MTI lid
12-17-2006, 03:18 AM
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MTI lid is MTI the only place I can get a clear lid? or does others vendors or any place sell them?
and I heard that its a loose fit!!! which fits better and tighter the MTI lid or the SLP lid??
thanks in advance
and I heard that its a loose fit!!! which fits better and tighter the MTI lid or the SLP lid??
thanks in advance
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12-17-2006, 07:27 PM
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SLP in the end has good fitment, if you get the tabs all the way in, and the front behind the lip. However it does rub on the hood.
MTI is the only one that sells clear lids now. I believe the company that sold the other one went out, or stopped making them.
In the end, a lid is a lid for what its worth.
MTI is the only one that sells clear lids now. I believe the company that sold the other one went out, or stopped making them.
In the end, a lid is a lid for what its worth.
12-17-2006, 09:52 PM
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my clear lid fits fine, and doesnt rub...it looks like it did on someone elses car though. i think its kinda hit or miss. if you find one for a good price, get it...
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12-20-2006, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
what is MTIs web site.. i want to get rid of my grantelli lid
http://www.motorsporttech.com/
Thanks
12-21-2006, 04:16 PM
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i dont agree that a lid is a lid...
my first choice for a lid was a clear one. i forget who made it, but the fit was horrible. i'm not saying all clear lids are that way, but mine was absolute junk. it was made in 2 pieces then glued together, and at the area where the 2 glued pieces mated up to the air filter gasket there was at least an 1/8th in gap due to the 2 pieces not being lined up properly before glueing. NO way would i run my car with that thing.
i went with the slp, its cheap and fits really nice but does rub the hood a little. its not too bad, if anything it really snugs that lid down when the hood is closed.
also, the clear lid i had didnt 'flex' like the black plastic slp one does. the couple times i installed that lid it felt like it was constantly on the verge of snapping a tab off.
my first choice for a lid was a clear one. i forget who made it, but the fit was horrible. i'm not saying all clear lids are that way, but mine was absolute junk. it was made in 2 pieces then glued together, and at the area where the 2 glued pieces mated up to the air filter gasket there was at least an 1/8th in gap due to the 2 pieces not being lined up properly before glueing. NO way would i run my car with that thing.
i went with the slp, its cheap and fits really nice but does rub the hood a little. its not too bad, if anything it really snugs that lid down when the hood is closed.
also, the clear lid i had didnt 'flex' like the black plastic slp one does. the couple times i installed that lid it felt like it was constantly on the verge of snapping a tab off.
12-24-2006, 10:10 AM
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I have the MTI clear lid and its fine I will post up some pix on how it looks. Also I modded the back of the plastic piece that holds the bottom of the box so the bottom back of the airlid doesnt rub. I will get pix in here
12-24-2006, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by badhoopty
i dont agree that a lid is a lid...
my first choice for a lid was a clear one. i forget who made it, but the fit was horrible. i'm not saying all clear lids are that way, but mine was absolute junk. it was made in 2 pieces then glued together, and at the area where the 2 glued pieces mated up to the air filter gasket there was at least an 1/8th in gap due to the 2 pieces not being lined up properly before glueing. NO way would i run my car with that thing.
i went with the slp, its cheap and fits really nice but does rub the hood a little. its not too bad, if anything it really snugs that lid down when the hood is closed.
also, the clear lid i had didnt 'flex' like the black plastic slp one does. the couple times i installed that lid it felt like it was constantly on the verge of snapping a tab off.
my first choice for a lid was a clear one. i forget who made it, but the fit was horrible. i'm not saying all clear lids are that way, but mine was absolute junk. it was made in 2 pieces then glued together, and at the area where the 2 glued pieces mated up to the air filter gasket there was at least an 1/8th in gap due to the 2 pieces not being lined up properly before glueing. NO way would i run my car with that thing.
i went with the slp, its cheap and fits really nice but does rub the hood a little. its not too bad, if anything it really snugs that lid down when the hood is closed.
also, the clear lid i had didnt 'flex' like the black plastic slp one does. the couple times i installed that lid it felt like it was constantly on the verge of snapping a tab off.
Yeah the MTI lids are pretty brittle, especially if you put a silicon smooth bellows on for show.
There is NO room for wiggling if you have a silicon bellows and a MTI lid, I mean NONE. I actually took off the entire bracket after putting the lid and filter back on because it was easier to fit onto the throttlebody than just screwing with the lid.
That was of course if you didn't have the stock bellows...
12-24-2006, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 1fastTransAm
I have the MTI clear lid and its fine I will post up some pix on how it looks. Also I modded the back of the plastic piece that holds the bottom of the box so the bottom back of the airlid doesnt rub. I will get pix in here
yes please get some pics!! Thanks
Originally Posted by Genesis_26317
Yeah the MTI lids are pretty brittle, especially if you put a silicon smooth bellows on for show.
There is NO room for wiggling if you have a silicon bellows and a MTI lid, I mean NONE. I actually took off the entire bracket after putting the lid and filter back on because it was easier to fit onto the throttlebody than just screwing with the lid.
That was of course if you didn't have the stock bellows...
There is NO room for wiggling if you have a silicon bellows and a MTI lid, I mean NONE. I actually took off the entire bracket after putting the lid and filter back on because it was easier to fit onto the throttlebody than just screwing with the lid.
That was of course if you didn't have the stock bellows...
so you are saying with an after market bellow it will crack the lid? So jsut leave the stock accordian style bellow on then?
12-24-2006, 12:16 PM
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I bought the MTI clear lid used. It did show rub mark on it from the hood. From what I can tell, it doesn't rub on my hood. As far as fitment, it fits pretty good to be aftermarket and being massed produced. I can't complain.
12-24-2006, 12:20 PM
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Just leave the stock accordian style bellow, the smooth one does nothing for performance it only looks a lillte cleaner, not worth it IMO. Here's a pic of my MTI lid:
