LS6 Intake Vs Aftermarket
Little to none, no point in wasting the money.
Could you please point out where anyone didn't gain anything or lost Rwhp. I have seen ZERO people claim this.
This is granted they are on the same dyno/same tuner/no other modifications that would effect the results.
What do you consider high HP? there are people with SI ls1s that are seeing nice gains... People with small cam only setups and people with AFR/Ms3 setups that are seeing nice results.
There is but someone looking for everything will benefit from a FAST.
Unless you are trying to stay SI, follow this.
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No, it was over an ls6.
What do you consider high HP? there are people with SI ls1s that are seeing nice gains... People with small cam only setups and people with AFR/Ms3 setups that are seeing nice results.
There is but someone looking for everything will benefit from a FAST.
What do you consider high HP? there are people with SI ls1s that are seeing nice gains... People with small cam only setups and people with AFR/Ms3 setups that are seeing nice results.
There is but someone looking for everything will benefit from a FAST.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/14894923-post216.html
If thats the post your referring to "proving" the 18 HP gains, that post is very manipulative. To begin with its not JUST switching over intakes. There is a larger lid, larger TB & ported TB, and most importantly a tune.
I would expect if you took that exact same car, and added a P&P TB and a tune with the original setup you would probable pick up at the minimum 10-15 HP and I would expect if you baseline the FAST intake that it would not be 340 if you did it before the tune.
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I don't think anybody is saying you shouldn't/wouldn't. It's just kind of a misleading statement for them to say +18 on the fast when in reality it was fast/tb/lid. It wasn't just the fast.
Touche... I guess it can be looked at both ways.
I would do JUST a fast.. Just like I would do JUST a cam.
Either way, there is a gain to be had over an ls6. Worth the money to someone or not is up to the individual. As well as making power on stock heads and cam setups, not losing.
I would do JUST a fast.. Just like I would do JUST a cam.
Either way, there is a gain to be had over an ls6. Worth the money to someone or not is up to the individual. As well as making power on stock heads and cam setups, not losing.
So the bottom line is that they will both make more power but the FAST will really shine with a h/c upgrade. I would go ls6 and use the extra money towards something else, which is what I'm doing. Later when you do h/c you can sell the ls6 set up.
I don't see why everyone downs the LS6 intake. For what they can be had for, they are a nice piece that can make power to 6500rpm. If you plan on revving past that then that's where the FAST really shines. With boost I know intakes really aren't that big of a deal unless again you are revving past 6500-6700 rpm where the LS6 intake will fall off no matter how much porting it has. Still I like the LS6 intake as a effective mod if your car already didn't come with one factory. If it came with one factory then an upgrade could be justified IMO, but like other's in the thread 1400 bucks for the TB and intake isn't worth the 15hp I'd gain with the cam I have now.
I don't see why everyone downs the LS6 intake. For what they can be had for, they are a nice piece that can make power to 6500rpm. If you plan on revving past that then that's where the FAST really shines. With boost I know intakes really aren't that big of a deal unless again you are revving past 6500-6700 rpm where the LS6 intake will fall off no matter how much porting it has. Still I like the LS6 intake as a effective mod if your car already didn't come with one factory. If it came with one factory then an upgrade could be justified IMO, but like other's in the thread 1400 bucks for the TB and intake isn't worth the 15hp I'd gain with the cam I have now.
But the truth is that the FAST intake is Superior design to the LS6 and the more and more you mod the car the bigger the gap in gains between the FAST and LS6 get, but on a basic stock car I don't see a couple HP being worth 3 times the cost, the money can be better spent elsewhere. Both intakes are good, and the Best one depends on your setup and overall goals with the car.
Its like the example showing 18 HP gains, 5-8 of that probable came from the TB and the rest probable had a lot to do with the tune. But people see the 18 HP gain and think they will instantly gain 18 HP over a LS6 which is not the case. Im sure if you took a completely stock LS1 (non LS6 intake model) and bolted a LS6 intake to it and then took it off and put a FAST intake they would be within 5 HP of each other.
Only in a boosted set-up would the TB be a restriction, or on a 400+C.I. motor. What is the stock LS6 TB...78mm? 80? I was thinking about getting my TB ported. What is the biggest TB you fit on a LS6 intake without a lot of extensive mods? I think I've seen 85mm on them without mods correct?