qcworm

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i want the best in performance and looks. photos would be appreciated, i just changed to a 98-02 front end and my ram air setup will not work anymore. right now i had to use the stock ls1 air cleaner setup. i have a stainless radiator shroud so i dont like the ls1 setup because i cant use my shroud. thanks guys

PunishedU

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None of them really look good. All are made of plastic except the slp which is metal. But with metal you get heat soak and that will hurt performance. I have a moroso and am happy with it. Get a polished elbow and moroso or k&n intake and it will look pretty nice.

Personally, I want to convert to ls1 style though. It is much simpler looking and opens up some room in the engine bay.

LS1 Eddie

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-modifications/554720-all-cai-s-considered-equal.html

qcworm

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thanks

Bowtie Boy

Err...I get no more heat soak then my friends plastic one, his plastic one was actually a little warmer to touch, I drive around in 70-80 degree weather, come home and touch the slp "cai" and it isnt hot so, I dont know where people get these ideas from.

As for looks SLP is also the sexiest thing out there.

K&N is ugly and overpriced as always.

UA-Plumber

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I like my SLP for the looks of it. To each his own.............


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UA-Plumber

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Couldnt have said it better myself. IMO the K&N looks like a big 18" ***** modified to be used as a CAI

donkey mule

Heat soak is on the inside where the air flow is, not on the outside where you touch it. Also, I think that "people get theses ideas" on the simple principle that metal heats and cools at a faster rate than plastic. Have you ever tried to put coffee in a metal cup? Which will burn your hand faster - a plastic cup or a metal cup? I highly doubt that you put your hand or a thermometer inside each cai and measured it. I agree K&N is over priced , but isnt SLP at nearly 2 times the price! The SLP in my opinion looks better though.

94z28L

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i believe they're around the same price, i went for moroso, fit in well and install was easy preference of brand name on this one though really

qcworm

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i do not believe that the heat soak thing is of any relevance to a street car. you will not feel or see that difference in the car or on the dyno, if you do it will not be more than 2-4hp. and no the SLP i 231.00 verses the k&n is about 259.00

Bawls

I believe there was a dyno chart somewhere on one of the boards a few years back, since thats when people started asking this question. It showed no difference between any of them. Cept the G2, since that's pretty much a stock box.

nemanracing

I've been thinking about the ls1 lid conversion as well... The CCAI i have now i made myself + 2 K&N Conicals...

maybe2fast

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I like the K&N, and it works well...sticks with the look of the underhood plastic...aftermarket but looks kinda factory

omaha stylee

the ls1 style, you need an aftermarket hood for correct?

the_merv

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Yea.. if you are talking about the Factory Lid. I had to cut my Hood, and I am putting a Cowl on it.

jimbob

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Actually, you can get one to fit if you cut the radiator upper support. We also had to cut some cross bracing in my hood (no biggie, though). Pound down the condenser a little (after pulling it out of the slots in the radiator, so it will drop down even more), and make some new straps to hold the radiator in place, as you need to tilt it farther out tward the engine. Some guy over at CZ28 has full pictures of this on his web site now (wish I would have saved his page for future reference pictures for you guys). I also installed a 85mm maf to get every last horse power on my combo (Note...I would recommend staying stock maf for engines under 500 flywheel hp, as it takes some tuning to get them to work right, nothing crazy though). It sure is nice looking down the air intake, and seeing my twin 58mm bores staring at you right threw the MAF! Now, all that I have to do is prove it with the dyno.....

Almost forgot....My IAT's are 5 degrees F over outside temp....When crusing down the road. They may even be same as outside temp (who knows how accurate the IAT sensor reads over an out side digital temp guage )

Jimbob

Bowtie Boy

i found my slp for $180, free shipping, brand new on ebay from a dealer
This was a while back though, havent had any reason to look to see if they are still being sold.

burnzilla

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You can find all those intakes, the K&N, Moroso and SLP for $200 or under .
Secondly, putting on a nice intake has shown 7-12 hp increase on stock engines, and im sure a nice elbow (anything besides the stock one, with the long closed off tube, or what some poeple call , a 'donkey ****') might aid in 1-3 hp also.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/s/jstriet/LT1dyno.jpg

nomoneyz

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EBAY brand all the way. only fifty bucks. works for me.

94z28L

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i would never advise anyone to go with an ebay intake after the mess i went through putting on my buddies, the bends werent correct, the filter didnt fit, the material was ****, if all else fails just buy one used on the for sale board