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Old 10-26-2009, 11:19 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by micondie View Post
Your stock intake must have been very restrictive. I think this shows that different motors have different responses to mods and we should all look carefully at what the factory has given us to work with and direct our mods towards eliminating or reducing the shortcomings of our particular motors and not just do the "Mod du jour"
@99LeCouch: Have you removed your factory air box and taken a look at it? If it's like the one in my 3800 Impala, it is restrictive. The intake area is small and circular, and there's a ridiculous little duct that funnels the air toward the air filter. I removed that duct and used a jigsaw to cut open a larger intake port -- like this:

2001 Impala How To
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