How to Make an LS Shaved Truck Intake Look Great

If you're staring at your engine bay thinking about an ls shaved truck intake, you're probably tired of looking at that ugly plastic mess of vacuum ports and mounting bungs that come stock on these engines. Let's be real for a second: the factory GM truck manifolds (found on the 4.8, 5.3, and 6.0 engines) are some of the ugliest pieces of engineering ever to sit on top of a V8. They look like a giant plastic octopus or a camel hump, and they're usually covered in a thick layer of twenty-year-old grease and grime. But here's the kicker—they actually perform surprisingly well. ...

February 13, 2026 · 7 min · Shae Albiter