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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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I now have the vortech elbow for the car and the 1le is on the car? any diffrence or much of a diffrence at all?

Im keeping one of them and one goes bye bye

Just looking for your opinions and experiences
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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both would probably be pretty equal ... dont know about heat soak between the two. personally the vortech would look better :p
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Install the vortech and dumb the 1LE, the 1LE is just like the OEM with out the DONG.

Vortech should last longer, and look much much better.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 97z2801ss
I now have the vortech elbow for the car and the 1le is on the car? any diffrence or much of a diffrence at all?

Im keeping one of them and one goes bye bye

Just looking for your opinions and experiences
thanks
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If you ditch the 1LE and its in great shape pm me. My stocker is falling apart.

Id say vortech because of the looks and will last longer.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:39 AM
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vortech is nice, i have one but just make sure that if you have an air foil that you have one that will not create problems with the small divider piece on the inside of the elbow
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 94z28L
vortech is nice, i have one but just make sure that if you have an air foil that you have one that will not create problems with the small divider piece on the inside of the elbow
Thats why you get the Trickflow, which does not have the seperator in the middle.
My TrickFlow elbow is hollow as a bone, and looks just dandy.
Its aluminum with a Ceramic Coating, and has virtually no heatsoak.

Plus it flows real damn good.
Downside is, its a little pricey.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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yea the vortech elbow is polished... im just not sure if thered be much diffrence
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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Keep the 1LE and give me the other one.

If they're aren't the same then the difference will be unnoticable. Keep the one that looks better
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