaba in bulk and then sells them as their own. Don't get dragged into the lies.
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02-22-2019, 07:28 PM
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LOL You do realize that the FITech intake is literally the exact same intake as the cheap chinese intake that is been rebranded 100 (or more) times over. Its not any different at all.
I literally couldn't name all of the 'brands' that there are on that intake without spending a couple days doing research. Sharp being one of them. They're just another company that orders parts from Alibaba in bulk and then sells them as their own. Don't get dragged into the lies.
I literally couldn't name all of the 'brands' that there are on that intake without spending a couple days doing research. Sharp being one of them. They're just another company that orders parts from Alibaba in bulk and then sells them as their own. Don't get dragged into the lies.
the runner length and actual shape of the intake is different than the “Chinese rebranded” ones are, the “jegs” brand i can tell is a Chinese re branded intake but the fitech looks different than the others
02-24-2019, 02:19 AM
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https://www.jegs.com/i/Speedmaster/7...Air%20Delivery ITS NOT A SHEET METAL ONE BUT ITS A GOOD PRICE AN FLOWS ALMOST AS GOOD AS A LS6
02-24-2019, 10:59 AM
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FITech:
Literally every other Chinese intake that has been rebranded 100 times and every seller claims as their own:
Weld type, weld location, plenum shape, flange shape, fuel rail mounts, fuel rail brackets, fuel rail fittings, crossover, MAP sensor port.... all identical. There isn't a difference here.
The FITech throttle body has replaced that REALLY crappy tube that falls out everytime you touch it with a threaded fittings. That is their ONE improvement.
Some of the ebay china ones have velocity stack runners inside of the intake manifold that'll likely make more power than the FITech.
Either way, the short runner versions of the fab intakes made less power everywhere than the LS6 on the dyno. The long runner version made more power at 6500 than the LS6, but the short runner wasn't even close. Across the board power loss.
I've built setups, tuned, and used these intake manifolds before. They are not your best option for power, sound, fitment, quality, etc. If you're buying one, do it on looks and cowl clearance alone. Expect drawbacks.
02-24-2019, 12:04 PM
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Okay so knowing all this information. Should I just buy a ls6? The only plus side is all the vacuum ports on the fitech considering I have dual bovs and dual gates. I honestly don’t know what to do. and if it looses a little bit of horsepower nothing a lb of boost won’t fix. So what do you guys think I should buy and why? If I’m spending 400 on a cheap Chinese intake im getting the fitech one that comes with fuel rails and like someone said people have been 1000hp with stock rails. So if anyone has a opinion throw it in.
02-24-2019, 12:25 PM
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Okay so knowing all this information. Should I just buy a ls6? The only plus side is all the vacuum ports on the fitech considering I have dual bovs and dual gates. I honestly don’t know what to do. and if it looses a little bit of horsepower nothing a lb of boost won’t fix. So what do you guys think I should buy and why? If I’m spending 400 on a cheap Chinese intake im getting the fitech one that comes with fuel rails and like someone said people have been 1000hp with stock rails. So if anyone has a opinion throw it in.
02-24-2019, 01:16 PM
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Okay so knowing all this information. Should I just buy a ls6? The only plus side is all the vacuum ports on the fitech considering I have dual bovs and dual gates. I honestly don’t know what to do. and if it looses a little bit of horsepower nothing a lb of boost won’t fix. So what do you guys think I should buy and why? If I’m spending 400 on a cheap Chinese intake im getting the fitech one that comes with fuel rails and like someone said people have been 1000hp with stock rails. So if anyone has a opinion throw it in.
The throttle body is a pain in the *** to tune. The IAC hole is tiny and is hisses really loud. You end up with a wandering idle that takes hours to fight.
Then the top of the intake itself causes a ton of noise that goes away when you press your and down onto it.
At least the new ones have O-rings instead of paper gaskets so some of the sealing issues are gone.
The newer china intakes also addressed the weld issues on the back plate where the MAP mounts that keeps them from blowing apart (this used to be very common).
Boost will solve the power loss. You just have to decide if you want to deal with the other issues while driving normally. The darth vader sound the intake/IAC makes and the bit of part throttle torque loss.
02-25-2019, 08:58 AM
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Stock gen 3 truck rails could do 1200 wheel with fittings installed in the end-caps.