Polished intake elbow?y/n?

is this worth buying? IS there a difference between the trickflow one and the vortech (besides price?) i heard that some people have a hard time putting it in. Pics any1? thanks.

The Trick FLow and Vortech ones hold alot of heat. They look great but if your looking for performance buy a 1LE elbow. And between the two polished oens.....The Vortech one has some dividing plate in it that restricts flow, IM not sure if the Trick FLow does. And ya I hear people had problems fitting them with certain cold air kits or something like that

Yea im PISSED! They wont work with the SLP CAI unless u cut some of it off...Ahhhh i wanted one of those too...

oh well...:(

looks wise, the polish is the way to go. Now I do have a friend used the polished intake and with the SLP CAI here are some of his pics http://community.webshots.com/user/fuzzyz28

Originally posted by FLyinlow89
The Trick FLow and Vortech ones hold alot of heat. They look great but if your looking for performance buy a 1LE elbow. And between the two polished oens.....The Vortech one has some dividing plate in it that restricts flow, IM not sure if the Trick FLow does. And ya I hear people had problems fitting them with certain cold air kits or something like that

No they don't. A good friend of mine I helped out in an 8-hour endurance race last fall and he has one on his Z. I SPECIFICALLY felt his Vortech elbow on a pit stop about 5 hours into it and at most it was barely warm. So THERE :p

Hell yeah it's worth it.

The best engine bay mod I have done... by FAR..

pics in sig (page 2)

Originally posted by PaulN64
looks wise, the polish is the way to go. Now I do have a friend used the polished intake and with the SLP CAI here are some of his pics http://community.webshots.com/user/fuzzyz28

Wow, that looks awesome :bow: . Those pictures just convinced me to get one of those. I knew it would look better than my 1LE elbow but its a huge difference. Thanks for the pics!

Bryan

Originally posted by Compstall
No they don't. A good friend of mine I helped out in an 8-hour endurance race last fall and he has one on his Z. I SPECIFICALLY felt his Vortech elbow on a pit stop about 5 hours into it and at most it was barely warm. So THERE :p

Oh so then you MUST be right :rolleyes:
Ive heard of people driving around for an hour or so and the thing burning up. And more than just ONE account of this.

Originally posted by FLyinlow89
The Trick FLow and Vortech ones hold alot of heat. They look great but if your looking for performance buy a 1LE elbow. And between the two polished oens.....The Vortech one has some dividing plate in it that restricts flow, IM not sure if the Trick FLow does. And ya I hear people had problems fitting them with certain cold air kits or something like that

- Vortech claims that it increases flow.

- The elbow does get warm, just like the engine bay.

Think of it this way, you could also ice it down before the track and it will hold the "chilldown" better then plastic (if you are into those .015 degree temperature differences. ;) )

I'm calling it like I saw it. That elbow was barely warm all day long, in an 8-HOUR, continuous endurance road race. As quoted by YOU, "If you're looking for performance", well, I'm applying my statement towards a PERFORMANCE application where I've seen it with my own two eyes. If you're driving around town and it happens to get hot like you suggest, well then, that's not particularly a "performance" application now is it?

He got the Vortech elbow because the 1LE elbow couldn't stand up to his motor and was collapsing from high intake velocity. So, uh, that kinda throws your theory of buying one of these for "performance" out the window......

- Brent :)

That is kinda interesting about the chill down efffect with the ice. Wonder if there is any more gain with the metal elbow over the plastic as far as the chilling effect goes:confused:

Originally posted by PaulN64
looks wise, the polish is the way to go. Now I do have a friend used the polished intake and with the SLP CAI here are some of his pics http://community.webshots.com/user/fuzzyz28

Did he have to modify it to work with the SLP cai???

Purenrg- do u have to modify it if you have the K&N FIPK?

