Well I picked my Camaro up last Friday and have been on the forums looking for mods ever since. My car came with the GM factory SS exhaust so I was looking at intakes. I was all set to by the CAI unit but it seems no one on the east coast had one available. I was planning on heading to the track this Friday so I wanted something close by so I could install it before hitting the track.
I sent MarylandSpeed and E-Mail asking if they had either the Vararam or CAI in stock. Within literly 5 seconds my phone rang and a gentleman gave me the information I needed (CAI out of stock). I wound up ordering the Vararam.
The Brown truck came about 30 minutes ago and I was already kind of bummed as it is currently raining outside and I wanted to install the intake ASAP. So I open up the box and thats where things got from bad to worse for me. The quality of this intake is really not something I would expect for a $400+ dollar part. The burrs on this thing are like nothing I have ever seen and I'm a machinist! The fit between the 2 pieces is very very sloppy and is not even remotely close to being air tight. There is 1/8th inch gaps in places.
Is this normal??? If so I think it's going back and I'll waite for a CAI.
Unit separated
I guess they left some extra in there :(
Is this really optimal? They could have cut off 3 barbs???
Burrs
Quality??
Yes this is the biggest burr I have ever seen!
More Burrs
Very Sloppy Fit
Bottom Gap
Top Gap
