LS1 vs LS6 intake manifold
i honestly felt no difference what so ever but again it doesnt mean i didnt gain any and am just on bolts on...it also looks better with no egr, air and a nice painted intake while you are there.
i gained 1 mph at the track after swapping my ls1 intake for an ls6.
my $0.02: i don't think they are worth the money, at all. i'd rather put that $400+ toward a fast or victor setup, knowing the potential of the other intakes will far surpass that of an ls6. it's harder for me to accept paying $400+ for an intake i know will be outperformed by a long shot compared to the others when real mods make their way to the car. wait another month or however long it takes you to save money and buy a real intake. if all i had was the $400 to spend on an intake, i'd find other places to put it. especially for a bolt-on car. i gained more from pulling my air filter than i did by installing an ls6 intake.
my $0.02: i don't think they are worth the money, at all. i'd rather put that $400+ toward a fast or victor setup, knowing the potential of the other intakes will far surpass that of an ls6. it's harder for me to accept paying $400+ for an intake i know will be outperformed by a long shot compared to the others when real mods make their way to the car. wait another month or however long it takes you to save money and buy a real intake. if all i had was the $400 to spend on an intake, i'd find other places to put it. especially for a bolt-on car. i gained more from pulling my air filter than i did by installing an ls6 intake.
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From: Wichita KS / Rancho San Diego
This ^^. I haven't looked in a while, but the going price in the classifieds here for a long time was as stated above.
I went from 13.2s @ 108 to consistent 12.8s @ 110 so I was very happy with the swap. Not trying to say picking up .4 in the 1/4 is typical, it did make my fairly stock header only car run much stronger.
If you can find an LS6 for $300 or under it is def. worth it & noticeably better than any LS1 intake. It doesnt compare to a FAST but compared to any other non fabbed intake its very close within a few hp & it has that stock stealthy look.
my $0.02: i don't think they are worth the money, at all. i'd rather put that $400+ toward a fast or victor setup, knowing the potential of the other intakes will far surpass that of an ls6. it's harder for me to accept paying $400+ for an intake i know will be outperformed by a long shot compared to the others when real mods make their way to the car. wait another month or however long it takes you to save money and buy a real intake. if all i had was the $400 to spend on an intake, i'd find other places to put it. especially for a bolt-on car. i gained more from pulling my air filter than i did by installing an ls6 intake.
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From: central valley ca
Check the classifieds here I got mine for 350 shipped people here in this site and forum are f bodies and ls builders avid or professional they all love their fbodies ans ls so thy understand u are tryin to schieve a build they have the same goal and understand where ur coming from like I said I went to he classifieds and got my ls6 intake for 350
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From: central valley ca
I had the same question when I was looking for inatke manifold so I posted a thread here and got really good advice I got more neg that postive on the professional products I got the are a heat sink they are heavy and really heavy and not realible from the advice I got here ls6 will produce similiar perfrmance but more more realiable
my 99 car trapped over 109 with just a lid and weld in 80 series muffler. i don't see how it could get much faster, even with an ls6 intake. i just put headers on it a few weeks ago, but i haven't had a chance to get back to the track. not to mention my factory installed clutch hydraulics are starting to get upset
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my 99 car trapped over 109 with just a lid and weld in 80 series muffler. i don't see how it could get much faster, even with an ls6 intake. i just put headers on it a few weeks ago, but i haven't had a chance to get back to the track. not to mention my factory installed clutch hydraulics are starting to get upset ...
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