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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 07:52 PM
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I am about to swap in an ls1 from a 2000 z28, is there much to gain from the ls6 intake ?
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You can gain anywhere from 10-20 horsepower depending on other mods. If you get it for cheap, I'd say its worth it.
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Great upgrade IMO!
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well i plan to run long tube headers, so i guess it should breathe a bit more with this intake over the stock one ?
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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Definitely worth it
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just to give you something to chew on..... numbers and mods in sig. LS1 intake
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just to give you something to chew on..... numbers and mods in sig. LS1 intake
you have stock cam and heads with those dyno #'s ?
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ls6 is the best budget intake unless you like the big metal intakes.

fast is even better but you gotta pay.
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Originally Posted by bungy74
you have stock cam and heads with those dyno #'s ?
yes sir.... I never believed in factory freaks, but maybe mine is one of them.

Prob going to do ls6 intake and an update tune for it this year though.... hate to leave 15-20 horses on the table
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Originally Posted by MikeWS6
ls6 is the best budget intake unless you like the big metal intakes.

fast is even better but you gotta pay.
yea fast is a bit expensive for me

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yes sir.... I never believed in factory freaks, but maybe mine is one of them.
nice numbers !
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It's a must.'if not that then go fast intakes but way more expensive
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Depends on the price
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Has anyone seen back to back comparisons of the two? With or without other mods? I know I saw one that showed about 10 hp more above 6000 , nothing below that. Not sure if there were other mods. In that instance, not worth the money to me.
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Has anyone seen back to back comparisons of the two? With or without other mods? I know I saw one that showed about 10 hp more above 6000 , nothing below that. Not sure if there were other mods. In that instance, not worth the money to me.
Theres plenty of threads like this. Heres one.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...o-results.html
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Uh definitely worth the money. I put a Tsunami camshaft in my car, and that pos ls1 intake stopped making power where my cam was good for making power. LS6 intake will put me at 400rwhp if not more. Definitely a must lol
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Ive ran against other LS1's with nearly the exact same mods, but not running the ls6 intake and I pulled on them.. Its worth it unless its being bought brand new, in that case I would just add a few hundred dollars more and get a fast setup.
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Originally Posted by Blownbayou
yes sir.... I never believed in factory freaks, but maybe mine is one of them.

Prob going to do ls6 intake and an update tune for it this year though.... hate to leave 15-20 horses on the table
Or maybe dyno number's are just that, numbers?
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Originally Posted by adamantium
Or maybe dyno number's are just that, numbers.
This. All about how your car runs down the track.
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Originally Posted by adamantium
Or maybe dyno number's are just that, numbers?
This is the point of the thread right??? To judge a performance part's worth??? Most judge it by numbers being put down. Again I was showing the OP that my LS1 intake with my mods put down good numbers.

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This. All about how your car runs down the track.
Really how a person can DRIVE it down the track......
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Depends on the price
best answer right here. i see them on here for $450 sometimes. I grabbed mine local for $300.
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