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SrtWtF · 01-20-2017, 06:27 PM

I don't understand how people are swapping a aftermarket air intake for another and picking up 10Hp.

RS Speedriver · 01-20-2017, 06:53 PM

good luck with install. one thing dont forget to use everything off your stock washer bottle cuz i forgot the washer piece and i poor liquid in and just leaked all out :(. i was like something is missing so had to get in there again and fix it.

Strider044 · 01-20-2017, 08:58 PM

Ok first off got everything installed but was a almost 90 minute ordeal with many failures on my part and two on vararams directions. Over all I will post tomorrow more after my test drive.

Jayjellyfish212 · 01-20-2017, 10:25 PM

WHAMMO · 01-21-2017, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SrtWtF

I don't understand how people are swapping a aftermarket air intake for another and picking up 10Hp.

Well a simple search will reveal that not all CAI are created equal.

Strider044 · 01-21-2017, 07:09 AM

Ok first drive with a CAI on the 2015 SS and ohhhhhh man, The car never sounded better. I had a K&n on my 2012 v6 Camaro and I thought it sounds really good but boy was I wrong. This thing wakes up the engine and you can really hear it after about 3k rpm. The car sounds like it has a v8 up front now but when you are off the gas it still sounds tame which the wife will like. I will have to do some 0-60's and I will post the guide for install in a bit. Smiles ear to ear after the first stop sign and giving the fun pedal a push.

07-SRT · 01-21-2017, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SrtWtF

I don't understand how people are swapping a aftermarket air intake for another and picking up 10Hp.

This is a new design that was just released a few months ago..The intake tube was much larger than my roto-fab, and they used fire resistant material around the maf to help woth heat soak, also uses a washer bottle as a wall to help block heat from the engine along with removing block off plates from radiator.It also doesnt use the traditional cone filter as they had one made. I was a little sceptical at first but it works.

Strider044 · 01-21-2017, 07:33 AM

Ok here is the set up

CalvertCamaro · 01-21-2017, 09:17 AM

Install looks great! Any tips or advice for installation?

Strider044 · 01-21-2017, 11:23 AM

Advice for install.

1. wear gloves. its super dirty in that area of the car.

2. You will be taking off the front driver side wheel and panel to reach the washer bottle, really no way around it. It will make your life easier.

3. Removing the front bolts of the radiator for removing the wind deflectors is pointless. I still haven't gotten that damn thing out yet. I might try another method. I will let you know. (1LEs shouldn't have to worry about that part.)

4. bring a clean bucket to dump the washer fluid out of the old washer reservoir or buy a new gallon of fluid like I did.

5. Silver screws are for MAF, Black screws are for washer pump motor.

6. Change the MAF over after you remove the old airbox and construct the new CAI before you install it.

7. The rubber flange tube with the nozzle make sure it points at about 4 o clock off the throttle body while facing the engine. It will make sense after you do the install of the new system

8. make sure to use the old gasket for the washer motor pump so the fluid stays in the new bottle.

9. set aside at least an hour or more. It says 20-30... I might be able to do it that quick now but i'm thinking that's time on a lift.

10. Enjoy the sound once its done. its sound is dangerously fun.

SrtWtF · 01-21-2017, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WHAMMO

Well a simple search will reveal that not all CAI are created equal.

Now although that is true, seeing that people have scoops and and aftermarket intake swapping to this intake which should really only benefit from the air it's bringing in while driving on the road (this is the whole purpose of the scoop as well) to swap a intake with a scoop to this new vararam and pick up 10ponies is a really big wow factor. I'm not going to knock it because I haven't tried it but it's just really hard to believe. Glad everyone likes it

Silver14 · 01-21-2017, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RS Speedriver

that is correct. now that i got my headers installed. i will be getting a tune for it. and this intake will make more power after it is tuned as well

Awesome that you did a before and after dyno, thanks!

WHAMMO · 01-21-2017, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SrtWtF

Now although that is true, seeing that people have scoops and and aftermarket intake swapping to this intake which should really only benefit from the air it's bringing in while driving on the road (this is the whole purpose of the scoop as well) to swap a intake with a scoop to this new vararam and pick up 10ponies is a really big wow factor. I'm not going to knock it because I haven't tried it but it's just really hard to believe. Glad everyone likes it

Well Im not a CAI fanboy but Vararam really seems to have gone further with their design; the ram air/air box design with the zero drag tube looks really efficient. When Vararam said they worked with COPO design and did a lot of R&D, it sounded good to me.

