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SSChecky · 10-05-2015, 04:39 PM

I plan to trade my 2SS for an 2Lt but i have a problem. the 2LT has an aftermarket CAI and im VERY paranoid about aftermarket parts i like a car to be stock when im buying it. my concern is i noticed they removed the OEM cover GM puts over the CAI so i dont know can engine get damaged heres a picture from dealers website. what do you guys think?

http://images.cars.com/supersized/DM...9129126/12.jpg

derek1387 · 10-05-2015, 04:44 PM

That is completely normal for a aftermarket I take and totally safe.

You will be fine

JLSuperfly · 10-05-2015, 04:44 PM

Why?

SSChecky · 10-05-2015, 04:44 PM

does that look like an good CAI? can a CAI be installed wrong? can it damage the engine?

and why what?

JLSuperfly · 10-05-2015, 04:46 PM

Why are you trading a 2SS for a 2LT?

dmginc · 10-05-2015, 04:46 PM

most people trade in their v6 for a v8, unusual for someone to go the other way. so why go to the v6?

SSChecky · 10-05-2015, 04:49 PM

because i dont want to pay $30k for a car when i can get it for $20k only difference is performance interior is 100% identical. i can afford it but id rather have a v6 with less miles and better mpg.

Outlaw77 · 10-05-2015, 05:00 PM

Shouldn't be any issues with that cai but I would opt for a stock one imo.

So your trading it in for a v6? Didn't you already pay, or are paying, $30k? Aren't you going to take a loss doing this deal? Never heard of a trade going this way before.

SSChecky · 10-05-2015, 05:06 PM

when i bought my v8 i owed 26k if i buy this v6 ill owe 22.5k plus cheaper gas/better mpg and probably lower insurance. so ill probably be saving $100 a month and v6 has 26k miles while my v8 has 41k. ive had v8 for 3 months.

and why would you opt for stock one?

Welker2 · 10-05-2015, 05:11 PM

Wouldn't be concerned with the CIA; really no way to install them wrong and, since you're concerned about gas mileage, you should be happy with it. I know after installing mine, besides other things, I say an increase on average of 2 MPG ...

SS376 · 10-05-2015, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SSChecky

when i bought my v8 i owed 26k if i buy this v6 ill owe 22.5k plus cheaper gas/better mpg and probably lower insurance. so ill probably be saving $100 a month and v6 has 26k miles while my v8 has 41k. ive had v8 for 3 months.

and why would you opt for stock one?

You're making a huge mistake. The mpg difference will be minimal, the insurance difference will be minimal, but the loss you'll take by trading your car after only 3 months will likely be substantial, not to mention that the 2LT will be a less desirable car to trade down the road than your current SS.

sdynak · 10-05-2015, 05:20 PM

Keep the V8.. Nothing wrong with a V6 but you will find some advantages to the V8 over time since you already have it.

Outlaw77 · 10-05-2015, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SSChecky

and why would you opt for stock one?

To be completely honest I don't think it looks good at all. I think a stock system would actually look better then what ever that is. Plus if it's a chrome tube it will just make the air going through it hotter.

I would recommend keeping the SS as well like others said.

SSChecky · 10-05-2015, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SS376

You're making a huge mistake. The mpg difference will be minimal, the insurance difference will be minimal, but the loss you'll take by trading your car after only 3 months will likely be substantial, not to mention that the 2LT will be a less desirable car to trade down the road than your current SS.

well i know ill be taking a loss but after the loss the v6 will cost me 22.5k before the loss its $20.5k im estimating $2k loss. so in the end v6 is 4k cheaper. gas ill probably save $30 a month isnt much but its something.

in end i want a car with less miles, and to get a SS with under 25k miles itll be $30k. so id rather get a v6.

10-05-2015, 04:39 PM	#1
SSChecky Drives: Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Missouri Posts: 50	Want to trade my 2SS for 2LT I plan to trade my 2SS for an 2Lt but i have a problem. the 2LT has an aftermarket CAI and im VERY paranoid about aftermarket parts i like a car to be stock when im buying it. my concern is i noticed they removed the OEM cover GM puts over the CAI so i dont know can engine get damaged heres a picture from dealers website. what do you guys think? http://images.cars.com/supersized/DM...9129126/12.jpg

10-05-2015, 04:44 PM	#2
derek1387 Drives: 2015 1LS Red V6 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: St Joseph, MO Posts: 1,849	That is completely normal for a aftermarket I take and totally safe. You will be fine __________________ Sponsors: Overkill Motorsport BCS Auto JacFab Machining APDEG Dream Gear Mobile Audio Thanks to Will @ Overkill Motorsports, Jason @ JacFab, Jim @ Ohio Speed, Brandon at Dream Gear, and the boys at Randy Curnow Chevrolet 5th Gen V6 Performance Facebook Group

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10-05-2015, 05:11 PM	#10
Welker2 Ret AF, cancer survivor Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mesquite, NV Posts: 2,741 View My Garage	Wouldn't be concerned with the CIA; really no way to install them wrong and, since you're concerned about gas mileage, you should be happy with it. I know after installing mine, besides other things, I say an increase on average of 2 MPG ... Attached Images __________________

10-05-2015, 05:20 PM	#12
sdynak Drives: 2010 1SS Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Bayville, NJ Posts: 936	Keep the V8.. Nothing wrong with a V6 but you will find some advantages to the V8 over time since you already have it. __________________ 2010 1SS LS3, Black, 235/250, .621/.615, 114 + 4, Kooks Stepped Headers, 3.91's, Bo White PTB, Flowmaster Mufflers, Cold Air Industries CAI, Apex Scoop & Windshield Washer Relocate, SLP Wheels, Skip Shift Eliminate, Barton Flat Stick, OEM HID/Halos, Dyno Tuned by ECS

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JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,267	Why?

10-05-2015, 04:49 PM	#7
SSChecky Drives: Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Missouri Posts: 50	because i dont want to pay $30k for a car when i can get it for $20k only difference is performance interior is 100% identical. i can afford it but id rather have a v6 with less miles and better mpg.

10-05-2015, 05:00 PM	#8
Outlaw77 Drives: 2018 Charger SRT 392 F8 Green Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oakville Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,910	Shouldn't be any issues with that cai but I would opt for a stock one imo. So your trading it in for a v6? Didn't you already pay, or are paying, $30k? Aren't you going to take a loss doing this deal? Never heard of a trade going this way before.

10-05-2015, 05:06 PM	#9
SSChecky Drives: Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Missouri Posts: 50	when i bought my v8 i owed 26k if i buy this v6 ill owe 22.5k plus cheaper gas/better mpg and probably lower insurance. so ill probably be saving $100 a month and v6 has 26k miles while my v8 has 41k. ive had v8 for 3 months. and why would you opt for stock one?