I did it!! LS1 Lid and Base on LT1 Camaro!
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For what it is worth, I dont think dyno numbers are that big of a deal withthis type of mod since the dyno doesn't relicate the amount of air to the lid/cai, this is why I ask about mph.... a .25 gain could be seen by alot of different varibles. Well that is what I would think anyways. I havent done much research on this but I would be interested in seeing the mph gains to judge how much somethign like this is worth on a LTx car.
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Nope, just bolted your base on, put the lid on, hooked everything up and good to go. Only thing I trimmed was underneath the hood. Once I opened up the cowl more, it gave me room for the lid.
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dyno numbers will not tell you jack crap with a ram air set up for the simple fact that NO AIR is being rammed in at speed!
i gained 2tenths and 1.8mph same day,track within 15 minutes the facts are there if you base every mod from their claim of dyno hp you will have a 500hp 12 second car.....
the merv had it on his Lt1 then he built that Ls hotrod and its workin hard on that motor too
i gained 2tenths and 1.8mph same day,track within 15 minutes the facts are there if you base every mod from their claim of dyno hp you will have a 500hp 12 second car.....
the merv had it on his Lt1 then he built that Ls hotrod and its workin hard on that motor too
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Multmigs-i just slapped on the base you sent me. No trimming done on it.
All I had to do for trimming was just the underside of the hood. And basically is was just some fiberglass that was under the cowl scoop. I will snap some pics tonight or tomorrow of the hood, but I haven't smoothed the edges out yet, so it looks a little rough. Shouldn't be noticable after I'm hoping.
All I had to do for trimming was just the underside of the hood. And basically is was just some fiberglass that was under the cowl scoop. I will snap some pics tonight or tomorrow of the hood, but I haven't smoothed the edges out yet, so it looks a little rough. Shouldn't be noticable after I'm hoping.
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I promised pics of the underside of the hood where I cut for the LS1 lid. Granted this is a rough cut and will clean it up with a dremel soon, but here is what was taken out
The LS1 lid and base setup...
The LS1 lid and base setup...
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Now when I detail the engine bay out (which needs it BAD!!) ill cut and trim so the cuts look like they were made from the manufacturer like that. Then spray some black paint over it and call it a day
Granted I did some other work to the car since I last drove it (weight reduction, LT headers, and deleted power steering) It does pick up ALOT faster.
Granted I did some other work to the car since I last drove it (weight reduction, LT headers, and deleted power steering) It does pick up ALOT faster.
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back to back dyno results from a moroso CAI to an LS1 lid swap, on a '95 t/a (the same guy that posted pics of his car with the eficonnections LS1 pcm/coil per cylinder swap in another thread) netted 10rwhp over the CAI. and the same car with a stock intake gained another 10rwhp with a cai over a stocker.
so, 20rwhp from a stock intake, to an LS1 lid.
so, 20rwhp from a stock intake, to an LS1 lid.
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back to back dyno results from a moroso CAI to an LS1 lid swap, on a '95 t/a (the same guy that posted pics of his car with the eficonnections LS1 pcm/coil per cylinder swap in another thread) netted 10rwhp over the CAI. and the same car with a stock intake gained another 10rwhp with a cai over a stocker.
so, 20rwhp from a stock intake, to an LS1 lid.
so, 20rwhp from a stock intake, to an LS1 lid.
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I would say the 4 inch is perfect, it looks like when its closed (me looking through the cowl opening lol) the lid follows the incline of the hood and probably has 1/4 of an inch gap, so i dont know if a smaller hood would work.