ssam98

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what do you guys think is the best cold air intake, slp, k&N, AIR AIDE, volant for my 2012 camaro ss. thank you

No Hope

None that you listed.

Cold Air Inductions, ADM and Halltech.

Halltech is the only one out of the top 3 that will not give you heat soak. ADM and CAI both use aluminum tubes that heat up after driving and cause your air intake temps and your under hood temps to go up. Halltech comes with an inverted tip filter that lets in more air and the others don't.

All of those will give you 14rwhp more. If you get a ADM scoop with washer bottle replacement you will get an additional 4rwhp. The ADM scoop will work with all three.

Jannetty racing did tests on all aftermarket air intakes and these were the top 3.

glennster

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Roto-fab

Never Satisfied

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No Hope

Roto Fab will give you 5rwhp more than stock

glennster

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None of them give much over stock. I ran a vararam and liked the throttle response but lost a tenth at the track. Plus the damn neck tweaked, they warranted it and it did it again, its gone.

Nexus9

K&N has a lot of experience and is a quality product, but is it really cold-air by definition?

navyblueSS

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+1, those are the top 3. I have the Halltech and it is very nice. I also added the ADM scoop to it.

No Hope

K&N will add 9 rwhp

No Hope

The scoop is a big plus but even if someone can't or doesn't want to cut the shroud and bolt in the scoop, moving the washer bottle is a must if your putting in an after market air intake.

The washer bottle sits below the air intake area and prevents cold air from being brought in from the ground. Its cheap and easy to do, if you can put in an air intake you can move the washer bottle.

RyanEricW

dyn othe **** before and after. I'll LOLOL when you lose power

glennster

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I think you are onto something.

Dark SS

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If that's the case then so will all the other CAI's.

No Hope

I'm getting these numbers from the Jannetty Racing Air Intake Results. Google it.

Ted Jannetty has a good rep as being an honest guy. He tested all the air intakes and the results were an eye opener. Hennessy was last, you actually lost HP with them. Some of the other big names were big duds.




http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...results&page=6

glennster

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This test may be biased from the fact I think the computer is rich to begin with and an install and dyno run may give gain and the computer taketh away later. My 2 cents and experience with a vararam. Great at first, felt a gain but maybe not so much at WOT as stock. After a 100 mile learn it went a tenth slower at the track in better weather, took it off, went back to stock and felt no loss. Back to the track a few weeks later and car was batshit fast. WTF.

No Hope

absolutely , I have said it a 1000 times, if your not going to Dyno tune the car don't bother adding bolt on's. If you don't have headers then don't bother adding a air intake because if you can't get it out you wont get it in.

Another thing that you have to consider is what type of racing you do. These test were done to simulate a car a the drag strip. If you do a lot of street racing like I do you have to consider heat soak. I've never owned a Vararam but it sits over the radiator so heat soak might be a factor.

Did you have your car Dyno'ed after you installed the Vararam?

Dark SS

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I've seen that test since he did it. My car constantly dyno'd higher numbers than most others on the Speed Inc. dyno and I had a Roto-Fab. I also had some every bolt-on but IMO the Roto-Fab is the best intake on the market and I never saw any power left on the table from it. It seems like the people Camaro5 take Janetty's word as gospel.

glennster

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No, never dynoed. I installed dynatechs and gutted cats I got used and had coated plus the hurst shifter [love it] Made a huge difference but car went into storage so didn't bother with the tune. I just bought a used roto-fab for $175 shipped and an unlocked SCT tuner for $100. I'm adding these and a pulley then getting a Jannetty tune. I think I can drive it to low 12's maybe better with a tire.



Love this car!

No Hope

Dyno's all read different whats important is the gains made. I don't trust anything on the Camaro5 website except for Jannetty. I've never had a Roto Fab so I can't say if his finding are true for that brand. I bought a Cold Air Inductions intake and I got 18rwhp more with the scoop. It was checked before and after CAI installation.

glennster

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To discount a whole site from having issues with a few individuals is kinda paranoid. Are they out to get you? J/K
Jannettys personal thread about his experience at a drag strip with a vararam was 3 tenths, why didn't you trust that? Dyno's or what should runs don't help unless it works for me. Vararam didn't and the 2 I had creased the neck and looked like ****, I sold the 3rd one they sent me.