SLP lid
02-20-2008, 04:12 AM
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Oh well!!! Don't buy it if it doesn't fit! Use your stock lid! I just bought one and I will probably have to struggle to get it to fit nice and snug. But I will be happy with the extra 5 hp it gives me.
02-25-2008, 07:21 PM
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Eh after spending 2 hours completing all the installation for the SLP cold air flowpack, the actual SLP lip clipped right on... took all of a minute.
+1 for the look. I love the look of seeing that SLP as you open the hood.
+1 for the look. I love the look of seeing that SLP as you open the hood.
02-25-2008, 07:30 PM
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Just play with it and you'll get it..
I do hope that your lid doesn't rub your hood like mine..
I had the underside of my hood painted and cleared and then got the SLP lid and it rubs pretty good, leaving a spot in my clear and on the top of my lid..
I do hope that your lid doesn't rub your hood like mine..
I had the underside of my hood painted and cleared and then got the SLP lid and it rubs pretty good, leaving a spot in my clear and on the top of my lid..
02-25-2008, 08:14 PM
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the reason the lid is so hard to put own is because its an air tight seal, its not going to just slide right on. as for the clips not fastening and the lid rubbing on the hood, that i cant explain, you think by now they would have something better but whatever i guess it is after market.
02-25-2008, 08:44 PM
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I have an SLP lid on my '02 car, and a Whisper lid on my '98 car.
Whisper is definitely the better fitting and better looking lid. There is NO WAY that anyone would have gotten that SLP lid on my stock MAF without a hairdryer. No way at all. Took quite a bit of heating to get it on. But once installed, the tabs have never popped off.
Whisper fits with no problems at all. The rubber seal works great and seals perfect. Also, the Whisper looks better (IMO), I like the glossy black finish....it gives the engine bay a little more flashy look. The SLP lid just looks dull to me, though the plastic would probably hold up under more stress than Whisper. But I've never used my lid to lean on or anything, so I don't really care much about that.
Whisper is definitely the better fitting and better looking lid. There is NO WAY that anyone would have gotten that SLP lid on my stock MAF without a hairdryer. No way at all. Took quite a bit of heating to get it on. But once installed, the tabs have never popped off.
Whisper fits with no problems at all. The rubber seal works great and seals perfect. Also, the Whisper looks better (IMO), I like the glossy black finish....it gives the engine bay a little more flashy look. The SLP lid just looks dull to me, though the plastic would probably hold up under more stress than Whisper. But I've never used my lid to lean on or anything, so I don't really care much about that.
02-25-2008, 09:40 PM
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I have an SLP lid on my '02 car, and a Whisper lid on my '98 car.
Whisper is definitely the better fitting and better looking lid. There is NO WAY that anyone would have gotten that SLP lid on my stock MAF without a hairdryer. No way at all. Took quite a bit of heating to get it on. But once installed, the tabs have never popped off.
Whisper fits with no problems at all. The rubber seal works great and seals perfect. Also, the Whisper looks better (IMO), I like the glossy black finish....it gives the engine bay a little more flashy look. The SLP lid just looks dull to me, though the plastic would probably hold up under more stress than Whisper. But I've never used my lid to lean on or anything, so I don't really care much about that.
Whisper is definitely the better fitting and better looking lid. There is NO WAY that anyone would have gotten that SLP lid on my stock MAF without a hairdryer. No way at all. Took quite a bit of heating to get it on. But once installed, the tabs have never popped off.
Whisper fits with no problems at all. The rubber seal works great and seals perfect. Also, the Whisper looks better (IMO), I like the glossy black finish....it gives the engine bay a little more flashy look. The SLP lid just looks dull to me, though the plastic would probably hold up under more stress than Whisper. But I've never used my lid to lean on or anything, so I don't really care much about that.