I have the polished vortech elbow as well as the SLP CAI, im still in the process of cutting some of it off, Im cutting 1" off, then going from there, I've been told I might have to go a little deeper, about another 1/4"

Definatly doesnt fit from the factory with the slp cai. :mad:

ahh , i hope i dont mess up mine...

why couldnt it just fit? :p

How much are these bad boys?

Brian

Mine was $102 shipped from Summit, for the vortech polished elbow.

Okay, I don't know what it does exactly, but my stock, black, rubber intake elbow has a little black, skinny, tube that is stuck into it, how come the vorteck elbows don't have a spot for this, is it necessary, what does it do?
Also, could someone answer the question above, of whether or not the vorteck elbow is compatible with a K&N?
Thanks

Originally posted by Ben Ramsden
Okay, I don't know what it does exactly, but my stock, black, rubber intake elbow has a little black, skinny, tube that is stuck into it, how come the vorteck elbows don't have a spot for this, is it necessary, what does it do?
Also, could someone answer the question above, of whether or not the vorteck elbow is compatible with a K&N?
Thanks

That tube is the vent for your optispark. As far as it working with the vortech, well I'm sure you could come up with something to make it fit

It'll work with the K/N no problem

Originally posted by jamesz24
That tube is the vent for your optispark. As far as it working with the vortech, well I'm sure you could come up with something to make it fit

The vortech comes with the fitting, you just have to tap/thread.

i have a slp cai, and it almost wouldnt fit with the factory elbow. i wonder why slp did that. maybe they designed it off the 93 camaros with no maf. that way they could take advantage of the tunnelram effect........i dont know.

back to the subject, i had to grind some of the slp intake off, and get help with compressing the rubber elbow. still a little crimped. i am looking forward to getting the brushed elbow though, even if i have to cut/grind.

anyone else have a hard tome installing the slp cai? took me almos 2 hours

Originally posted by Severous01
i have a slp cai, and it almost wouldnt fit with the factory elbow. i wonder why slp did that. maybe they designed it off the 93 camaros with no maf. that way they could take advantage of the tunnelram effect........i dont know.

back to the subject, i had to grind some of the slp intake off, and get help with compressing the rubber elbow. still a little crimped. i am looking forward to getting the brushed elbow though, even if i have to cut/grind.

anyone else have a hard tome installing the slp cai? took me almos 2 hours

Didnt take me two hours, but I know what ya mean, damn solid parts. It was worth it though, and once the vortech is finished being cut, smoothed, it'll have been worth the effort there too.

i had to remove the radiator support and the rest of the intake parts, maf and elbow along with the cai. it was a pain.

well worth it though, looks great being polished though

Originally posted by Severous01
i have a slp cai, and it almost wouldnt fit with the factory elbow. i wonder why slp did that. maybe they designed it off the 93 camaros with no maf. that way they could take advantage of the tunnelram effect........i dont know.

back to the subject, i had to grind some of the slp intake off, and get help with compressing the rubber elbow. still a little crimped. i am looking forward to getting the brushed elbow though, even if i have to cut/grind.

anyone else have a hard tome installing the slp cai? took me almos 2 hours

you prolly got the 93 CAI, there are two different models

Thanks for the replies guys!
Ben

Hey one more question. It looks like the trick flow one is ceramic coated. wouldnt this be better for heat reduction compared to the aluminum intake of the vortech one? would this affect the look of it though?

-SpeC

the aluminum will dissipate heat faster, it is one of its properties. that is why heads and some blocks are made of al

The vortech is nice. Good looking and very easy to R&R. I had to cut mine, to fit with the SLP cai.

Originally posted by Z28ROC
The vortech is nice. Good looking and very easy to R&R. I had to cut mine, to fit with the SLP cai.

How hard was it??

I have to do the same thing, but im weary of trying to cut it..

It was simple. I just held it in place, marked it, cut it with a sawzall. Then fine tuned it with a grinder and file.

I thought it was easy as well

Originally posted by stik6shift98
I thought it was easy as well


You dont even have one man! What are u talking about??