A Team Performance 102mm intake
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A Team Performance 102mm intake I was just wondering if anyone here has any experience with this intake. I'm considering it for my 97 T/A. I'm running an Ls1 from an 02 z28 with a TSP 228r cam (228/228 .600"/.600" 110LSA) and long tube headers. The intake is moderately priced, but I'm not sure if it's too much for my setup, or if there are some problems I may run into with it. Thanks in Advance
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I was just wondering if anyone here has any experience with this intake. I'm considering it for my 97 T/A. I'm running an Ls1 from an 02 z28 with a TSP 228r cam (228/228 .600"/.600" 110LSA) and long tube headers. The intake is moderately priced, but I'm not sure if it's too much for my setup, or if there are some problems I may run into with it. Thanks in Advance
It looks to me like you would run into clearance issues with the cowl. Testing of these intakes typically shows that there are actually some benefits to plastic OEM style intakes as they aren't subject to heat soak like the metal ones are. The metal ones are potentially better for high horsepower applications where forced induction is used. Even the plastic style intakes like the FAST 102 LSxR are quite capable for turbo applications. If you want a metal Intake that's cheaper than the FAST style ones, I'd opt for the mid (if it clears the cowl) or the low RAM from Holley.
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Ok, cool. Yeah, I've read about heat soak resistance with the plastic intakes. To be honest, I kinda figured it was too much for my application. I don't plan on forced induction (at least not any time soon). Any suggestions as far as plastic intakes and different throttle bodies? Or, I've heard that I can do some modifications to my factory one, is there a forum/thread here with some info on that? Thanks in advance
There is tons of information on the site about that topic. Really, the best option is the FAST 102 with a Nick Williams throttle body or something along those lines. It's expensive though. You can save a few bucks going for the FAST designed for the 92mm throttle bodies. There is also the MSD Atomic intake which isn't really any cheaper. Ported LS6 intakes are good if you are on a budget.
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There is tons of information on the site about that topic. Really, the best option is the FAST 102 with a Nick Williams throttle body or something along those lines. It's expensive though. You can save a few bucks going for the FAST designed for the 92mm throttle bodies. There is also the MSD Atomic intake which isn't really any cheaper. Ported LS6 intakes are good if you are on a budget.
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And for me, there are two main take aways from that chart. The first one is that the Dorman LS2 intake flows just slightly better than an LS6 intake does. For the cost though, you can't really beat it. It's probably your best budget option. The second take away is that the FAST LSXR 102 is really where you want to be if budget isn't a concern. I was generally aware of this, although one thing I did notice reading that was that an LS6 intake with a 90mm throttle body is another great option. In general, it seems to keep pace with the FAST LSX 90mm. I was thinking about possibly buying a FAST 90mm and saving some money over the 102. Now, honestly I see I can just use my existing LS6 intake and simply change the throttle body out.
Hey there, I think you've misunderstood what a 90mm LS6 intake actually is! I collected the data in the flow test thread and have a couple of 90mm LS6 intakes so i know what i'm talking about
The LS6 90mm intake IS NOT a stock LS6 intake with a just a 92mm TB slapped on the front of it.
The 90mm LS6 has the stock 78 mm snout cut off of the intake manifold and replaced with a 90mm snout from an LS2 intake. LPE did the one below in 2017 and the new snout cost $350. My 91 RS has a TPIS converted 90mm LS6 that was done in 2015.
You can see where the new 90mm snout is glued and bolted on to the LS6 intake. This one was done my Lingenfelter Performance Engineering.
90 mm snout on LS6 from the front.
Underside of 90mm snout on LS6 intake manifold
With porting the Fast 90/92 mm will have more potential. The LS6 runner maxs out around 275 cfm of air the fast can go 5 to 10 cfm higher with port work.
The 102 Fast will flow more air
It can also be harder for the typical tuner to get sorted out to drive well on the street. Make sure you have access to an outstanding tuner if going this route.