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Mchlgrrsn · 06-03-2013, 10:56 PM

For your viewing pleasure ... Very old very funny
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/olne...ust-1.mp4.html

thahemp · 06-03-2013, 10:58 PM

Yeah I just watched it. He probably does meth for real. I didn't realize fire marshal bill was in living color. My memory sucks. Too damn funny.

SolomonAKOO · 06-03-2013, 11:55 PM

Alright guys all these old threads being back to life about the Vararam are making me wonder if it really is a good cai? Although I will admit its no K&N!

litle88 · 06-04-2013, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by thahemp

Haha. How long you think that'll take? I might be able to one per weeknight. I still need to order new bolts and gaskets before I take that on. I better get on it if I plan on doing anything like that this weekend.

Hemp get the ARP's they are reusable and torqueinh them down will be alot easier. GM MLs gaskets are good enough. Might as well get some better lifters while your at it too lol.

litle88 · 06-04-2013, 05:37 AM

You can have a head off in 30/40 minutes taking your sweet time ala OCD like me lol.

Texas2SS · 06-04-2013, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SolomonAKOO

Alright guys all these old threads being back to life about the Vararam are making me wonder if it really is a good cai? Although I will admit its no K&N!

I love my vararam. Actually just upgraded to the tune version for my h/c/I upgrades.

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Originally Posted by litle88

You can have a head off in 30/40 minutes taking your sweet time ala OCD like me lol.

Took me about 2 hours to pull both heads and the intake.

litle88 · 06-04-2013, 07:33 AM

I love my vararam too, had it since 2010 no issues.

Mchlgrrsn · 06-04-2013, 08:01 AM

None of these should be cold air intakes, lol. Nothing cold about them. Gonna be tinkering with the car this week. IAT's are the project. Spinning Maggie hard makes a lot of heat. All cooling temps are picture perfect but the IAT's are 50 degrees above ambient. Putting a a large resivior in trunk today, I'll see what that does. If nothing else it should be good for the track I can pack it with ice. Don't think it's going help though after 20 mins of driving. Trying to avoid meth like the plague. Next step may be a larger heat exchange . Any thoughts would be welcomed.

Texas2SS · 06-04-2013, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mchlgrrsn

None of these should be cold air intakes, lol. Nothing cold about them. Gonna be tinkering with the car this week. IAT's are the project. Spinning Maggie hard makes a lot of heat. All cooling temps are picture perfect but the IAT's are 50 degrees above ambient. Putting a a large resivior in trunk today, I'll see what that does. If nothing else it should be good for the track I can pack it with ice. Don't think it's going help though after 20 mins of driving. Trying to avoid meth like the plague. Next step may be a larger heat exchange . Any thoughts would be welcomed.

If give you my thought but it would be like spreading the plague to you. Lol

Curious though...why so against method?

Mchlgrrsn · 06-04-2013, 08:24 AM

From what I understand it doesn't work well on "pre blower" applications. If I had a centri or turbo it would be on already. Not looking to add another "system" that I will have to keep an eye on. I have enough OCD issues already. Heard too many horror stories of what happens when meth fails. I would like to exhaust my other options first then if I have to I may add meth, but only if I really have to.

thahemp · 06-04-2013, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by litle88

You can have a head off in 30/40 minutes taking your sweet time ala OCD like me lol.

That's about what I was thinking. Once that intake is out there's not a whole lot left to remove. I'm going to check the welds on the collectors today at lunch. Since it makes the chirping sound right as I tip out of the throttle I'm thinking it could be a gap in the collector between the 4 primaries or something similar.

I still have the passenger side valvetrain to look at too. Pretty sure it's not that though. I would be able to hear it with the stethoscope...

mikeyg36 · 06-04-2013, 09:53 AM

thahemp · 06-04-2013, 10:28 AM

Another day in paradise

mikeyg36 · 06-04-2013, 10:31 AM

Have you seen that cheap headers thread?

I swear all the idiots on this site have come out in the last 2 days.

06-03-2013, 10:56 PM	#911
Mchlgrrsn Stroked and blown Drives: 2010 LS3 2SS Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Posts: 1,458 View My Garage	For your viewing pleasure ... Very old very funny http://smg.photobucket.com/user/olne...ust-1.mp4.html __________________ LME 416 LS3 shortblock/Callies Compstar 4340 4"crank/Callies 6.125 H beams rods/Wiesco 4.07 forged pistons/Cam Motion custom LS1/LME ported heads /maggie TVS2300/I West 8rib 10%OD /3.2 pulley/OD cog drive/JRE tensioner/ID850 /ADM dual fuel/Kooks LT 1 7/8/magna flow2.5 /cat delete/Roto Fab CAI /MGW short throw /SPEC super twin clutch/G Force built trans,carbon syncro rear shaft upgrade /DSS 9"single CF DS /Strange 3.70/31 spline trutrac/MT DR's/earls oil cooler /tuned KHC

