Vararam V6 intake installed!

[usa1camaro1969]

Vararam.com or look back through a few pages and look for Vararam sales or something. You'll be talking to Steve.

[robg91z]

But vararam does have it posted for the v6 on their website

[DarkneSS]

Originally Posted by Victoryred69

Well i dont know if i should be upset worried or think its all me .. but i went to the track again today and manged to only pull out a 14.83 at 95mph. For some reason in the back of my head its telling me the Vararam isnt running right or something... i always check it in the staging lanes right after a run too cause it does move up and i keep having to tighten the dam thing back down.... im torn on what to do it was 36 or 38 degrees and about 70% humidity , im just getting really mad cause i thought it would perform alot better. Any pointers?? im getting 2.2's on the 60fts i know im not the best/most expierienced driver but its just frustrating

For the record, one thing that really bugs me is that my Mph hasnt changed from stock, im running the same times, and i cant beat my stupid friends colbalt , i hit third and he pulls on me the last 150-200 ft , supposidly the vararam is supposed to shine in 3rd but i havent really seen a difference blah!!!

Is your car manual? You might want to throw it into a da calculator too.

100 degrees F is too hot too race in too imo.

[Victoryred69]

Originally Posted by DarkneSS

Is your car manual? You might want to throw it into a da calculator too.

100 degrees F is too hot too race in too imo.

Yea its a manual , yea we didnt expect it to get that hot it was clear skys and 38* it called for about 28 and partly cloudy on the weather network! i tried the DA calculator .. came out to a 14.3 still not satisfied though i wanna see that on paper lol!

[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by robg91z

But vararam does have it posted for the v6 on their website

Hey man, PM this guy....here is his profile:

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/member.php?u=11099

But I think you missed out on the $319 introductory price.

[DarkneSS]

Originally Posted by Victoryred69

Yea its a manual , yea we didnt expect it to get that hot it was clear skys and 38* it called for about 28 and partly cloudy on the weather network! i tried the DA calculator .. came out to a 14.3 still not satisfied though i wanna see that on paper lol!

14.3 is a great run, you wont see low 14s on your paper without some heavier mods. You gotta consider your times relative to where you are.

I pulled a 2.0 60' that would let you run a 13.9 for sure.

I hold the rpms at 3k and slip the clutch just enough so there is barely any wheel spin then once I feel the car moving I gun it. Try riding your clutch a little more to limit the wheel spin while keeping the rpms up so when you come into your roll you are ready to go.

It sounds bad "burning" your clutch but you have to put the stress somewhere to get a good launch.

and this is more evidence that the manuals are faster cars than the autos.

[KMPrenger]

I have no doubt if driven properly, the manuals should be a tad quicker than the autos

[Victoryred69]

Yea I hear you Darkness, I've been told that many times and try to do it but I think I get to jittery and jump the clutch and end up kinda dumping it and get a little hop, a few times I get those hopp free and smooth roll outs, I'm gna wait a bit before going to track again the weather sucks Lol I just want that lower time ill be happy with a 14.5 if I can go lower its a bonus for me :P just want to beat that damed colbalt SS/SC

Question though, what made u think about the auto vs man right now ? But I usually always think the maunal is faster, depending on driver Lol !

[Can't_C_Me]

Victoryred69 A N/A Cobalt shouldn't be pulling on you in 3rd gear! But I see it was a SS/SC. I dyno'd my car and didn't see the extra HP claimed but on the road It shows itself. My buddy has a modded 06' Accord V6 couple M6 and from the 1st - 2nd shift he is in my rear view mirror everytime. I even killed a Impala SS and a Pontiac GXP with my buddy in his C5 SS leading the ass whipping lol! In other words I felt just like you till I really put it to the test on the road! Just get some more miles and learn the new feel for the intake. Because there is a learning curve when you get a intake that improves all your dead spots and the new quicker throttle response time! Also a must for these C5's is a short throw. It will also improve your overall response with the short distance to shift!

And the reason some ask if you a auto or Man is because the auto aren't consistant after the transmission heats up! And tend to start slipping! And the shift point aren't the best also!

[robg91z]

I raced a regular cobalt sport with cold air headers and a straight threw exhaust and a chip and smoked it pretty good i kept pulling on top end and all i have is a custom exhaust i wanna give it a go against a cobalt ss and see what it does

[E.T.]

Don't the regular cobalts have like 150 HP or something? Or do the sports have more? I would think a stock V6 would demolish one

[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by Can't_C_Me

And the reason some ask if you a auto or Man is because the auto aren't consistant after the transmission heats up! And tend to start slipping! And the shift point aren't the best also!

Not really...actually it is the manuals that heat up and begin to slip after a few runs. The auto is good to go and I think most would agree has great shift points! Reason some would ask about transmissions is because the manual has the potential to go faster because of the lighter weight of the car and the higher rear wheel horsepower.

Originally Posted by E.T.

Don't the regular cobalts have like 150 HP or something? Or do the sports have more? I would think a stock V6 would demolish one

It was a supercharged one.

[Victoryred69]

Originally Posted by Can't_C_Me

Victoryred69 A N/A Cobalt shouldn't be pulling on you in 3rd gear! But I see it was a SS/SC. I dyno'd my car and didn't see the extra HP claimed but on the road It shows itself. My buddy has a modded 06' Accord V6 couple M6 and from the 1st - 2nd shift he is in my rear view mirror everytime. I even killed a Impala SS and a Pontiac GXP with my buddy in his C5 SS leading the ass whipping lol! In other words I felt just like you till I really put it to the test on the road! Just get some more miles and learn the new feel for the intake. Because there is a learning curve when you get a intake that improves all your dead spots and the new quicker throttle response time! Also a must for these C5's is a short throw. It will also improve your overall response with the short distance to shift!

And the reason some ask if you a auto or Man is because the auto aren't consistant after the transmission heats up! And tend to start slipping! And the shift point aren't the best also!

Yea the dam things supercharged has a stage 2 kit on it and a 2.9 inch pulley stock was like 3.5 or something... thing wails in third gear , i have him like i said from the tree all the way to the 1100 FT and he just inches by me... and ive had the intake for about 1 month and about 1500km on it already, i drove the car as it should of been when breaking it in etc.. just it feels stronger definately, just something keeps telling me in the back of my head it aint working right. And i had a Barton short throw... honestly i hated it too clunky and notchy and made me miss more shifts... so i took it out and its up for sale now Lol!

should i disconnect the battery or something and let it re-learn?? But i want my new intake housing and bell cause it doesnt seem right to me....

[Shuffler]

Disconnecting the battery will not do anything on the V6.


Update on the Vararam install. Daughter loves the way it sounds and how the car runs. Checked last night for any movement. Still sitting in the same place as it was after install.

There will not be any tests done down here any time soon... was 102 yesterday.