I definitely don't plan on changing this recipe, it's working well!
You are probably right about the air filter being so new it definitely will get better with age. My OEM AC Delco worked very well and was in the car right until 80k!
As far as the oil consumption, I'm positive that if I got my intake leak fixed, it would use less than half a quart every 6k. I had another 95 LT1 a few years ago and it had the intake leak too and once I got it fixed my consumption dropped to almost nothing. These motors are not known for burning oil, just leaking oil. It's just a big task to fix that's all. It would take a whole weekend if I had a friend help me (especially since the engine cannot be started right after the job is done, it's best to let it sit for 24 hours for the RTV to cure) and if I got a dealer to do it they would charge $500 and they never fix it right, as they use the wrong kind of RTV and they never let the car sit long enough. When I got my first 95 LT1 intake leak fixed under warranty, that repair only lasted about 6 months, then it had to be fixed again, and the second repair didn't last long either! It's a job that really can't be rushed, and dealers always do that, and they never clean the surfaces properly either.
You are probably right about the air filter being so new it definitely will get better with age. My OEM AC Delco worked very well and was in the car right until 80k!
As far as the oil consumption, I'm positive that if I got my intake leak fixed, it would use less than half a quart every 6k. I had another 95 LT1 a few years ago and it had the intake leak too and once I got it fixed my consumption dropped to almost nothing. These motors are not known for burning oil, just leaking oil. It's just a big task to fix that's all. It would take a whole weekend if I had a friend help me (especially since the engine cannot be started right after the job is done, it's best to let it sit for 24 hours for the RTV to cure) and if I got a dealer to do it they would charge $500 and they never fix it right, as they use the wrong kind of RTV and they never let the car sit long enough. When I got my first 95 LT1 intake leak fixed under warranty, that repair only lasted about 6 months, then it had to be fixed again, and the second repair didn't last long either! It's a job that really can't be rushed, and dealers always do that, and they never clean the surfaces properly either.