Just Installed BBK Intake

SWEET98SS · 10-26-2009, 08:16 PM

I just bought a BBK intake from "Studderin", transation went perfect. Overall the intake is a good design, my opinion. It is definitely heaver than the LS1. Its a little tight back by the oil pressure sending unit, but so was the LS!.

I havent driven it much to tell if it made a difference or not, but so far seems faster.

If anyone is looking at getting one, do it just for the fact that it cleans up the engine bay and it makes it 10x easier to remove the intake if you have to for any reason. I also removed the EGR and Air stuff, see the pics. I am going to relocate the coils and polish the valve covers to match the intake, should look good.

If anyone is interested in a LS1 Intake, let me know, its for sale.

cutlass_455 · 10-27-2009, 02:29 AM

Looks very sharp man, I dig the look of that intake actually.

MonmouthCtyLS7 · 10-27-2009, 07:17 AM

Yea one of the main reasons why I chose not to go w/ the LS6 was the bling factor. Looks good! I have a 96mm typhoon intake waiting to go on but the whole winter thing is unmotivating

EW1 · 10-27-2009, 07:27 AM

looks sharp.

Soul TKR · 10-27-2009, 03:52 PM

had mine on for over a year now... it's a nice intake you'll love it

SWEET98SS · 10-27-2009, 07:03 PM

Thanks for the compliments guys. I went with the intake because of the price and also the fact that it makes more power than the LS6, not much but more. I would have liked the fast intake but couldnt justify the price. I am going to do headers over the winter and then bring it to get a cam in the spring, should still be over 400 rwhp. I am going with the streetsweeper cam.

nnracing · 10-27-2009, 07:20 PM

I like mine had it on my stock motor and now on my new lq9 370 with the turbo
heres a pic

01z · 10-27-2009, 07:21 PM

looks way better than the black plastic

Zaxz28 · 10-27-2009, 08:35 PM

I am surprised somebody hasn't started in on the heat soak BS

SWEET98SS · 10-27-2009, 09:18 PM

Yeah me too, they have been using aluminum for
Many years now without any problems. Can't wait to see dyno numbers with the cam and headers

Bader-X · 10-27-2009, 10:36 PM

looks good and performs well

Bama99z · 10-27-2009, 10:45 PM

Looks great, by the way. Just a quick question for anyone. Is there much difference performance wise between the BBK & the Fast?

Charlay · 10-28-2009, 12:36 AM

Looks nice man, So how much does the BBK cost? Im guessing inbetween Ls6 price and Fast ... so 500?

dutinsss · 10-28-2009, 12:41 AM

looks good. if i didn't already have an ls6 intake, i'd go for one, but i can't justify the cost for the gains. if my car came with an ls1 intake, i'd be all over it.

Soul TKR · 10-28-2009, 01:03 AM

BBK has the manifold listed on their site for $470

http://www.bbkperformance.com/produc...-manifold.html

here's pics of mine...

here's a pic of someones on here... forgot who's, but I like how it turned out after they painted it...

MonmouthCtyLS7 · 10-28-2009, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlay

Looks nice man, So how much does the BBK cost? Im guessing inbetween Ls6 price and Fast ... so 500?

You can find it for 400.00 from a few different vendors...Pretty much the same price as the weiand.

SWEET98SS · 10-28-2009, 09:22 AM

I got mine for $325 picked up. New Era Performance has them for $399, they are a sponsor on here.

SWEET98SS · 10-28-2009, 05:34 PM

LS6 vs. LS6 85TB vs. BBK85 vs. FAST92

1998CruzMssl · 10-29-2009, 08:11 AM

Did u have to reroute coolant lines at all? I just ordered my bbk.

SWEET98SS · 10-29-2009, 11:19 AM

The intake did not sit flat on the heads, I just took a hammer to the coolant lines so they would sit flat on the valley cover. Once you tight the intake down, it should sit flat on the heads.