Stillen vs. Smoky: your take on intakes

Zsteve

MY question is, what makes theirs make power when the other (short rams) lost power and are the same same setup? Are the TS tubes and MAF a different diameter? Was there a tune on the car already for their CAI? I mean ther are only so many things you can change on a short ram that is only a foot long from the filter to the engine. Was the engine heat soaked for one and not the other? And WHY SO PRICY? The only thing I can see that would change things would be the MAF area. But if its true then thats would be great cuz I dont wont to take my bumber off to clean filters.

And yes Im finding it hard to believe a CAI is gaining 20 HP but who knows maybe our car is CAI lover unlike other cars.

Oh did they say what the before numbers were with the stock box?

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2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

G Fo12ce

I'm just going to answer your price question for now. The fact that the Top Secret intake is made in Japan has a lot to do with it. Start factoring in things like echange rate from Yen to $, shipping and import taxes and those are things that bump the price which have nothiing to do with the design.

If you have a vendor that's going to bring in a lot, then you can spread the duty and shipping over more product and bring the price down. I would think you could probably buy/offer it at a better price too since i'm sure any manufacturer would give you a price break at a certain quantity. If you are buying one at a time you (the customer) are paying for everything.

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Nismo Suspension: New Owners Check Here!

Zsteve

I guess I can see the high price but you would think if they want it to sell here they would have to lower it. I will wait to see if any members here get it and dyno it. Still cant see whats so different then the other short rams like it.

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2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette