What's the best choice of intake for an LS1? I 've been thinking of getting a k&n. I'm also getting a new hood due to an accident. Would the SS hood be my best choice for performance, even ifminimal,or a differently designed one?

 

for hood dont think performance, think looks alone. even if a hood can net u 2rwhp, the gain isnt worth having someting u arent happy with because that extra will not win u races or put a grin on ur face when u mash the pedal. If u like the SS hood go with that. They make some cool hoods for camaro's though. i like the one that was on the ls1tech pinks car, whatever that was. for intake, it usually comes down to what u want to spend. some people like buying the "best" while others like the feeling of having the same performance for half the price. just get a lid. its all you need. dont mess with smooth bellows, lemme tell u. they are a pain in the *** and dont do anything. I actually gave my smooth bellows away for free to a guy with an SS and took his stock bellows. but I needed the stock for my NOS plate . win win.

 

Very true. I'm very indecisiveand idk what hood to get.Do you know if any of the heat extractor hoods actually work? I live in a hot area of AZ and anything to stay cooler helps. And for the intake, I want whatever is going to give me the best gain. Is the lid just as much of an increase as an intake kit?

 

I'm pretty sure that I wanna get the L88 hood!

 

THis one? I like it better than I thought I would. I painted this one for a guy I know

 

that looks like a caricature of the old 2nd gen trans am hoods

 

Yea, that one, just in red! I've never seen anyone here with that hood, plus I like it! It's kinda intimidating! I know it's ultimately about whether I like it or not, but what do you guys think?

 

I would not personally put it on my car (even though in that pic it is on my car, I was just doing the fitting work). My car is a SS so I will stick with that hood. If I were to buy a hood it would be a light weight cowl hood.

 

So I ended up buying a carbon fiber SS hood because I found a good deal on it! I'll have a pic when I get it on and the car painted!