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MarylandSpeed · 11-10-2010, 02:28 AM

Right before SEMA we had a chance to take a few of our cars to a track rental at Maryland International Raceway. We had just received our evaluation version of the new Varram intake, and since they supposedly do their best work at the track, it seemed like the perfect time to do some real world testing. For the heck of it, we also brought along our new shop Mustang 5.0L A6 Convertible to compare (more on that later).

About the Test Car-

Test car is my wifes 2010 RJT L99 2SS/RS Camaro. Car is stock except for a pair of prototype high flow cats, and a Kooks 2.5" "Street Sleeper" exhaust.

Test was done in the following order-

- Run Car Stock (with exception of high flow cats and exhuast noted above)
- Load Diablo 93 Octane canned tune, and run again
- Install Vararam, leave tune installed, and run again

Below, are the results for the best run in each setup.

As you can see, the Predator made the car about two tenths faster, and 1.5 mph faster. The Vararam made the car another over two tenths, and two MPH faster. The car was hot lapped because we were short time, and traction was not the best. We also did no learning time like Vararam recommends, and the canned Diablo tune is obviously not optimized for the VR.

I feel that if cool, on a day with better traction, this car can run mid 12's all day. While I have seen Vararam's claims, I was surpised the gains were as good as they were. Normally an intake does not show up on time sheets. Given the results, it leads me to think it is adding about 15-20 rwhp once the car is moving. Not bad for bolt on exhaust, intake, and canned tune! Headers might put the car in the low 12's!

For anyone looking for the Vararam, check out the the sale section for an intro sale we will be running on these.

As for that A6 Mustang Convertible, bone stock, it had a best time of 13.006 @ 109.989. I like anything that is fast, and we have always had a GM slant with our company, but the new 5.0L is the real deal guys.

Some pictures-

2quick · 11-10-2010, 06:12 AM

what gears in the 5.0?

c-dub · 11-10-2010, 06:56 AM

lol the vararam intake makes the engine bay look like the 4th gens! haha

thesnoopster · 11-10-2010, 07:38 AM

Wow dude thats impressive! .... And I bet the cool air helped a whole lot too.

BackinBlackSS/RS · 11-10-2010, 07:53 AM

Nice job! That is an impressive run with the addition of the tune and Vararam.

sales@vararam.com · 11-10-2010, 03:45 PM

Good to see a Camaro unit getting used before the tracks shut down.

You can see how the system is making its power under the curve, from the 60ft through to the 1/8th mile and then on to the 1/4mile.

You are +2.49mph in the 1/8th mile alone, in a heavy ,blunt 12 sec car.

THAT IS POWER!

SGOS252382 · 11-10-2010, 04:16 PM

Looks pretty accurate and what one should expect with those mods.

13.1 - stock
12.9 - tuned
12.7 - tuned with intake

Gbusy06 · 11-11-2010, 08:14 AM

I ran 12.70 at 109.24, 190 60ft with just the Vararam last week. My car had 3k miles. The weather was great.

MarylandSpeed · 06-13-2011, 11:21 PM

I wanted to bump this because I have had a lot of people asking me how the Vararam does.

BlaSSt Off · 06-13-2011, 11:56 PM

I ran 12.80 with kooks headers and highflow cats(from Maryland Speed of course), muffler delete, LMR intake, and HEAVY factory reproductions 22" wheels with the STOCK tune. Spinning my @$$ off with the cheap General Exclaim tires I have.

grocerygetter · 06-14-2011, 07:09 AM

yeah....there's a lot of time made up at the 60ft and how quick the engine 'lights off'...traction will help. good times on the intake+tune guys.

SilverSS3108 · 06-14-2011, 11:02 AM

Very nice to see this test done the way y'all did it... To most of us track #s are more important than dyno #s.... What's so special about sayin you put down 525rwhp if the guy putting down 500rwhp is spanking you in the 1320? If y'all get back out there it be cool to see the diff between the CAI w/ race scoop VS. the VR

BackinBlackSS/RS · 06-14-2011, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilverSS3108

Very nice to see this test done the way y'all did it... To most of us track #s are more important than dyno #s.... What's so special about sayin you put down 525rwhp if the guy putting down 500rwhp is spanking you in the 1320? If y'all get back out there it be cool to see the diff between the CAI w/ race scoop VS. the VR

I mean if your gonna boast about your dyno numbers by putting them in your sig, that's fine, but at least also run your car down the track.

SilverSS3108 · 06-14-2011, 11:21 AM

I've hot a question though... With a canned tune this car undoubtedly made a decent gain... How much more of a gain do y'all think a dyno tune would hold?

