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Old 04-22-2006, 03:58 PM
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Default Can someone give me a straight answer
as to why there are a few guys buying up old LS1 intakes?

I don't care for the usual smart-azz answers, I would just like to know why someone would want so many used Ls1 inatkes.

Any infor would be appreciated, as im curious as heck
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Old 04-22-2006, 05:20 PM
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Im curious too
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someone said he was buying them to port them to outflow LS6 intakes..............Ill believe it when I see a dyno sheet
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if he can do it he is gonna be making a hell of a return on what he puts out.
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my thoughts were extrude-honing them, if you have the facilities to do it cheaply. then i would think they COULD outflow a ls6.
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how much do you think it cost to extrude hone an intake? if an ls1 can be honed so could an ls6, is like to see some numbers($$ and cfm).
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I heard one guy on here buys them up and puts them on some kind of off road sand rail or dune buggy type vehicle maybe as an upgrade over the truck intake.
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They are made of some plastic polymer so how could it be honed to get better cfm's???
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Test drives a newer fbody and switches the intakes out???

I hope not lol.
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Something crooked I'm sure.
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hahah I see. The mystery is still unsolved
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I've been trying to buy a 97-99 Corvette intake forever, and all I get are dumb *** questions. SOMEBODY SELL ME A NON EGR LS1 INTAKE!!
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lol. I just tossed a 97 C5 intake in the trach a few weeks ago while helping a friend clean out his garage. I know someone was looking for one to swap onto their GTO before they traded it in.
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Also heard the rumor that someone is porting them out
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Originally Posted by Coy
I've been trying to buy a 97-99 Corvette intake forever, and all I get are dumb *** questions. SOMEBODY SELL ME A NON EGR LS1 INTAKE!!
why do you wantone?
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Originally Posted by camaroextra
why do you wantone?
Now somebody sell me a damn C5 ls1 intake.
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I was told they are being ported and installed on sand rails as well.
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He was probably selling them as replacements for a profit. They may not be worth much to us on the forum, but I am sure they are worth well over $50 somewhere else.
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