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Old Sep 22, 2023 | 07:50 AM
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My Car( 06 GTO) had an engine fire and was put out in time with minimal damage . The part that took the hit the worst was my intake manifold. The back of it got completely melted so the hose hookups are nonexistent. What are my wallet friendly options and since when did these intakes start pulling a premium!?
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Old Sep 22, 2023 | 08:57 AM
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A used LS2 intake is probably your best bet for being friendly to the wallet.
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A used LS2 intake is probably your best bet for being friendly to the wallet.
I agree, but it but one of the worst performing LS intakes. For $400, I'd look fo an LS6 intake....
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I agree, but it but one of the worst performing LS intakes. For $400, I'd look fo an LS6 intake....
That makes zero sense given that he has a 4-bolt throttle body and would have to waste money either grafting a 90mm snout onto the LS6 or getting a 4-bolt to 3-bolt adapter. Either way, he still then has to contend with the different fuel rail mounting points and injector heights.
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Im asking for wallet friendly options bc in the last 14 years of ownership, I’ve never seen the ls2 intake cost more than $250/275 used with rails and all . Now a bare intake is 4-600 used ( not that I need rails and injectors) but I remember these things being cheap. What cause the spike in price ? It’s not even a great flowing intake … you can pick up LS7 intakes for the same price lol
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Im asking for wallet friendly options bc in the last 14 years of ownership, I’ve never seen the ls2 intake cost more than $250/275 used with rails and all . Now a bare intake is 4-600 used ( not that I need rails and injectors) but I remember these things being cheap. What cause the spike in price ? It’s not even a great flowing intake … you can pick up LS7 intakes for the same price lol
It's the only factory cathedral car intake that can accommodate a 90mm TB. Since LS swaps have become all the rage, the cheap Chinese TBs are 4-bolt, not everyone has the hood clearance for a truck intake, and the LS2 was only produced from 2005-2007, prices skyrocketed.
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Honestly, just find a used fast 102 or bite the bullet on a new one.
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