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[DarkneSS]

Originally Posted by FireCracker

So I believe some of you told me I should change my CAI, when I got my car there was a K&N intake installed. If so, what is a good type to look at?

Looks, CAI (cold air inductions), comes as a nicely finished enclosed box. For best performance, vararam. Vararam is a pain to install but it gives you really, really nice and noticeable gains.

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

You have a KN CAI already? Why change? There's almost no difference top to bottom in performance numbers for CAIs. KN is one of the lower performing ones, but I think it was only like 5hp under Injen and Vararam can't be dynoed.

Definitely not worth spending $300 or so to "upgrade"

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K&N oils up the MAF and causes CELs which that car is having. Its been well documented.

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by DarkneSS

Looks, CAI (cold air inductions), comes as a nicely finished enclosed box. For best performance, vararam. Vararam is a pain to install but it gives you really, really nice and noticeable gains.


K&N oils up the MAF and causes CELs which that car is having. Its been well documented.

First I've heard of it. Run mine for 4 years almost and no problems. But I'll keep am eye out.

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[DarkneSS]

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

First I've heard of it. Run mine for 4 years almost and no problems. But I'll keep am eye out.

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"nah it's cause you got the aircharger. the typhoon won't throw a CEL. the aircharger has better performance than the typhoon, but at the risk of the CEL...which u got"

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...26n+intake+cel

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...26n+intake+cel

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...26n+intake+cel

Where you been yo? lol

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by DarkneSS

"nah it's cause you got the aircharger. the typhoon won't throw a CEL. the aircharger has better performance than the typhoon, but at the risk of the CEL...which u got"

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...26n+intake+cel

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...26n+intake+cel

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...26n+intake+cel

Where you been yo? lol

I stay out of the v6 threads. Too much annoyance from certain vendors constantly pimping their products unsolicited and general arguments. Plus the v8 guys always used to come in and start shit.

That and the llt performance market has been pretty underwhelming the past year or so.

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[DarkneSS]

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

I stay out of the v6 threads. Too much annoyance from certain vendors constantly pimping their products unsolicited and general arguments. Plus the v8 guys always used to come in and start shit.

That and the llt performance market has been pretty underwhelming the past year or so.

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Lol yeah I know you're mainly in the detailing section.

Damn that reminds me that now I have to do a full paint correction all over again on the SS. Fun but it takes forever. I'm just going to use my adam's 4 step but I'm tempted to try that new 2 step...

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by DarkneSS

Lol yeah I know you're mainly in the detailing section.

Damn that reminds me that now I have to do a full paint correction all over again on the SS. Fun but it takes forever. I'm just going to use my adam's 4 step but I'm tempted to try that new 2 step...

Four steps??!

Ain't nobody got time for that!

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[DarkneSS]

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

Four steps??!

Ain't nobody got time for that!

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Lmfao my hand is legit sore for days after. I'm thinking of adding the brilliant glaze before my machine sealant so maybe 5...Right now I just do the 2 swirl removers, the fine polish, and the sealant. The clay bar might as well count as another damn step.

[CamaroDreams07]

Originally Posted by DarkneSS

Lmfao my hand is legit sore for days after. I'm thinking of adding the brilliant glaze before my machine sealant so maybe 5...Right now I just do the 2 swirl removers, the fine polish, and the sealant. The clay bar might as well count as another damn step.

There's no way in hell your paint needs a three step polish dude, unless you're washing it with a brillo pad.

You're working too hard

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[williewalker5]

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

There's no way in hell your paint needs a three step polish dude, unless you're washing it with a brillo pad.

You're working too hard

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Wait you don't use a brillo pad? That explains the new paint job

[lscamaro]

Originally Posted by KMPrenger

Well I finally got my Factory Reproductions Style 41 (ZL1) wheels in!! Very happy with the outcome....but the wheel gap is going to have to go. Time to get some springs and lower this girl.

They are not exact ZL1 replica wheels but very close. Straight on, I prefer the look of the real ZL1 rims, but from any type of an angled view these are awesome. Hard to tell from the pictures, but the offsets are much more aggressive, wheel sticks out much further and they are much more concaved than the stock 20s. Went with 9" all around so I can rotate, and I lost the maximum weight possible...about 13 or 14 lbs. of wheel weight altogether.

Prenger these are gorgeous! Look amazing on your car! A drop would be perfect!

[LIM3]

KMPrenger your car looks awesome. I'm hoping to get those rims this year

[Lil' Nasty]

Those rims look great, want to ditch mine for the chrome versions of those

[AdamZ]

Originally Posted by FireCracker

Also question.. guy said after he put the intake on he started getting the check engine light sometimes.. When we test drove we saw nothing. It's still under warranty so we'll get it looked at, but it wouldn't be from the intake, would it? Adam said it shouldn't be flashing a code just from that.

Originally Posted by DarkneSS

What intake?

Originally Posted by FireCracker

Just know it's a K&N. I'll find out more about it.

Originally Posted by DarkneSS

There's your problem lol. Might want to consider getting a different one.


Heres the SS, what cha guys think? They didn't budge on price.

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...&&aff=national

Originally Posted by lscamaro

The most probable thing is that the intake threw the code. You don't need to replace it really. I'd have someone run the code just to be sure but if it is that, just know that it's the intake and there's really nothing wrong with the car.

It's an o2 censor. Doubt the K&N has anything to do with an o2 sensor. She does have xpipes though...would that effect the o2 sensors on a v6?

Code says the car is running lean on 1 and 2

[kjkjr27]

It has front and rear O2 sensors if that is what you mean.