06-03-2013, 10:58 PM	#912
thahemp Geek Drives: 2012 Black LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Derby, KS Posts: 4,343 View My Garage	Yeah I just watched it. He probably does meth for real. I didn't realize fire marshal bill was in living color. My memory sucks. Too damn funny. __________________ 01000111011011110110111101100100001000000110110001 11010101100011011010110010000001110111011010010111 01000110100000100000011101000110100001101001011100 110010000001101111011011100110010100100001 x = ac97968bd3df8f968c8cd3df998a9c94d3df9c8a918bd3df9c 909c94df8c8a9c949a8dd3df92908b979a8ddf998a9c949a8d d3df8b968b8cd1 x = ~x

06-03-2013, 11:55 PM	#913
SolomonAKOO Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,210 View My Garage	Alright guys all these old threads being back to life about the Vararam are making me wonder if it really is a good cai? Although I will admit its no K&N! __________________ 1 7/8" TSP headers straight piped, Custom Tick Performance cam w/ supporting mods, 1" BMR springs and other BMR suspension mods. Tuned with HPtuners by Matt@FSP

06-04-2013, 05:37 AM	#915
litle88 V8 Lounge member #2 Drives: 2001 Ws6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Burbank,IL Posts: 6,373	You can have a head off in 30/40 minutes taking your sweet time ala OCD like me lol. __________________ 2001 ws6, 40k miles, Ls3 416 stroker, short block built by PER the rest by me. LPE Ls3 heads milled to 12-1 comp, FAST 102, NW 102, kooks 2", dual DMH cutouts, Magnaflow C/B, BTR cam + springs. Full UMI suspension.

06-04-2013, 07:33 AM	#917
litle88 V8 Lounge member #2 Drives: 2001 Ws6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Burbank,IL Posts: 6,373	I love my vararam too, had it since 2010 no issues. __________________ 2001 ws6, 40k miles, Ls3 416 stroker, short block built by PER the rest by me. LPE Ls3 heads milled to 12-1 comp, FAST 102, NW 102, kooks 2", dual DMH cutouts, Magnaflow C/B, BTR cam + springs. Full UMI suspension.

06-04-2013, 08:01 AM	#918
Mchlgrrsn Stroked and blown Drives: 2010 LS3 2SS Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Posts: 1,458 View My Garage	None of these should be cold air intakes, lol. Nothing cold about them. Gonna be tinkering with the car this week. IAT's are the project. Spinning Maggie hard makes a lot of heat. All cooling temps are picture perfect but the IAT's are 50 degrees above ambient. Putting a a large resivior in trunk today, I'll see what that does. If nothing else it should be good for the track I can pack it with ice. Don't think it's going help though after 20 mins of driving. Trying to avoid meth like the plague. Next step may be a larger heat exchange . Any thoughts would be welcomed. __________________ LME 416 LS3 shortblock/Callies Compstar 4340 4"crank/Callies 6.125 H beams rods/Wiesco 4.07 forged pistons/Cam Motion custom LS1/LME ported heads /maggie TVS2300/I West 8rib 10%OD /3.2 pulley/OD cog drive/JRE tensioner/ID850 /ADM dual fuel/Kooks LT 1 7/8/magna flow2.5 /cat delete/Roto Fab CAI /MGW short throw /SPEC super twin clutch/G Force built trans,carbon syncro rear shaft upgrade /DSS 9"single CF DS /Strange 3.70/31 spline trutrac/MT DR's/earls oil cooler /tuned KHC

06-04-2013, 08:24 AM	#920
Mchlgrrsn Stroked and blown Drives: 2010 LS3 2SS Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Posts: 1,458 View My Garage	From what I understand it doesn't work well on "pre blower" applications. If I had a centri or turbo it would be on already. Not looking to add another "system" that I will have to keep an eye on. I have enough OCD issues already. Heard too many horror stories of what happens when meth fails. I would like to exhaust my other options first then if I have to I may add meth, but only if I really have to. __________________ LME 416 LS3 shortblock/Callies Compstar 4340 4"crank/Callies 6.125 H beams rods/Wiesco 4.07 forged pistons/Cam Motion custom LS1/LME ported heads /maggie TVS2300/I West 8rib 10%OD /3.2 pulley/OD cog drive/JRE tensioner/ID850 /ADM dual fuel/Kooks LT 1 7/8/magna flow2.5 /cat delete/Roto Fab CAI /MGW short throw /SPEC super twin clutch/G Force built trans,carbon syncro rear shaft upgrade /DSS 9"single CF DS /Strange 3.70/31 spline trutrac/MT DR's/earls oil cooler /tuned KHC

06-04-2013, 09:53 AM	#922
mikeyg36 Drives: 2015 Z/28 #533 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY Posts: 6,731

06-04-2013, 10:28 AM	#923
thahemp Geek Drives: 2012 Black LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Derby, KS Posts: 4,343 View My Garage	Another day in paradise __________________ 01000111011011110110111101100100001000000110110001 11010101100011011010110010000001110111011010010111 01000110100000100000011101000110100001101001011100 110010000001101111011011100110010100100001 x = ac97968bd3df8f968c8cd3df998a9c94d3df9c8a918bd3df9c 909c94df8c8a9c949a8dd3df92908b979a8ddf998a9c949a8d d3df8b968b8cd1 x = ~x

06-04-2013, 10:31 AM	#924
mikeyg36 Drives: 2015 Z/28 #533 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY Posts: 6,731	Have you seen that cheap headers thread? I swear all the idiots on this site have come out in the last 2 days.