Dorman ls2 intake?
Heres the ws6store block off plate. Its billet and very well made.
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...oducts_id=4789
Last edited by Zach-R; May 21, 2017 at 10:14 AM.
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Here's some pics.



Look how much nicer a tbss intake looks


First, there's a vacuum port on the rear of my ls6 intake that this one was lacking. I noticed there was a torx screw in the general vicinity that was sealed with sealed. I removed it and it went into the intake. Good, perfect spot for a fitting. Of course the auto parts store doesn't have a fitting with the small thread I needed so I machined a stainless nipple (ac vacuum hose is what goes here) and threaded it with a 10/24 die and tapped the intake for that. Voila. Instant vacuum port.
Next, so I set the intake on the motor for mockup. Well the map sensor wire didn't reach. Cut some tape off the harness to free up slack. No problem. The coolant crossover tube in the front sits up a touch too high. I was able to bend it down just a touch by hand and it cleared. Maybe this is why some people cracked intakes when putting them on for the first time. I could see that being an issue if left unnoticed.
The brake vacuum hose went on good. No issues there. The evap port on the front driver side by the throttle body was angled the wrong way (probably just gto related) because it was aimed at my power steering reservoir bracket. Slotted the homes, turned it a little.
Bolted throttle body on, wouldn't open. Damn. 92mm throttle body, looked like in preliminary checking that it ha clearance. Nope. I'm already done and at this point I'm not taking the damn thing back off. Out come the die grinder and a vacuum. Very carefully clearances it while vacuuming chips and dust. I know, the horror right? Well at least it's not aluminum! I kept it clean so I'm not worried about it. Time for a test drive. Of course my shift points and lockup are out of whack now. Engine fired right up like nothing ever happened. Made a few throttle adjustments to get my iac counts right and it's purring like normal. Back to the shifting. Yea it's shifting out early. Made some adjustments on hp tuners and got it better. When I got home I opened up the trans tool utility I downloaded and revamped the whole table for the bigger throttle body. After doing a few logs I noticed I'm only getting 80% throttle. I noticed that also when putting it together. Not sure what's up with that but I'll have to figure that out tonight. I can't comment on the power difference because the roads were wet last night. Supposed to rain all week so it may be a few days before I can get on it.
While it may cost a little more than a drill bit, tap, and brass or ss nipple, it is another option available for those scared to tap the nylon.
$25 for the kit.
We will be adding them to the intake as an option preinstalled as well.
While it may cost a little more than a drill bit, tap, and brass or ss nipple, it is another option available for those scared to tap the nylon.
$25 for the kit.
We will be adding them to the intake as an option preinstalled as well.
I wanted to add. The fuel rails fit like factory from the ls1/ls6 intake. It came with some adapter hardware for a ls2 intake. Makes me wonder which engine this was more geared towards.
Side note: the bracket that the evap valve is mounted on slips into the same sort of mount as the factory intake has. The vent on the front passenger side is there as well. JUST MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CLEARANCE FOR A 92mm throttle body blade!









