Swap intakes
the 06 is a LS2 right. all of the info I have read here says that the LS2 intake sucks *****. combine the lesser performance and the fact you then woudl have to find a LS2 throttle body and get a tune for the larger TB and it isnt worth it. You are better off with what you have now. Or find a LS6 intake. I am not sure about camaros but all C5s after 2001 regardless of if it was a LS1 or zo6 got the better intake.
I basically agree with baxsom. You'd have to use a 90mm throttle body with the LS2 intake and get it tuned. And the advantage/gain would probably be dissapointing in most scenarios.
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the 06 is a LS2 right. all of the info I have read here says that the LS2 intake sucks *****. combine the lesser performance and the fact you then woudl have to find a LS2 throttle body and get a tune for the larger TB and it isnt worth it. You are better off with what you have now. Or find a LS6 intake. I am not sure about camaros but all C5s after 2001 regardless of if it was a LS1 or zo6 got the better intake.
^^^ I agree... If u want to run a 90mm TB.... buy a FAST... even Ported LS2 show slight increase in power over the STOCK LS6 intake.. Just be patient. If will payoff.... Plenty of LS6 intake are out there.
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If one wants to stick to an factory LS intake for cathedral heads, a ported LS6 if the ticket, IMO. There is a vendor/sponsor on Corvette Forums that offers various ported intakes and throttle bodies. For what he shown and told me (flow chart too w/ stock vs ported), his ported LS6 is very impressive. The guy also has a money back guarantee if the customer isn't satisfied.
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Verdad Gallardo I know that bare essential racing ports the LS6 intake and supposedly does a real good job of it. You could always then send it to TPIS for a 90mm snout installed so you can use a 90mm throttle body.
Yep, bare essential racing is who I was talking about. And that Cajun guy that runs or owns it has top notch customer service from my experience.
TPiS is a good idea, but at that price, fast.
best bang for the buck is a bbk ssi. a stock ls2 isnt worth the minimal gain over an ls1...plus youd have to buy a thottle body, or atleast an adapter, then fab a bracket on the ls2 since they dont have a throttle cable bracket for it... keep in mind what you have done to the car, as bolting on an ls6 may be worth 7-10whp over a factory ls6 but can be worth twice that with supporting mods... anything over 400whp can really see the gains from the ls6...
my list ls1<ls2<ls6<ported ls2<bbk ssi (85mm)<fast 90/92
if i had an fbody... id run a 98mm lid gm 85maf slp bellow 85mm bbk ported throttle body and bbk ssi intake manifold bout 850-1000.... all 85mm as the 98 is rated as an 85mm. if it were a heads cam car... just exhaust and stock cam, slp lid ported stock 78mm maf fernco coupler, ported factory tb stock ls1 intake
best bang for the buck is a bbk ssi. a stock ls2 isnt worth the minimal gain over an ls1...plus youd have to buy a thottle body, or atleast an adapter, then fab a bracket on the ls2 since they dont have a throttle cable bracket for it... keep in mind what you have done to the car, as bolting on an ls6 may be worth 7-10whp over a factory ls6 but can be worth twice that with supporting mods... anything over 400whp can really see the gains from the ls6...
my list ls1<ls2<ls6<ported ls2<bbk ssi (85mm)<fast 90/92
if i had an fbody... id run a 98mm lid gm 85maf slp bellow 85mm bbk ported throttle body and bbk ssi intake manifold bout 850-1000.... all 85mm as the 98 is rated as an 85mm. if it were a heads cam car... just exhaust and stock cam, slp lid ported stock 78mm maf fernco coupler, ported factory tb stock ls1 intake
