Vararam Intake question
Vararam Intake question I found a used one on another site and I believe its an older generation.
http://www.moderncamaro.com/forum/at...1&d=1297611336
my main question is how do i know if its a tune or no tune version? The seller told me it was included with the car when he bought it and doesnt know, i really want it but dont want to have to spend another 275 on a handheld if I dont have 2.
http://www.moderncamaro.com/forum/at...1&d=1297611336
my main question is how do i know if its a tune or no tune version? The seller told me it was included with the car when he bought it and doesnt know, i really want it but dont want to have to spend another 275 on a handheld if I dont have 2.
I'm not sure what revisions Vararam made, but the early models (both tune & no-tune) had serious problems with drive-ability. You may want to get a number or something off of it and contact Vararam. There are also a lot of Vararam followers on Camaro5, and you may get more info there.
I have one and liken the throttle response and torque improvement the same as adding a mail order tune. I like it alot and even better there was a molding blemish on the plastic and vararam sent me a complete new unit along with a call tag to send the old one back no questions asked. That is unheard of today.
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Well I got the tune-required model and after tuning it using HP Tuners, the resulting MAF curve (low-to-mid) was fairly close to stock...like really close..far closer to stock than the AEM in-fender intake I had been using. I just figured it would require a bit more work to tune than than the AEM and at least flow a bit more, not less.
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Well I got the tune-required model and after tuning it using HP Tuners, the resulting MAF curve (low-to-mid) was fairly close to stock...like really close..far closer to stock than the AEM in-fender intake I had been using. I just figured it would require a bit more work to tune than than the AEM and at least flow a bit more, not less.
Ultimately, I'll probably sell both and get a Rotofab or similar since it seems there are some functional ram/cold air hoods that mate up to it well.
True, but the E38 reports Hz versus corrected flow in lb/min, which leads me to believe the AEM flows slightly better. I do like being able to get to the Vararam easily, the AEM was a pain (with suppled filter easy, but I used a larger AFe filter with a generous 6" bellmouth and flow straightener) although at any forward velocity, the AEM had IAT's that were ambient, not 10'ish degrees higher. Plus it seems that if I went with a nitrous plate setup, I might not have the fore-aft clearance with the Vararam.
Ultimately, I'll probably sell both and get a Rotofab or similar since it seems there are some functional ram/cold air hoods that mate up to it well.
Ultimately, I'll probably sell both and get a Rotofab or similar since it seems there are some functional ram/cold air hoods that mate up to it well.
