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Old May 17, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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There's a artical under the free mods section about removing excess plastic under the air filter for MUCH better breathing.

If you look at a SLP FLowpak, you get a good lid, some shitty rubber bellow which doesn't give you 1hp on the dyno, and a metal air duct that is mounted between your A/C condensor and the rad... it draws in fresh, cool air from under the front of the car, rather than sucking in warm air from the engine bay.
The duct probly doesn't add any hp, but on warmer days, it should help keep your car fairly consitant on the track, specially when doing back to back runs.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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Looks easy enough, i'll have to try it.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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it is its basically everone's first mod
made my exhaust a little deeper also
haha just be care full and don't cut into you're radiator
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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well thats why you unbolt it first and cut it while its not connected!
jeez didnt you read the article? haha what would be the easiest device to cut it with? all i think i have is a hack saw....but that'd be hard to cut into the corners with.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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i wonder why GM even designed it that way..wtf were they thinking its like they are tryin to get the least amount of air into the engine as possible.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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well thats why you unbolt it first and cut it while its not connected!
jeez didnt you read the article? haha what would be the easiest device to cut it with? all i think i have is a hack saw....but that'd be hard to cut into the corners with.
no I didnt read it because i'm lazy same reason I didnt take it off I just payed close attention
you can use a dremel (prob Easiest) if you dont have one I used my drill and a cutting tip worked just fine
I now have a dremel and would use it first
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by slikrider20
i wonder why GM even designed it that way..wtf were they thinking its like they are tryin to get the least amount of air into the engine as possible.
chokeing it out so they could put those pretty mpg numbers on the sticker to sell it
same with CAGS (skip shift)
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by slikrider20
The car isn't the one in my sig, i drive a 2000 z28. Drill some holes? Sounds ghetto.
first off the lower front portion of the fbody ls1 airbox is open....do a search on the free ram air mod...
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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i'd think a jigsaw would work on plastic it cuts through wood, i have one of those.
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Originally Posted by 5_02ls1
first off the lower front portion of the fbody ls1 airbox is open....do a search on the free ram air mod...
yes i know, i pointed that out, and also i already read the free ram air mod, we're in the process of discussing what to use to cut the plastic with lol.
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there ya go
the **** is thin anyhow
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Old May 17, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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here ya go finished product
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Old May 17, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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yes i know, i pointed that out, and also i already read the free ram air mod, we're in the process of discussing what to use to cut the plastic with lol.
haha I didnt wanna say that but some people only read the first post and answer a bunch of **** that has already been gone over
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Old May 17, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Confusing...
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Old May 17, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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This is just going to be like car audio was for me, i get something and am happy with it for like a day then its shitty and time to upgrade.
Did you notice much 5_02? And was that your first mod?
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yup its a crack habbit for sure
then one day you look at your car and look at your bank acount and go "what the hell"
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I wonder if it's even worth it to buy a new LID after doin this free mod.
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well the new lid gets rid of those horrible stock bellows and it looks nicer for sure
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Old May 17, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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how not to get people on ls1 tech to help you...i tried though.lright, i'm confused about the intake part of my engine. Below the stock lid, there is NO WHERE for air to get in. Its closed solid shut. How the heck do they get air into this engine?[quote]

[QUOTE]Yall must be confused too. lol[QUOTE]


whats wrong here???
1.no car info thought you had lt1{sig pic}
2.make fun of what another member tells you{drill holes that sounds ghetto}"kinda racial"
3.look at things before posting unless gm screwed up on your car that airbox is open in the front..
4.if you know the answer and have searced and viewed it why ask....

I was only tryin to help but you had to be a little know it all smartass....
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[QUOTE=5_02ls1]how not to get people on ls1 tech to help you...i tried though.lright, i'm confused about the intake part of my engine. Below the stock lid, there is NO WHERE for air to get in. Its closed solid shut. How the heck do they get air into this engine?[quote]

[QUOTE]Yall must be confused too. lol


whats wrong here???
1.no car info thought you had lt1{sig pic}
2.make fun of what another member tells you{drill holes that sounds ghetto}"kinda racial"
3.look at things before posting unless gm screwed up on your car that airbox is open in the front..
4.if you know the answer and have searced and viewed it why ask....

I was only tryin to help but you had to be a little know it all smartass....

1. Posted that i had a 00 Z28
2. Not making fun and it's not really racial just kinda half-assish
3. I already posted that i found that it's open earlier in the forum
Example from first page...
4. I posted the question and found the answer, the topic completely changed and you quoted something earlier in the thread, that was already covered.

Thank you very much.....smartass.

Whats wrong here? You keep quoting stuff i say and answering them way after it's already been covered. You should read the whole thing before you start accusing me of being a smartass.

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