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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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Does anyone want to buy this piece? I need my fifty bucks back. It doesnt fit at all. The lid fit like a charm before and won't even latch down now. I'm off to Home Depot as we speak to rectify this situation. I guess if you want it right, you gotta do it yourself. Thanks SLP!
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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Did you trim it?
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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no, it went in as-is
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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yeah dude it sucks. it takes me just as much or more time tryin to get the damn thing back on than it does to finish whatever project im on. when you say trim, what exactly do you mean...where do you trim it?
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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If you try to use that SLP bellow with an aftermarket LId you will have to cut a good INCH off it for it to fit. Correctly its just to big. I have one And i know i have to Trim it down some.
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Does anyone want to buy this piece? I need my fifty bucks back. It doesnt fit at all. The lid fit like a charm before and won't even latch down now. I'm off to Home Depot as we speak to rectify this situation. I guess if you want it right, you gotta do it yourself. Thanks SLP!
Why don't you try trimming the SLP bellow down a little bit with a utility knife? That's what I did, and it fits fine now. You'll have to trim anything that you buy from Home Depot too.
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 06:42 PM
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Thats what I did as well...
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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I got some Fernco from the depot and whichever goes on easier tomorrow morning is staying on.
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Mine fit great. It is big enough that your MAF should just slide right in. No cutting necessary.

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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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I found that most lids the maf will slide in there but on the slp lids it wont. Mine doesnt go in at all and thats why the bellow wont fit.
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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I found that most lids the maf will slide in there but on the slp lids it wont. Mine doesnt go in at all and thats why the bellow wont fit.
That's strange. I've never had a problem with the stock MAF or my old Granatelli MAF not fitting in my SLP lid. I usually have to adjust the bellow a little on the TB to make everything fit snug since I trimmed about 1/2 inch off of it, but it all fits fine.
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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I wonder if I should trim mine now. The metal clips on my SLP lid always come undone when I drive it. Would trimming down the bellow prevent this?
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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i had to trim mine to fit my mti lid...
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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My stock MAF and my SLP MAF were both fine with my SLP lid. I had a depot made bellow and i had to cut quite a bit to get it to fit right. Cut the SLP bellow and it will work fine!
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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That's weird, I have the SLP lid and bellows and haven't had a bit of trouble. Fits on and off everytime and the clips never pop off. But on my friends ws6 his fits ok but the clips do pop off. Very strange.
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Originally Posted by BatmobileSS
I wonder if I should trim mine now. The metal clips on my SLP lid always come undone when I drive it. Would trimming down the bellow prevent this?
Yeah, if you have an aftermarket bellow trim a little bit off the end. Then make sure the front of SLP lid is tucked inside of the lip on the lower part of the airbox before you snap the metal clips down.
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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I will try to get some pics so that you all can see what I am talking about. Both lips just meet together and dont slide in to each other. I have to use a rubber coupling to make them fit together. I am going to work on it tomorrow and will post the results. Wish me luck. Hopefully I wont f*&k anything up.....
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by IMJ
i had to trim mine to fit my mti lid...
I had the MTI lid and the slp bellow and fits exactly great...
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 12:29 AM
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I had the fernco on my MTI lid for a while. It started cracking so i removed it.

Just rock the stock bellow is what i say. I put it back on and couldnt be happier. It fits perfect and has tons of flex.

I think i'll sacrifice a HP or two for my lid to not crack anymore. If i feel bad about it, i'll take my floor mats out to make up the difference
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
I had the fernco on my MTI lid for a while. It started cracking so i removed it.

Just rock the stock bellow is what i say. I put it back on and couldnt be happier. It fits perfect and has tons of flex.

I think i'll sacrifice a HP or two for my lid to not crack anymore. If i feel bad about it, i'll take my floor mats out to make up the difference
Word, I'm puttin my stock bellow on next time my lid is off. It's a pain in the *** having to undo a screw along with the clips just to get the damn lid off to get to the air filter.
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