Sheet metal intakes
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Sheet metal intakes I may have the solution. A couple of my friends and I have been tinkering around in fabbing up a sheetmetal intake for one of our cars. It is just about completed and is going to be tested on a stock displacement ls1 and then a solid roller 370 cu afterwards. The intake has custom fuel rails and a adjustable pressure regulator and has all the ports for factory sensors. We might have a high flowing intake for a really resonable price if it all pans out. Will post results soon and pics soon
Re: Sheet metal intakes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by heavyhttr:
<strong>I may have the solution. A couple of my friends and I have been tinkering around in fabbing up a sheetmetal intake for one of our cars. It is just about completed and is going to be tested on a stock displacement ls1 and then a solid roller 370 cu afterwards. The intake has custom fuel rails and a adjustable pressure regulator and has all the ports for factory sensors. We might have a high flowing intake for a really resonable price if it all pans out. Will post results soon and pics soon</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I will be interested... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Shane
<strong>I may have the solution. A couple of my friends and I have been tinkering around in fabbing up a sheetmetal intake for one of our cars. It is just about completed and is going to be tested on a stock displacement ls1 and then a solid roller 370 cu afterwards. The intake has custom fuel rails and a adjustable pressure regulator and has all the ports for factory sensors. We might have a high flowing intake for a really resonable price if it all pans out. Will post results soon and pics soon</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I will be interested... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Shane
Re: Sheet metal intakes You can get them now from www.ls1speed.com they carry sheet metal intakes with rails for about $1800.
Re: Sheet metal intakes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Pro Stock John:
<strong>You can get them now from www.ls1speed.com they carry sheet metal intakes with rails for about $1800.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">True, but if more people start manufacturing intakes, prices will become lower. And that is a good thing <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<strong>You can get them now from www.ls1speed.com they carry sheet metal intakes with rails for about $1800.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">True, but if more people start manufacturing intakes, prices will become lower. And that is a good thing <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: Sheet metal intakes You can cut that price in half. Im working on two versions. The intake now has custom fuel rails .50 i.d. I'm also working something out so the stock fuel rails can be used, they just need to be modified which could probably be done on an exchange basis.
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Verdad Gallardo Re: Sheet metal intakes Good luck with all of that, I do mean that.
I want an intake for my 422ci at some point.
I will say that Rich Groh (RGR) makes the intakes for www.LS1Speed.com, and they have experimented with runner length and some other aspects and I think that's pretty necessary with sheetmetal intakes, expecially for non-FI and stock cube cars (just my 2 cents)
I want an intake for my 422ci at some point.
I will say that Rich Groh (RGR) makes the intakes for www.LS1Speed.com, and they have experimented with runner length and some other aspects and I think that's pretty necessary with sheetmetal intakes, expecially for non-FI and stock cube cars (just my 2 cents)
Re: Sheet metal intakes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by John B:
<strong>Pro Stock John, where can we see a pic? I went to LS1Speed's website but didn't see anything.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Look in the fbody "Enigne" section <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
<strong>Pro Stock John, where can we see a pic? I went to LS1Speed's website but didn't see anything.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Look in the fbody "Enigne" section <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: Sheet metal intakes I'd be interested in playing with one. We tried one that was manufactured by a company that specializes in Holden performance. We picked up a substantial amount of flow above .350 lift on the flow bench with it but didn't gain anything on the dyno. We lost about 40 ft lbs of torque down low and about 3 rwhp up to with no gains anywhere.
So in my opinion it was a total waste but I have heard good gains from other manifolds. I'm really anticipating seeing what you have and would be more than happy to take one off your hands for testing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Let me know when you have a set price and they are avialable.
So in my opinion it was a total waste but I have heard good gains from other manifolds. I'm really anticipating seeing what you have and would be more than happy to take one off your hands for testing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Let me know when you have a set price and they are avialable.
Re: Sheet metal intakes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SIR:
<strong>http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=342807
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That looks very nice!!! I would like to see how it performs. What do you think the price tag will be for it? Also, could it be ported matched for C5R heads? And lastly, how hard you it be to have the top be removable like the Spyder Intake?
<small>[ July 15, 2002, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: ls1290 ]</small>
<strong>http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=342807
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That looks very nice!!! I would like to see how it performs. What do you think the price tag will be for it? Also, could it be ported matched for C5R heads? And lastly, how hard you it be to have the top be removable like the Spyder Intake?
<small>[ July 15, 2002, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: ls1290 ]</small>
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Re: Sheet metal intakes here a couple pics of mine from Izzo. Going on a 408 Vette <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=342807
second pic is just a test fit pic on another engine.
<small>[ July 15, 2002, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: SIR ]</small>
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=342807
second pic is just a test fit pic on another engine.
<small>[ July 15, 2002, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: SIR ]</small>
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Re: Sheet metal intakes YOu guys don't think the optimal camshaft would
change with this intake vs the LS6 intake?
Also the VE per RPM is going to dramatically change, perhaps too much for the stock computer to compensate.
change with this intake vs the LS6 intake?
Also the VE per RPM is going to dramatically change, perhaps too much for the stock computer to compensate.
Re: Sheet metal intakes www.ls1speed.com's intakes cost between $1700-2100 depending on options. They come with fuel rails.
They have been dynotested.
I would never buy a sheetmetal intake that didn't have some #'s behind it, most aftermarket intakes that have been made since 1998 loose a lot of torque and only gain a little bit of peak HP.
An aftermarket intake like the one that SIR got will move the powerband up a couple of hundred rpm's too.
They have been dynotested.
I would never buy a sheetmetal intake that didn't have some #'s behind it, most aftermarket intakes that have been made since 1998 loose a lot of torque and only gain a little bit of peak HP.
An aftermarket intake like the one that SIR got will move the powerband up a couple of hundred rpm's too.
