How to get intake hissing sound...
Originally Posted by 98Z28MASS
You would have to make your own setup to make it really sound like it is sucking in a ton of air. They did a thing on the Horsepower tv where they made a custom twin cone filter intake on an elcamino or something like that that sound pretty sick. basically they used some custom piping and relocated the two cone filters down near the front air dam. Sounded sick, but I dont think it would really be worth your time or money to do the same.
Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
i think he's been watching too many porno's... it got him addicted to the "sucking" sound.
Some motors sound great sucking in air and bad on the exhaust side.
I take my hatch for example as its zipping by sounds great once it passes it sounds booty.
n/a LS1s you hear the kicking exhaust and maybe cam thats about it.
I think you have to have a FIPK filter or the like to get your car to sound like what you are describing. I remember a friend of mine had a little 1st gen neon that he put an aftermarket intake on and it sounded pretty cool. 
If you don't know what I'm talking about here's a pic.
If you don't know what I'm talking about here's a pic.
KN filters suck ***, they wont get you any power and you have to oil them which can screw up the MAF readings and affect fueling. Just stay with a paper filter with your lid. I say around 8-10 HP for the lid.
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Originally Posted by brad8266
KN filters suck ***, they wont get you any power and you have to oil them which can screw up the MAF readings and affect fueling. Just stay with a paper filter with your lid. I say around 8-10 HP for the lid.
Last edited by 95formulalt1; May 2, 2006 at 03:40 PM.
Originally Posted by 95formulalt1
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How about you reserve your rolling-eyed smilies for a topic you actually know something about?He told you the truth about the K&N filters, whether or not you believe it is your thing, but it's been proven time and time again that they aren't worth much (if anything) on our cars. And his estimate on the HP you'll gain with the lid is dead on. But from the looks of this thread, you really don't know **** about anything we're discussing here. I truthfully and good-heartedly suggest you do some research about stuff we're talking about here.
How about you go buy some whistle tips? Those will surely give you some sweet sounds. 
First of all, who is Dark Vader? You mean "Darth Vader"? Secondly, why would you want your car to sound like a hyperventilating James Earl Jones?
Besides, how would you even go about making your car suck in air like that?! As suggested by others, your best bet would be a turbo or a supercharger if you're looking for some cool sounds, but the turbo is going to give you more of a whooshing and the supercharger will get you a whistling or a whine.
Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
How about you reserve your rolling-eyed smilies for a topic you actually know something about?He told you the truth about the K&N filters, whether or not you believe it is your thing, but it's been proven time and time again that they aren't worth much (if anything) on our cars. And his estimate on the HP you'll gain with the lid is dead on. But from the looks of this thread, you really don't know **** about anything we're discussing here. I truthfully and good-heartedly suggest you do some research about stuff we're talking about here.
How about you go buy some whistle tips? Those will surely give you some sweet sounds. First of all, who is Dark Vader? You mean "Darth Vader"? Secondly, why would you want your car to sound like a hyperventilating James Earl Jones?
Besides, how would you even go about making your car suck in air like that?! As suggested by others, your best bet would be a turbo or a supercharger if you're looking for some cool sounds, but the turbo is going to give you more of a whooshing and the supercharger will get you a whistling or a whine.
all i want to know is how to get a good sounding intake..like my fathers Grand Prix.or it already does and i cant hear over my exhuast.....i dont care about spelling "DARTH VADER" right....if i did i wouldnt come here for the help
Originally Posted by 95formulalt1
wow dont **** ur self ....soory if i upset u and ur boyfriend!!!!!
That won't make you any friends around here.If you're looking for that sound, I'd suggest going with the FIPK-style intake, either homemade or purchased. However, if you buy one, plan on spending significantly more than a lid on it. The manufacturers such as K&N are pretty proud of their products in terms of selling those, hence why not many people buy them. Also, the "Ram Air" that you seem to be crazy about is nothing more than a marketing slogan by Pontiac. The higher airbox on the WS6s certainly does provide a bit more intake of cooler outside air than stock (or better than the crappy SS hood design for it), but isn't worth much at all, seeing as the nostrils aren't sealed off to the airbox. If you want that, buy the kit from LS1speed.com I believe that makes the direct pathway from the underside of the hood to the bottom of the airbox. Outside of that route or some form of the Super Sucker Ram Air kit, your factory Ram Air isn't doing much at all for power. Good luck in your search for getting what you want.
Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
Then I'd suggest not walking in here and asking for help, then scoffing at it when a certain member tries to provide some. That won't make you any friends around here.
If you're looking for that sound, I'd suggest going with the FIPK-style intake, either homemade or purchased. However, if you buy one, plan on spending significantly more than a lid on it. The manufacturers such as K&N are pretty proud of their products in terms of selling those, hence why not many people buy them. Also, the "Ram Air" that you seem to be crazy about is nothing more than a marketing slogan by Pontiac. The higher airbox on the WS6s certainly does provide a bit more intake of cooler outside air than stock (or better than the crappy SS hood design for it), but isn't worth much at all, seeing as the nostrils aren't sealed off to the airbox. If you want that, buy the kit from LS1speed.com I believe that makes the direct pathway from the underside of the hood to the bottom of the airbox. Outside of that route or some form of the Super Sucker Ram Air kit, your factory Ram Air isn't doing much at all for power. Good luck in your search for getting what you want.
That won't make you any friends around here.If you're looking for that sound, I'd suggest going with the FIPK-style intake, either homemade or purchased. However, if you buy one, plan on spending significantly more than a lid on it. The manufacturers such as K&N are pretty proud of their products in terms of selling those, hence why not many people buy them. Also, the "Ram Air" that you seem to be crazy about is nothing more than a marketing slogan by Pontiac. The higher airbox on the WS6s certainly does provide a bit more intake of cooler outside air than stock (or better than the crappy SS hood design for it), but isn't worth much at all, seeing as the nostrils aren't sealed off to the airbox. If you want that, buy the kit from LS1speed.com I believe that makes the direct pathway from the underside of the hood to the bottom of the airbox. Outside of that route or some form of the Super Sucker Ram Air kit, your factory Ram Air isn't doing much at all for power. Good luck in your search for getting what you want.
Originally Posted by 95formulalt1
first i am sorry for bashing u...second my hood is sealed to the box...used weather stripping(cool mod)..... and 3rd i shoulda explain my self better on what i wanted help on!!!!!
If you're hood is already sealed, then great job on that. Definitely works better than the stock way.
As for wanting that sucking sound as you heard on your dad's Grand Prix.... it will be harder to get out of an F-body. For one, the setup of the intake just isn't the same and doesn't quite have much of a tendency to make a "sucking" sound. The valvetrain and exhaust noises on our cars prevent us from hearing it much. My buddy has an 03 3.4-liter Impala that we created a homemade intake for and it creates quite a suction sound, but as I said, the sound can be different on every car. You can achieve it, but not quite to the extent you're looking for. Once again, I'd reccomend a setup such as the $300 K&N FIPK induction on this link:
http://www.ls1speed.com/catagory.cfm?catagory=Induction
As said before, you aren't going to gain much, if anything, over the power you'll get from a $100 lid, but it might make a bit more of a sucking sound if that's what you're trying to gain. Also, you might have to take off your weatherstripping for the sealed airbox if you get this, because now the air should just rush onto the outside of the filter from the WS6 nostrils.
i would much rather hav the HP over the "sucking sound" lol but i do like the way the grand prix sounds...alot of people (dumb) ask if its super charged....i just want the best setup i can get with out spending alot...i got my lid for 50 and the k&n filter came with the stock intake .......y is the K&N filter no good??
Also its not that the K&N isnt good, it just doesnt add much to our cars over a good flowing paper filter. Plus, when you reoil the filter after cleaning it it can get the oil all over your MAF and mess it up. I was extremely careful when cleaning and oiling my k&n and still had some get on my maf. When I had my car tuned at dez racing Don had to remove the maf screen due to the oil getting on it.