What are these things for, and are they neccesary? My cousin keeps telling me that it helped his silverado, but im sceptical. I dont see how they could possibly help anything.

 

there isn't any point on an intake system like is on the ls1.

they work on systems like TBI or a carb.

depending on what setup your buddy has...he could be right. but on the ls1..nope

 

Waste of money. Youre cousin isnt the most knowledgeable automotive guy either.

 

Just for the record, my cousin is plenty knowledgeable, he may not be a mechanic, but hes not a dumb guy, ive seen him do alot with vehicles. As far as a waste of money, it must not have been for him. he said there was a hesitation in his power band down low, so he did some research and got the spacer. the pause is no longer there. Waste of money, sounds like opinion. Im not saying im gonna go out and get on for the Z, but hey, sometimes stuff works.

 

what kind of intake system did he have?? like i said...something like the TBI will benefit.

one of the main benefits of the spacers on that type of setup is preventing heat soak from the intake manifold to the TB. and since the manifold on the LS1 is composite....not much point.

the point of the spacers (other than what i already mentioned) is to help mix the air and fuel better by creating a more efficient turbulance (in a good way). what would added turbulance benefit in the front of the LS1 intake?

i also think there is something beneficial for torque by increasing the distance between the tb and the cylinder. kindda like how the longer runner tubes on the TPI yields better torque at low rpm than a short runner setup like the LS1. but i think this a disadvantage at higher rpm. for trucks that don't rev very much...it's not a big deal. but an engine that revs easily to 6500rpm...not so good.

now don't quote me on all of this. it's an accumulation of several discussions i've seen on the plates. not sure if all of it is truth.

 

Then its the general opinion of the automotive community that your cousin doesnt know what hes talking about.

 

Then those making the general opinion did not drive the pickup with the dead spot in the low end. if there is a "feelable" or "noticable" difference, there cant really be a dispute. if the thing helped, it doesnt matter what the general consensus is. im not sticking up for the spacer things, but if it helped the guy, hell, must have worked for something. Thanks for the input Teke, as always?

 

ya gotta realize....alot of people think they can feel the hp gain from mods like TB bypass and smooth bellows.

the 2hp you gain from the bypass will never be felt...but they insist they do.

and i won't even go into the bellows.

 

Man, Whats your problem?

You gotta hammer the man when he is simply asking a question. He said his cousin could feel a difference with his mod, he made no claims of being so knowledgeable.

 

Sure he did, in the 2nd post. The bottom line is that they sometimes work on older trucks because of the intake design. They do not work with our cars, they do not make any difference in power or throttle response. They are a waste of money.

 

OK, I agree that they may not work on some vehicles. I just thought you were being a little critical. I no longer have a dog in the hunt.

 

I hear the tornado air makes some great gains....

 

You are all ****.

 

I never said i thought the spacer would work on any car, mine or anyone's LSx. I didnt even know what the damn thing was for. as far as a tornado, i could have guessed that on my own. I am not ignorant to mechanics, ive done every bit of work on my car on my own. i never really said my cousin felt power gains. what im saying is, there was a litteral dead spot hesitation when he used to punch the gas on the low end. it wasnt normal. its not even an older truck, its an 01 silverado. i was sceptical at first too, but it really did make a difference. as for me being a ***, go ahead and blow me then.

 

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