View Poll Results: K&N FIPK vs. Air Box Lid
K&N FIPK
31
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Air Box Lid
80
72.07%
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K&N FIPK vs. Air Lid
03-31-2006, 11:12 AM
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Anyways, thanks for the help guys. Now if I choose to get the lid. Should I go with a smooth bellow also, or does it really matter that much? I have heard that the best combo is: 1. Lid 2. Smooth Bellow 3. K&N Filter. Is this true?
03-31-2006, 11:42 AM
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Anyways, thanks for the help guys. Now if I choose to get the lid. Should I go with a smooth bellow also, or does it really matter that much? I have heard that the best combo is: 1. Lid 2. Smooth Bellow 3. K&N Filter. Is this true?
03-31-2006, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by firebirdman469
I was looking to upgrade my stock air filter and/or air box assembly. I was wondering which you guys prefer? The K&N FIPK kit, or just an upper box lid with smooth bellow? Any info on power gains would help!!! Thanks Guys, James
04-01-2006, 12:04 AM
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The smooth bellows is something id get when you find a good deal but its not a priority. Look around you can usually find them for really cheap! I see people selling them on this site cheap sometimes, or another place to get one is on ebay. I bought mine on there and believe it or not i only paid 15 bucks shipped, but i got lucky there was almost no bidding on it. They are nice but i dont think they are worth 50 bucks!
04-01-2006, 01:27 PM
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I am going to do an FIPK, but i plan to build a shroud arorund it myself (Kind of like the volant, but not exactly) to keep out the hot air. you could still do a FRA too, just cutting the metal plate that replaces your lower airbox. you kind of get the best fo both worlds, a sealed box so you can still do FRA and the larger surface area of the FIPK filter. Dependig on how you made the box, you could make it work with the ram air hood, rather than, or in conjunction with, a FRA. Just an idea.
04-01-2006, 07:44 PM
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One thing I did once to lower iat's a lot is to take the AC shroud off. Doing so dropped my iat's with a lid by 20-30 degree's. Also my car ran cooler both around town and on the highway. It's free too.
04-01-2006, 09:31 PM
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What filter in response to firebirdman469's question about what filter w/ a lid, you'll probably find that a k+n is pretty much unnecessary, and that the stock paper filter variety will work just fine. Somebody said on here once that maybe, on a scale from 1-10, the k+n flows like an 8 and the paper like a 7, but if you only need a max flow of 5, lets say, then either will work. Somebody feel free to chime in if this is completely worng, but i think this is a pretty good analogy to picture it.
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