11-10-2010, 02:28 AM	#1
MarylandSpeed Account Suspended Drives: 2012 ZL1 & 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,378	Vararam and Diablosport Predator Track Tested! Right before SEMA we had a chance to take a few of our cars to a track rental at Maryland International Raceway. We had just received our evaluation version of the new Varram intake, and since they supposedly do their best work at the track, it seemed like the perfect time to do some real world testing. For the heck of it, we also brought along our new shop Mustang 5.0L A6 Convertible to compare (more on that later). About the Test Car- Test car is my wifes 2010 RJT L99 2SS/RS Camaro. Car is stock except for a pair of prototype high flow cats, and a Kooks 2.5" "Street Sleeper" exhaust. Test was done in the following order- - Run Car Stock (with exception of high flow cats and exhuast noted above) - Load Diablo 93 Octane canned tune, and run again - Install Vararam, leave tune installed, and run again Below, are the results for the best run in each setup. As you can see, the Predator made the car about two tenths faster, and 1.5 mph faster. The Vararam made the car another over two tenths, and two MPH faster. The car was hot lapped because we were short time, and traction was not the best. We also did no learning time like Vararam recommends, and the canned Diablo tune is obviously not optimized for the VR. I feel that if cool, on a day with better traction, this car can run mid 12's all day. While I have seen Vararam's claims, I was surpised the gains were as good as they were. Normally an intake does not show up on time sheets. Given the results, it leads me to think it is adding about 15-20 rwhp once the car is moving. Not bad for bolt on exhaust, intake, and canned tune! Headers might put the car in the low 12's! For anyone looking for the Vararam, check out the the sale section for an intro sale we will be running on these. As for that A6 Mustang Convertible, bone stock, it had a best time of 13.006 @ 109.989. I like anything that is fast, and we have always had a GM slant with our company, but the new 5.0L is the real deal guys. Some pictures-

11-10-2010, 06:56 AM	#3
c-dub It's that guy Drives: 2011 SIM SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hopewell VA Posts: 673 View My Garage	lol the vararam intake makes the engine bay look like the 4th gens! haha __________________ We mortals are but shadows and dust.

11-10-2010, 07:38 AM	#4
thesnoopster Drives: '17 Fifty SS - '18 Traverse Redline Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 3,616	Wow dude thats impressive! .... And I bet the cool air helped a whole lot too. __________________ 2017 Camaro SS -"FIFTY" Mods: "93 Octane"

06-14-2011, 07:09 AM	#11
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	yeah....there's a lot of time made up at the 60ft and how quick the engine 'lights off'...traction will help. good times on the intake+tune guys. __________________ -John S.

06-14-2011, 11:02 AM	#12
SilverSS3108 Drives: 2010 silver SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midland TX Posts: 1,063	Very nice to see this test done the way y'all did it... To most of us track #s are more important than dyno #s.... What's so special about sayin you put down 525rwhp if the guy putting down 500rwhp is spanking you in the 1320? If y'all get back out there it be cool to see the diff between the CAI w/ race scoop VS. the VR __________________ 2012 Corvette Grandsport... TSP headers, Borla S-Type, BTR Stage 3 N/A cam, Halltech Super Bee MF108

11-10-2010, 06:12 AM	#2
2quick Drives: none Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: in the front Posts: 1,145	what gears in the 5.0?

11-10-2010, 07:53 AM	#5
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	Nice job! That is an impressive run with the addition of the tune and Vararam.

11-10-2010, 03:45 PM	#6
sales@vararam.com Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 562	Good to see a Camaro unit getting used before the tracks shut down. You can see how the system is making its power under the curve, from the 60ft through to the 1/8th mile and then on to the 1/4mile. You are +2.49mph in the 1/8th mile alone, in a heavy ,blunt 12 sec car. THAT IS POWER!

11-10-2010, 04:16 PM	#7
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 6,294	Looks pretty accurate and what one should expect with those mods. 13.1 - stock 12.9 - tuned 12.7 - tuned with intake

11-11-2010, 08:14 AM	#8
Gbusy06 Tap Out Drives: 2011 Camaro SS A6 SGM Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Posts: 189	I ran 12.70 at 109.24, 190 60ft with just the Vararam last week. My car had 3k miles. The weather was great.

06-13-2011, 11:21 PM	#9
MarylandSpeed Account Suspended Drives: 2012 ZL1 & 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,378	I wanted to bump this because I have had a lot of people asking me how the Vararam does.

06-13-2011, 11:56 PM	#10
BlaSSt Off Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 586	I ran 12.80 with kooks headers and highflow cats(from Maryland Speed of course), muffler delete, LMR intake, and HEAVY factory reproductions 22" wheels with the STOCK tune. Spinning my @$$ off with the cheap General Exclaim tires I have.

06-14-2011, 11:21 AM	#14
SilverSS3108 Drives: 2010 silver SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midland TX Posts: 1,063	I've hot a question though... With a canned tune this car undoubtedly made a decent gain... How much more of a gain do y'all think a dyno tune would hold? __________________ 2012 Corvette Grandsport... TSP headers, Borla S-Type, BTR Stage 3 N/A cam, Halltech Super Bee MF108