Halltech Bumble Bee Intake Review
When it comes to the Camaro, I'm as big a fan as there is. I mean, hell, I write about them for fun. I also spend a lot of time perusing the various forums and reading what other people have to say about them. In doing this, whenever intakes were mentioned, one name always came up a lot:Halltech. The Halltech Yellow Jacket is such a well-reviewed and well-respected system that it's near impossible to avoid its name when reading up on aftermarket performance mods for the Camaro SS. I've always considered getting one for myself, too, but had been putting it off because of the proposed Vararam system. Of course, Vararam has taken 6 months longer than they originally said, so my patience was beginning to run thin. The Vararam system will be, undoubtedly, incredible when it releases, but I wanted something now. This wait ended up being, in the long run, a bit of blessing, because in the time I waited Halltech released an all carbon fiber version of their Yellow Jacket-which they call the Bumble Bee-and boy-howdy! is this thing awesome.
So, I saw the Bumble Bee and realized that my waiting was a bit of a blessing in disguise. Placed my order through my friends at Southern Car Parts (I know, I mention them a lot, but they treat me right and have great prices, so I gotta spread the love!) and got it within a weeks time. Upon opening the box, too, I was immediately pleasantly surprised. The build quality is awesome. It's true carbon fiber, and it's thick! They didn't cut corners anywhere on making this thing. The intake weighs a lot less than my stock (I'd guess about 8 pounds less, but I didn't weigh them on a scale), fits in perfectly, looks great, and gives obvious power. Their Dyno numbers of 18+RWHP are easily believable, as the added punch I felt on the throttle was comparable to when I first put on my new exhaust, and the tone it gives is absolutely fantastic. Coupled with my Borla ATAK exhaust, I can't help but be regularly amazed at how fantastic the LS3 sounds. The install was easy, too, and took maybe 45 minutes (2 beers time!). The supplied heat shield is a fantastic fantastic component, also. I've read about how necessary a proper heat shield is for a CAI, and it makes perfect sense. In all, if you're looking to install a Cold Air Intake on your Camaro SS, the Halltech Carbon Fiber Bumble Bee is an awesome awesome option definitely worth your consideration!
Halltech Camaro Yellow Jacket
The Brand new Camaro Intake, the Halltech Yellow Jacket has just recently hit the 2010+ Camaro scene and it appears to be a huge hit. Halltech, a long time developer of high flow intake systems for the Corvette C5 and Corvette C6 has decided to take their expertise with the LSX engines to the 2010+ Camaro crowd. The Camaro Yellow Jacket was tested for over 6 weeks dynamically on the road with logging software to make sure it performed to Halltech standards. Halltech has built World Class induction systems for over 11 years, with companies like Katech Engine Development, Livernois Motorsports, Extreme Motorsports, including many Chevy dealers nationwide, and other major tuners recommending the Halltech product line. The Halltech Yelllow Jacket Camaro Intake is a highly accurate MAF read intake for the LS3. Halltech spent 6 weeks developing this new Camaro intake system that sports a massive ISO 5011 Certified filter which achieves 99.4% filtration. This is the same filter media used in the highly popular and time tested Corvette C6 Z06 intake system, the Halltech Killer Bee. Halltech currently has a 650 HP motor using the same filter media, so they know the flow rates substantial.
The Camaro Halltech Yellow Jacket installed on a bone stock Camaro SS LS3 produced +14 RWHP/10.6 lbs-ft over the stock intake on a Superflow Chassis Dyno. Has anyone ever seen a Cat stung by a Bee? This is how our new Camaro ran with this intake installed. Other independent testing on the dyno is producing +22 rear wheel Horsepower (WOW).The intake weighs 4lbs (7.7 lbs is what the stock intake weighs) and comes complete with the heat shield. Long Term Fuel trims sit at zero to 1% with big power, and NO TUNING AT ALL.
This brand new Camaro intake takes about 15 minutes to install and does not require any cutting or permanent modifications to your Camaro. The other big deal with the Camaro Yellow Jacket is that no tune is needed to get the HP gains mentioned above. We all know that tuning a Chevy engine can potentially create issues if a warranty claim is ever filed on your car.
The Yellow Jacket Camaro Intake is available at Halltech distributors now and comes in the standard plastic or Carbon Fiber versions (be prepared to spend some coin if you opt for the carbon fiber version).