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ROD1 · 03-31-2010, 02:30 PM

10 minute job. 5 of them dedicated to finding a box knife lol. Now out to do iat relocate

mr_desmo · 03-31-2010, 02:44 PM

thats probably the best intake you can get for performance and it looks oem; congrats...go take a drive and report!

KMPrenger · 03-31-2010, 02:47 PM

X2!

Definitely interested to see what you have to say after a fair amount of driving.

bkkendrick · 03-31-2010, 02:55 PM

do you notice any increased sound?

Blade · 03-31-2010, 02:59 PM

How much is the tube?

scrming · 03-31-2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_desmo

thats probably the best intake you can get for performance and it looks oem; congrats...go take a drive and report!

I would say not the best for performance... right now it has to be the Injen... Especially if you are keeping the IAT sensor in the stock location...

It is a good looking piece though!

67 GTO · 03-31-2010, 03:07 PM

Looks vaguely familar.

It looks great, much better than the stock tube.

KMPrenger · 03-31-2010, 04:43 PM

I'd definitely be doing the IAT relocation on top of this. (if I did it). I agree that the Injen is the best way to go at this point for overall gains, but I also remember scrming saying how he didn't notice much, if any of a difference going from his custom tube to the Injen, except on higher RPMS. (oh, and the temps seemed to drop faster, but I think for the most part the IAT relocation would probably suffice)

Now, someone going from a stock box to an Injen would probably notice something along most of the RPM range, but I think they'd notice a difference with this as well.

Injen also wins in the looks department, at least in my opinion, but the blackwing isn't horrible by any means. Its also nearly half the cost of the Injen.

That said, if the blackwing doesn't perform how I'm thinking it should...then everything I just said goes out the window lol.

scrming · 03-31-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KMPrenger

I'd definitely be doing the IAT relocation on top of this. (if I did it). I agree that the Injen is the best way to go at this point for overall gains, but I also remember scrming saying how he didn't notice much, if any of a difference going from his custom tube to the Injen, except on higher RPMS. (oh, and the temps seemed to drop faster, but I think for the most part the IAT relocation would probably suffice)

Now, someone going from a stock box to an Injen would probably notice something along most of the RPM range, but I think they'd notice a difference with this as well.

Injen also wins in the looks department, at least in my opinion, but the blackwing isn't horrible by any means. Its also nearly half the cost of the Injen.

That said, if the blackwing doesn't perform how I'm thinking it should...then everything I just said goes out the window lol.

Nope, there was definitely some nice low end torque gains with the Injen...

This is the Injen vs my modified stock tube and IAT relocation:

ROD1 · 03-31-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bkkendrick

do you notice any increased sound?

Yeah you can hear the air rush now but its alot more subtle than I was expecting.

ROD1 · 03-31-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

How much is the tube?

you get the tube, filter and connectors for $179.

ROD1 · 03-31-2010, 06:05 PM

As for seat of the pants dyno, I put about 60 miles on it and did several runs from a dig and dont feel any difference but no one that I have ever met can feel 1 or 2% change in hp anyways. Ill hook up my matrix tomorrow and do a few runs and see if that shows anything. Other than a better flowing filter, losing the ridges on the flexhose connector, slightly less drastic entrance angle and the resonators, it not much different than the stock setup.

Sour DeeZ · 03-31-2010, 06:20 PM

I've been looking for a picture of this installed, thanks man.

KMPrenger · 04-01-2010, 12:14 AM

OK, well i stand corrected from my above post!

Well, I'm thinkin it will be a bit yet before I do an intake anyways, and hopefully by then there will be even more options out there! Then I'll just have to decide if I want to spend the dough!

03-31-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
ROD1 Retired Drives: 2010 Camaro RS V6 #1301 DOB 3/23/09 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 2,563	Blackwing installed 10 minute job. 5 of them dedicated to finding a box knife lol. Now out to do iat relocate Attached Images

03-31-2010, 02:47 PM	#3
KMPrenger Drives: 16 Camaro SS, 15 Colorado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Posts: 13,967	X2! Definitely interested to see what you have to say after a fair amount of driving. __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS - 8-speed - NPP - Black bowties 2010 Camaro 1LT V6 (Sold. I will miss her!)

03-31-2010, 02:59 PM	#5
Blade Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS BVM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 4,689 View My Garage	How much is the tube? __________________ Formerly owner of: 2012 2SS/RS Build Thread - Totaled by red light runner 2010 LT/RS Build Thread - Traded in for 2012 2SS 2007 Acura TSX 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva V6 1992 Mercury Sable

03-31-2010, 03:07 PM	#7
67 GTO 13.453 @ 101.90 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Rally Yellow Join Date: May 2009 Location: SE Pa. Posts: 1,877	Looks vaguely familar. It looks great, much better than the stock tube. __________________ GMPP exhaust/JBA shorties/Vararam CAI/VMax TB/SLP Pulley/VMax IM isolator/MACE Ported IM +Plenum Spacer/IPF Tuned Last edited by 67 GTO; 03-31-2010 at 03:50 PM.

03-31-2010, 04:43 PM	#8
KMPrenger Drives: 16 Camaro SS, 15 Colorado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Posts: 13,967	I'd definitely be doing the IAT relocation on top of this. (if I did it). I agree that the Injen is the best way to go at this point for overall gains, but I also remember scrming saying how he didn't notice much, if any of a difference going from his custom tube to the Injen, except on higher RPMS. (oh, and the temps seemed to drop faster, but I think for the most part the IAT relocation would probably suffice) Now, someone going from a stock box to an Injen would probably notice something along most of the RPM range, but I think they'd notice a difference with this as well. Injen also wins in the looks department, at least in my opinion, but the blackwing isn't horrible by any means. Its also nearly half the cost of the Injen. That said, if the blackwing doesn't perform how I'm thinking it should...then everything I just said goes out the window lol. __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS - 8-speed - NPP - Black bowties 2010 Camaro 1LT V6 (Sold. I will miss her!)

03-31-2010, 02:44 PM	#2
mr_desmo Banned Drives: beated up old mini austin Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north pole Posts: 440	thats probably the best intake you can get for performance and it looks oem; congrats...go take a drive and report!

03-31-2010, 02:55 PM	#4
bkkendrick Drives: 2010 camaro 1lt RS Red Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mercersburg Pennsylvania Posts: 80	do you notice any increased sound?

03-31-2010, 06:05 PM	#12
ROD1 Retired Drives: 2010 Camaro RS V6 #1301 DOB 3/23/09 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 2,563	As for seat of the pants dyno, I put about 60 miles on it and did several runs from a dig and dont feel any difference but no one that I have ever met can feel 1 or 2% change in hp anyways. Ill hook up my matrix tomorrow and do a few runs and see if that shows anything. Other than a better flowing filter, losing the ridges on the flexhose connector, slightly less drastic entrance angle and the resonators, it not much different than the stock setup.

03-31-2010, 06:20 PM	#13
Sour DeeZ Drives: 2011 IOM 2SS RS M6 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 692	I've been looking for a picture of this installed, thanks man.

04-01-2010, 12:14 AM	#14
KMPrenger Drives: 16 Camaro SS, 15 Colorado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Posts: 13,967	OK, well i stand corrected from my above post! Well, I'm thinkin it will be a bit yet before I do an intake anyways, and hopefully by then there will be even more options out there! Then I'll just have to decide if I want to spend the dough! __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS - 8-speed - NPP - Black bowties 2010 Camaro 1LT V6 (Sold. I will miss her!)

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