5.7L intake in a 3.8L

[vr4gasm]

any one ever made a 5.7L K&N FIPK or an intake setup similar to it work in a 3.8L camaro if so how hard was it thanks for any help in advance

[98Camaro3.8]

It's not really needed. Just stick with the normal intakes for your car.

Moving to the Intake/Exhaust section.

[vr4gasm]

what do you mean its not needed? every little bit of power helps man!

[FirebirdGT]

Let's start with what year do you have?

[BLLDOGG]

there is nothing you can make fit your car from something designed for a v8 that you couldnt just buy made for your car for a compairable amount of power gain.

[vr4gasm]

its a 2001 i found the 5.7l intake reallly cheap and couldn't pass it up i know it won't bolt right up if i could find someone with the plastick tube from the filter to the TB that wanted to sell it, it would be grand but i have a feeling i am gonna have to make it work

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

there TB is a lot bigger then ours

i'm sure you could make it work if you got it cheap

[98Camaro3.8]

Originally posted by vr4gasm:
what do you mean its not needed? every little bit of power helps man!

I mean it's not needed to go through the trouble of making something work, when they make the same stuff specifically for our cars. ;)

[97rs4life]

If it is a lid, then the hole from the lid is in a different place than on the 3.8 version I believe. It won't be a straight shot to the tb. Correct me if I am wrong guys.

[97burnout]

you would actually get more power from something aftermarket than something from a 5.7L

[vr4gasm]

its is aftermarket its a FIPK made for a 5.7L i was wondering how hard it was gonna be to make it work on the 3.8L

[BLLDOGG]

well, you would have to find a way to make the large tube fit down onto our smaller TB and that would be the hardest part IMO. i dont know what you could use, might take a trip to Lowes or something to find something to work.

[vr4gasm]

i work at lowes.. all of our silicone couplers suck i tried to use some for the intercooler on my 3000gt vr4 and they blew off really easy if i could find a company to make custom size and shaped couplers i would be set or if k and n would sell me the inteke tube for a v6 or somoen would sell me just the tube that would be grand does anyone know the OD of a 3.8 throttle body?

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by vr4gasm:
i work at lowes.. all of our silicone couplers suck i tried to use some for the intercooler on my 3000gt vr4 and they blew off really easy if i could find a company to make custom size and shaped couplers i would be set or if k and n would sell me the inteke tube for a v6 or somoen would sell me just the tube that would be grand does anyone know the OD of a 3.8 throttle body?

you need something 4 inchs (could be 3.75 inch)

[02CAMAROV6]

Re: 5.7L intake in a 3.8L

I have a K&N FIPK on my 2002 V6. When I was looking at the pictures online trying to figure out the difference between the 3.8 and 5.7, the tube from the filter to the throttle body is completely different. The 5.7 is a straight shot, while the 3.8 bends and is offset a few inches. I think it would be pretty difficult to make the 5.7 work on the 3.8