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Apr 22, 2006 | 03:58 PM

Ghostintheshell

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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

Apr 22, 2006 | 05:20 PM

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Im curious too

Apr 22, 2006 | 05:50 PM

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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

Apr 22, 2006 | 05:55 PM

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if he can do it he is gonna be making a hell of a return on what he puts out.

Apr 22, 2006 | 06:06 PM

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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.

Apr 22, 2006 | 07:31 PM

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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).

Apr 22, 2006 | 10:03 PM

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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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Apr 22, 2006 | 10:37 PM

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Test drives a newer fbody and switches the intakes out???

I hope not lol.

Apr 23, 2006 | 01:45 AM

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Something crooked I'm sure.

Apr 23, 2006 | 08:20 AM

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hahah I see. The mystery is still unsolved

Apr 23, 2006 | 09:56 AM

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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!!

Apr 23, 2006 | 10:07 AM

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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.

Apr 23, 2006 | 10:09 AM

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Also heard the rumor that someone is porting them out

Apr 23, 2006 | 11:30 AM

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Quote:

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?

Apr 23, 2006 | 01:34 PM

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Apr 23, 2006 | 03:00 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by camaroextra

why do you wantone?

Now somebody sell me a damn C5 ls1 intake.

Last edited by Coy; Apr 23, 2006 at 04:59 PM.

Apr 23, 2006 | 09:11 PM

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I was told they are being ported and installed on sand rails as well.

Oct 3, 2007 | 11:30 PM

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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.