ls6 intake vs. typhoon intake
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ls6 intake vs. typhoon intake since i have a 99 trans am it did not come with the ls6 intake. i am looking to upgrade my intake and was wondering what intake is better the ls6 or 85mm typhoon. what would make more power? also would a stock throttle body that has been ported work good with a 85mm typhoon?
since i have a 99 trans am it did not come with the ls6 intake. i am looking to upgrade my intake and was wondering what intake is better the ls6 or 85mm typhoon. what would make more power? also would a stock throttle body that has been ported work good with a 85mm typhoon?
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I say typhoon. They had a brief history of having sealing/leaking issues but they've since been remedied by Prof Products. There is the considerstion of heat soak, but hasn't been proved/dis-proved. None of the newer model owners have had any complaints, that I've seen at least.
The only thing I notice from aluminum intakes like that is they get HOT and they take forever to cool off. My buddies SS has one and it will still be hot like 4 hours after the car gets shut off. I can't really say as far as power differences though.
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p.s. not trying to hijack this thread but not much about this intake on this forum. plus thought u might be interested on this matter as well......
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Buy the typhoon intake and get it ported. I thought mine was junk at first, but I took it to a different tuner to have it checked out and the intake was fine 
It was just all in the tune. (however I do have a FAST 92 TB)
the intake looks great, runs great and must cheaper then FAST.
Now if I had the $800 in my pocket I would have picked up the FAST, but for the money it's hard to beat a ported Typhoon for the money Ported.
and don't worry about the heat soak issue, it's not that big of a deal.
99% of the people who will cry about heat soak and how it will heat soak really bad don't own the intake. I think just about everyone who owns the Typhoon has no issue with heat soak
Just my 2 cents
It was just all in the tune. (however I do have a FAST 92 TB) the intake looks great, runs great and must cheaper then FAST.
Now if I had the $800 in my pocket I would have picked up the FAST, but for the money it's hard to beat a ported Typhoon for the money Ported.
and don't worry about the heat soak issue, it's not that big of a deal.
99% of the people who will cry about heat soak and how it will heat soak really bad don't own the intake. I think just about everyone who owns the Typhoon has no issue with heat soak
Just my 2 cents
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I have one as well. ready for install but, the lucas injectors I bought dont seal well. when I put them in they just fall in. did you have this issue? my typhoon is about 4 to 5 yrs old.
p.s. not trying to hijack this thread but not much about this intake on this forum. plus thought u might be interested on this matter as well......
p.s. not trying to hijack this thread but not much about this intake on this forum. plus thought u might be interested on this matter as well......
the intake really looks good with some good valve covers, still saving up money for that
nothing wrong with a little flash under the hood