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Oct 28, 2009 | 01:11 PM

k_stewart_21

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ls1 lid on a lt1

i was bout to order my cai, until i ran across this ls1 lid conversion. how much would it cost to do this do you guys think? and would it be better than cai?

http://www.lt1engine.com/tech/ls1-li...k-camaro-hood/

Oct 28, 2009 | 01:34 PM

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Many of us have info posted everywhere..

Mine didn't cost that much and went in pretty easily. IMO it kicks the **** out of any elbow CAI.

Oct 28, 2009 | 01:39 PM

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i did the search and couldnt find any prices. how much was yours?

Oct 28, 2009 | 01:53 PM

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I probably have about $100 into it.

Oct 28, 2009 | 02:29 PM

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ya overall it looks cheaper, but a lil harder to do. thats if you dont do any work yourself and this is the first thing you ever attempt. But i plan on ditching my K&N CAI and going to LS1 lid

Oct 28, 2009 | 05:44 PM

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For the money, there is not a single mod that compares to the lid conversion!
i have a grand total of 60.00 in my lid conversion and about 45 min of fab work...hell the SLP cai takes longer to instal

Oct 28, 2009 | 06:37 PM

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50 bucks here. Found a used lid and filter in the classifieds.

Takes about 20 mins to do with a die grinder and cutoff wheel.

You also need a 3x3 Fernco from Home Depot etc.

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Oct 28, 2009 | 07:00 PM

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50 bucks hear and i did all the work.not hard at all

Oct 28, 2009 | 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pyro719

Hey greg you got any pics of yours? I might do this mod this winter? Not sure if there will be any gains over my homemade CAI?

i had a homemade cai that worked well, then i got a used K&N sold it to get a lid but had to instal a moroso for a short time what crap that was..finally got my lid done the car picked up 1.8mph and 2 tenths swap done at the track same day 3 passes each between the moroso and the lid...Lid all the way

there will be a few that doubt the actual performance gains since it was not done on a dyno but personally a dyno cannot duplicate 80+mph of air flowing to the TB.......so their argument becomes a mute statement.. Roadtrip,Merv,myself as well as a bunch others have all had similar gains