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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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first if there is a previous thread let me know. if not anyone tell me if there are in noticable gains/benefits for the FIPK over the SLP package lid? i have a 02 35th SS with the slp performance package and im trying to see if there is a justification for spending 200/250 for a FIPK.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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it looks better than the lid.
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From the test that I have seen, the SLP lid made more power... very slight difference though.
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makes your car faster because it lightens your wallet considerably
Old Nov 27, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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i had an fipk on my 2000 z28 and my car lost all consitency. every run it got slower and slower so i put my stock stuff back on
Old Nov 27, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Cop Car
makes your car faster because it lightens your wallet considerably

lol, best response ever.

if you already have a slp lid, why replace it if its not broke?
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thanks for the info
Old Nov 27, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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ive got an FIPK on one of my cars and a lid on the other. for best bang for the buck go with a lid but by no means do i regret getting the FIPK and i find it hard to beleive you could lose power by going from one to the other.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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I would run a lid with a paper filter over the FIPK anyday.
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Originally Posted by zech86
i had an fipk on my 2000 z28 and my car lost all consitency. every run it got slower and slower so i put my stock stuff back on
Sounds to me something else might have been going on here.

I have the FIPK and love it. No way in hell can I see it flow any less than a lid. I ran an SLP lid for a while, then switched to the FIPK and thought the car ran a little harder, although a miniscule difference. Fuel trims richened up a hair as well. This got me to think that a little more air might be getting into the engine. Also, I'm sure someone is going to chime in about the FIPK sucking in hot air. Again, my experience negates this entirely. My IAT equaled ambient air temps no more than a few seconds after moving from a stop.

Just thought I'd add a little to this discussion. BTW, do a search on this, if the search feature is working, there's a lot of info on this topic.

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I got one because of my hood...works very well and sits up in the bottom of the cowl...when i swtiched to this from a lid i could feel it pull harder up top and my trottle response improved. If I had a stock hood I would stick with the lid...the FIPK is a bitch to keep clean
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
I would run a lid with a paper filter over the FIPK anyday.

Why???
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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an fipk would outflow any lid anyday
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by parbreak
Why???
because they flow the same, and you can spend the extra $400 on headers and your lid/paper filter car be lots faster than the FIPK car.
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Cop Car
because they flow the same, and you can spend the extra $400 on headers and your lid/paper filter car be lots faster than the FIPK car.

where are you paying 400 for a fipk? i got mine for ~150... same price as a lid and ssra
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by The Wreckoning
it looks better than the lid.
Yep...they preform the same....Ive had mine for three years..excellent
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Guy's I gotta go with the lid because they do flow the same...and the lid should keep out most of the hot air the open filter is breathing in.
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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This one has been beaten to death. I like lids. It looks crazy, so people bought it, K&N made money, and that's all she wrote.

Don't get a FIPK for power, do it if it tickles your pickle in the looks dept, but remember this: For the cost of a FIPK, you can buy a Lid, filter, and SSRA. Then you'll have a MUCH better setup.
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