10-21-2017, 12:00 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2021 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: May 2013
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What gains are seen on a LT! with just a CAI.
Everyone,
After years of playing with a 1988 Fox body Mustang GT, 1998 Camaro Z28 (LS1) and a 2004 Corvette Coupe (engine in avatar). I now am back tand up to date with a 2018 Camaro SS 1LE. Generally speaking, one of the best bolt-on mods has always been a Cold Air Intake (CAI). At the moment I am not interested in a tune or incorporating non-CARB certified parts. At least not NON-Carb that can't be easily removed. However, I haven't seen a thread that compares gains of the different CAIs. I have also heard that there isn't much gain to be had. So is a CAI a good investment toward performance or should I just keep the OEM filter and intake in place. P.S. How does a high flow filter compare on this engine? Thanks in advance. |
10-21-2017, 07:50 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017
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The stock box is pretty good. Track testing has shown about a tenth reduction with a rotofab dry.
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Options-2SS Leather/NPP Perf. mods-Whipple 2.9/Fuel System/Flex Fuel/103mm TB/Rotofab Big Gulp/Cat Deletes/Corsa NPP Per. times- 10.5 @ 137 w/ 1.8 60ft Full weight on 20's 1200DA |
10-21-2017, 08:29 AM | #3 |
Drives: 2017 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Aug 2016
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The only one I've heard of that does not mess up the MAF readings is the Rotofab (your no-tune requirement makes this very important) but it's not CARB. Would not consider it to be a particularly difficult removal though. The only CARB one I've heard of is the new GM one which includes a dealer tune, but results so far seem to be poor. Meaning looks and sound, not performance, is what the customers have reported on this forum.
BTW I tried a drop-in K&N in the stock airbox on my LT1 and didn't notice any gain on the dragstrip with it. |
10-21-2017, 08:56 AM | #4 |
Drives: 2022 2SS A10 NPP MRC Red Hot Join Date: Aug 2016
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going out on a limb; IMO - it doesn't seem there would be any measurable appreciable gains in a moving car.
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10-21-2017, 09:09 AM | #5 |
Drives: 2017 1SS A8 Nightfall Gray Join Date: Feb 2017
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I didnt notice anything with my cai on the drag strip , if I could do it over my first thing would be a Pray ported TB/IM right now I only have the ported TB and can tell a good difference.
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