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Old May 20, 2010 | 09:14 AM
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Hey guys, i have an 01 ws6 with the ls6 intake and i was wondering what intake i could upgrade to that i will see some gains with? I WONT be going heads or cam.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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Keep the LS6. Nothing else is worth it if you're not touching the heads or cam.
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Keep the LS6. Nothing else is worth it if you're not touching the heads or cam.
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I agree with these guys, without heads and cam there isn't much out there that will do better.
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well that sucks, considering a small heads cam swap is normally over $1,000 with install. A buddy of mine did an aluminum intake (lingenfelter?), and he picked up some hp from it, but with those come heat soak right?
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You're not going to see gains from anything but a FAST, and even then you're only looking at a few hp if anything....... keep the LS6.
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at this point I would just pay for a small cam swap vs. spending the same money for an intake.
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well that sucks, considering a small heads cam swap is normally over $1,000 with install. A buddy of mine did an aluminum intake (lingenfelter?), and he picked up some hp from it, but with those come heat soak right?
A small to moderate cam will net you more hp than a fast. But to answer your question, yes, the aluminum ones are prone to heat soak (but that's a largely debated topic).

If you have about 1k to spend, and want a little more power, then I say keep your intake (port your throttle body) and put a little cam in. Otherwise, leave it as it is.
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sounds good. im to the point where if i want more power, i gotta go internal- cam, heads
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*cough*heatsoak is a myth*cough*
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lol i didnt know it was a myth. i never really looked into intakes before. I heard that street warrior intake was supposed to be good, but came out to be junk
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just keep the ls6 until your ready for more power then switch
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lol i didnt know it was a myth. i never really looked into intakes before. I heard that street warrior intake was supposed to be good, but came out to be junk
well since the street warrior intake never came out it is a myth lol just like the heat soak argument
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you could do your own cam swap for $700 ,check out a TSP cam kit.go to ls1howto.com for instruction on a cam swap.
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