Ultimate LS7 intake
Launching!
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From: Portland OR
Originally Posted by Bowtiejoni
Thank you Kurt!!
15 hp is nice but with the price of wilson manifold ? Not mayby good idea on stock engine??
15 hp is nice but with the price of wilson manifold ? Not mayby good idea on stock engine??
We found the same results as LG Motorsports. We finally got to testing this manifold. The engine we were using it on ended up getting some revisions. Sorry it took so long guys, but the manifold made 0hp and lost torque.
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This intake is not designed to improve on a stock motor. These are designed to pickup where the factory intake leaves off...High RPM large volumes of air. It is for high reving mean motors sqeezing every last HP out of it. I do not see anyone in there right mind spending $3000 for an intake on a vertually stock motor.
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Teching In
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I was always told that a sheet metal intake is not designed for a stock motors, they are made for either high rpm,big cubic inch or boosted application's or a combination off all three. Who would spend thousand's off dollars on a full out race piece and stick it on a stock motor?
Originally Posted by BlackLS7
I was always told that a sheet metal intake is not designed for a stock motors, they are made for either high rpm,big cubic inch or boosted application's or a combination off all three. Who would spend thousand's off dollars on a full out race piece and stick it on a stock motor?
Staging Lane
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by Nasty N8
This intake is not designed to improve on a stock motor. These are designed to pickup where the factory intake leaves off...High RPM large volumes of air. It is for high reving mean motors sqeezing every last HP out of it. I do not see anyone in there right mind spending $3000 for an intake on a vertually stock motor.
Nate
Nate
If anyone was expecting this intake to pick up HP/TQ on a stock or slightly modified LS7 engine they wasted their money. I don't even think Wilson predicted that. But this thing DOES pick up HP/TQ on a highly modified engine, that is a proven back to back engine Dyno fact!.. Even on a smaller CID engine. But like I said, if you're looking for more HP on your stock LS7 and only have 3K to spend... Spend your money on something else.
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But this thing DOES pick up HP/TQ on a highly modified engine, that is a proven back to back engine Dyno fact!
Originally Posted by John B
I have no reason to doubt this given Wilson's reputation for manifold work but I must say that I find it highly irregular.....as a matter of fact I find it flat out bizzare that as the manufacturer, they would have proof positive facts and data and actually show HP/TQ curves based on an engine dyno test on a motor in their facilty that would have been used during the devlopment of this manifold! I personally don't mind spending the money on it since I will have modified heads and a large cam but I'd really like to know what to expect BEFORE I buy.
Launching!
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From: Portland OR
Originally Posted by LSmonster
If anyone was expecting this intake to pick up HP/TQ on a stock or slightly modified LS7 engine they wasted their money. I don't even think Wilson predicted that. But this thing DOES pick up HP/TQ on a highly modified engine, that is a proven back to back engine Dyno fact!.. Even on a smaller CID engine. But like I said, if you're looking for more HP on your stock LS7 and only have 3K to spend... Spend your money on something else.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...=wilson+intake
See posts 325 and 326.
There would seem to be something going on here with the interactions between intake, cam, exhaust, etc. which seems to work for some combos and not others.
Last edited by 71CamaroLS1; Jun 4, 2007 at 05:46 PM.
Originally Posted by 71CamaroLS1
Katech tested it on an engine with a World Challenge cam, 240/252 116.5 LSA, results on an engine dyno. So it was hardly a mild build.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...=wilson+intake
See posts 325 and 326.
There would seem to be something going on here with the interactions between intake, cam, exhaust, etc. which seems to work for some combos and not others.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...=wilson+intake
See posts 325 and 326.
There would seem to be something going on here with the interactions between intake, cam, exhaust, etc. which seems to work for some combos and not others.
On The Tree
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i bought a ls1 wilson a while back.i picked up 10 rwhp at 6500 rpm.i picked up another 500 rpm over the fast as the hp torque stayed level where as the fast nose dived at 6500.looking back it seems the camshaft is the determining factor(how much you can spin)as to what your result may be.if that is true i would love to see some 8000 rpm motor results.it does heat sink quite a bit in hot weather,but when temps drop to around 60 degrees the iat will hold around 80 when running.it does bother me about the runners blocking about 50% of the intake opening.you would really have to fill that intake to make it work,so some type of ram air is manditory as far as i see.i think 9 ***** intake is far better.