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Apr 26, 2009 | 05:53 PM

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Soul TKR

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how much of a performance gain is to be had from this? i always heard the slp bellows was **** so i never investigated it

this looks good, but i think just some 4" ID rubber hose will have the same look IMO

minimal gain if any, but it's a cleaner look. The typical 4" ID rubber hose doesn't really fit correctly as it needs a slight bend to line up... which is the whole point of this thread...

Apr 26, 2009 | 06:22 PM

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minimal gain if any, but it's a cleaner look. The typical 4" ID rubber hose doesn't really fit correctly as it needs a slight bend to line up... which is the whole point of this thread...

^yup

Apr 26, 2009 | 07:22 PM

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Nice find

Apr 26, 2009 | 08:50 PM

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a weak rubber polymer will bend quite easily but it wouldnt look as nice, just trying to balance out my money between car and bike...

either way this looks like a kick *** alternative to SLP, good work!

Jul 10, 2009 | 10:32 PM

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What can I do if I have a 90mm FAST TB, no MAF, and an SLP Lid? I measured it, and the connection piece needs to be ~7". The TB is 4-3/16" OD and the lid is 3-13/16" OD.

Jul 11, 2009 | 08:15 PM

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So even if my intake is not recessed back 1 inch that 4 inch hose will be long enough? Sounds like a great idea btw

Jul 11, 2009 | 10:48 PM

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So even if my intake is not recessed back 1 inch that 4 inch hose will be long enough? Sounds like a great idea btw

Yup you can still use it. I jsut put mine on 2 weeks ago. And my lid is not recessed at all. I actually had to cut about 1/8" - 1/4" off....

Feb 9, 2010 | 10:04 PM

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What about for the stock maf and intake guys?

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Feb 14, 2010 | 10:38 PM

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just ordered one i hope it fits better than my straight 4"

Feb 15, 2010 | 03:08 AM

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Ive seen some pretty sic metal one out there

Feb 16, 2010 | 01:22 AM

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works for me. better then spending all that money on the slp one that does the same thing

Feb 16, 2010 | 06:51 PM

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just ordered one i hope it fits better than my straight 4"

it will fit alot better, the angle is pretty close to right on once trimmed a little...

Mar 6, 2010 | 11:31 PM

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what size cuppling do i need for 85/85 setup, 3inch?

Mar 7, 2010 | 01:39 AM

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not bad @ all,
nothing better than saving money and getting the job done right.

Mar 7, 2010 | 08:44 PM

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what size cuppling do i need for 85/85 setup, 3inch?

I would say the 4" I have a 92/85 setup and it works great...can't see the 7mm difference being that big of a deal... it is a hair over 1/4" difference

Mar 20, 2010 | 05:24 PM

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fits with the maff, this is what Im running. check out my intake test thread for more pics, and my build thread has a bunch too. Also I posted in there how it fits mint on the 92mm TB but little bigger on a 85mm maff. How you put the clamp on it, top/bottem/side. Changes how it tightens up the little 1/16 clamping, and you can use it to make it a 20* or 25* and get it fitting just right if you work on it. Its a great setup, tested a few differnt cams, and other parts had the lid off a lot of times, just taking the clamp of the TB and pulling eberything, gose right back on fast and fits up very good, 10secs-done.
Some other cars I work on with diffrent "smooth bellow" setups are a bitch, getting the lip clips in, and forceing everything for 15mins. F that.