CalvertCamaro · 01-22-2017, 07:57 AM

Thanks for the write-up and list of tips for installation. I will be installing one very soon and will report if I find anything different to add.

01-20-2017, 08:58 PM	#45
Strider044 Drives: 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative edition Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Garden, Fl (Orlando) Posts: 423	Ok first off got everything installed but was a almost 90 minute ordeal with many failures on my part and two on vararams directions. Over all I will post tomorrow more after my test drive. __________________ 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative Edition - DynoSteve Tune, NPP, Hotchkis sport springs 19110, Zl1/1LE rear swaybar, VR-DRX CAI, VaraRam VRX-93, Z28 spoiler

01-20-2017, 10:25 PM	#46
Jayjellyfish212 Drives: 2014 1LE Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,050 View My Garage	__________________ Car mods: never enough!

01-21-2017, 07:09 AM	#48
Strider044 Drives: 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative edition Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Garden, Fl (Orlando) Posts: 423	Ok first drive with a CAI on the 2015 SS and ohhhhhh man, The car never sounded better. I had a K&n on my 2012 v6 Camaro and I thought it sounds really good but boy was I wrong. This thing wakes up the engine and you can really hear it after about 3k rpm. The car sounds like it has a v8 up front now but when you are off the gas it still sounds tame which the wife will like. I will have to do some 0-60's and I will post the guide for install in a bit. Smiles ear to ear after the first stop sign and giving the fun pedal a push. __________________ 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative Edition - DynoSteve Tune, NPP, Hotchkis sport springs 19110, Zl1/1LE rear swaybar, VR-DRX CAI, VaraRam VRX-93, Z28 spoiler

01-21-2017, 07:33 AM	#50
Strider044 Drives: 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative edition Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Garden, Fl (Orlando) Posts: 423	Ok here is the set up Attached Images __________________ 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative Edition - DynoSteve Tune, NPP, Hotchkis sport springs 19110, Zl1/1LE rear swaybar, VR-DRX CAI, VaraRam VRX-93, Z28 spoiler

01-21-2017, 11:23 AM	#52
Strider044 Drives: 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative edition Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Garden, Fl (Orlando) Posts: 423	Advice for install. 1. wear gloves. its super dirty in that area of the car. 2. You will be taking off the front driver side wheel and panel to reach the washer bottle, really no way around it. It will make your life easier. 3. Removing the front bolts of the radiator for removing the wind deflectors is pointless. I still haven't gotten that damn thing out yet. I might try another method. I will let you know. (1LEs shouldn't have to worry about that part.) 4. bring a clean bucket to dump the washer fluid out of the old washer reservoir or buy a new gallon of fluid like I did. 5. Silver screws are for MAF, Black screws are for washer pump motor. 6. Change the MAF over after you remove the old airbox and construct the new CAI before you install it. 7. The rubber flange tube with the nozzle make sure it points at about 4 o clock off the throttle body while facing the engine. It will make sense after you do the install of the new system 8. make sure to use the old gasket for the washer motor pump so the fluid stays in the new bottle. 9. set aside at least an hour or more. It says 20-30... I might be able to do it that quick now but i'm thinking that's time on a lift. 10. Enjoy the sound once its done. its sound is dangerously fun. __________________ 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative Edition - DynoSteve Tune, NPP, Hotchkis sport springs 19110, Zl1/1LE rear swaybar, VR-DRX CAI, VaraRam VRX-93, Z28 spoiler

01-20-2017, 06:27 PM	#43
SrtWtF Drives: Nsrt & Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Miami Posts: 294	I don't understand how people are swapping a aftermarket air intake for another and picking up 10Hp.

01-20-2017, 06:53 PM	#44
RS Speedriver Drives: 2018 camaro 1ss 1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: B.C. Pitt Meadows Posts: 305 View My Garage	good luck with install. one thing dont forget to use everything off your stock washer bottle cuz i forgot the washer piece and i poor liquid in and just leaked all out :(. i was like something is missing so had to get in there again and fix it.

01-21-2017, 09:17 AM	#51
CalvertCamaro Drives: 2015 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 46	Install looks great! Any tips or advice for installation?

01-22-2017, 07:57 AM	#56
CalvertCamaro Drives: 2015 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 46	Thanks for the write-up and list of tips for installation. I will be installing one very soon and will report if I find anything different to add.