i'm thinking i might go ahead and get one

these seem to be nearly impossible to find, only reliable reasonable priced place i can find is SLP ($426 shipped includes coolant tubes)


are there any other places to get these things? i keep checking the boards but they get sold within hours of being posted.


also, whats the sure fire way to tell its an LS6 manifold from pictures? the bottom is flat?

 

Did u price the dealer???

 

GM price is insane

 

do a search for salvage yards, can usually find one for $250.

 

if i could find them for $250 at salvage yards... i would mark em up to $300 and resell them online


theres actually a few f-bod specific yards around here...


i might just try that

 

yeah... like $600-700?

 

Yeah, basically the floor of the LS6 manifold is lower. It will not be compatible with the coolant lines which run under your LS1 manifold unless you dremel part of the plastic away. That's why most buy the plugs for the rear and the new crossover pipe for the front.

I got mine for $404 shipped in Jan. 2001 from paceparts.com. But it costs $445 unshipped from them today

$375 P/N 88890523 Manifold
$14.20 P/N 12568478 pipe {Replaced by part #12578838}
$9.65 P/N 12562788 (2) plugs

The current P/N is 88894339 (formerly 88890524, 88890523, 12561184). It should also have the PN on the casting. The LS1 is stamped on the passenger side right next to the firing order.

I was considering going over to LKQ to see if they have any decent replacement parts. I need a rear taillamp assembly and some other tiddly stuff.

 

I just happened to talk to somebody at Taxas-speed today. He told me for my '99 get a GM LS6 intake, I wont need to worry about the blockoff kit. This intake has it removed. I am going to get a offroad lt header and y pipe and have it dyno tuned at the same time. He said the intake is $440, does this sound right about it being smooth with no need for a bockoff kit?

 

last time i was at LKQ about a month ago they had one ~2000 v6 camaro but it was nearly picked clean.

their inventory changes all the time though, might have better luck.

 

I got mine from some local guy for $100, and it included coolant tubes and plugs.

 

ebay is pretty reliable...just make sure it's the right one.

i use to have a picture of the side by side difference. i'll look tonite.

i overpaid slightly since i needed it quickly and got mine for $350 shipped

 

I just said to hell with it, and bought it new from SLP for $426 shipped.

I was leary of eBay, etc because who knows what I would have ended up getting. Then I would have had to deal with the crappy parts department around here to get those coolant lines...to me it was just worth it to pony up a few more bucks for a complete, ready-to-install intake from a reliable source.

 

I went through the same thing. Everyone that I found was taken within minutes of being posted. And I don't like getting screwed on Ebay, so I went with SLP also.

 

dude i buy so much stuff off ebay... and i have had one problem and i got refunded my money.... it is safe as long as you use common sense