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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Is this worth the money? Does any one have it? Would it be bad to drive in the rain? And power gains?
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Personally, I'd do the free ram air and a lid with a good filter. Much cheaper with probably the same results.
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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not worth the money.....
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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total ****. get a better CAI like the SSRA. the bellows are 100% appearance, the lid is a good mod though
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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thanks for the heads up. BTW is the free mod worth it then?
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by angrychicken
thanks for the heads up. BTW is the free mod worth it then?

some say yes others say no. I did it to mienb ut i also got a spare back up lower airbox so its up to you. if you ever add a CAI kit you'll have to do it anyway
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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I tried a search for the free mod for details on it but. no luck..
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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youre gonna have higher IAT temps while sitting for a while but it will cool down when you get moving. here smy personal outlook. its more air but it can also be warmer air so i figured what the hell and did it
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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I have it on my 98 Z. It was the first mod I did and I noticed a difference. IMO it was worth the money. Not very hard to install either
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by angrychicken
I tried a search for the free mod for details on it but. no luck..
don't do the free ram air mod. get the SLP lid as it's the least expensive, the best quality and IMO, the best looking. then, get yourself the fast toys ram air kit (FTRA) from thunder racing. skip the smooth bellows altogether. with the SLP lid and the FTRA kit installed, you'll notice a very big difference in top end power. expect about a 20 horsepower gain up top at speeds over 60 mph. they're two very good mods and it'll both perform better than the SLP flowpack and be cheaper.

the FTRA is far superior to the "free ram air" mod, which may net you 5 horsepower and a dirty filter as it's really just a hole in your airbox. the FTRA has an actual scoop, is very lightweight, very high quality and expect a 10+ horsepower gain way up in the top end. the FTRA is like the FRA on steriods. do it right or don't do it at all, i say.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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The fast toys looks identical to my flow pak just some more sheetmetal? What else is different. i like mine i gata chekc my filter tho cuz i don't know how loing its been since i did that
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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im with choco.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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"flow pak" huh? Sounds like a feminine hygiene medicine ergo it sounds rather gross also
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
don't do the free ram air mod. get the SLP lid as it's the least expensive, the best quality and IMO, the best looking. then, get yourself the fast toys ram air kit (FTRA) from thunder racing. skip the smooth bellows altogether. with the SLP lid and the FTRA kit installed, you'll notice a very big difference in top end power. expect about a 20 horsepower gain up top at speeds over 60 mph. they're two very good mods and it'll both perform better than the SLP flowpack and be cheaper.

the FTRA is far superior to the "free ram air" mod, which may net you 5 horsepower and a dirty filter as it's really just a hole in your airbox. the FTRA has an actual scoop, is very lightweight, very high quality and expect a 10+ horsepower gain way up in the top end. the FTRA is like the FRA on steriods. do it right or don't do it at all, i say.
I did the FTRA mod (assuming that's the one where you cut the bottom of the air box out, all the acronyms make me poor wee brains hurt!) and didn't notice my filter was significantly dirtier than before doing the mod. I do have a WS.9 hood without baffles. The filter only gets dirty along one strip - right where the tray was cut out, as you can lay under the car and directly see the filter). When it gets dirty, I just flip it around so that the clean area is directly over the open area.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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When it gets dirty, I just flip it around so that the clean area is directly over the open area.
I was wondering if anyone else did that instead of cleaning it every time.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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the FTRA is angled different than the SLP one but id still rather have the SSRA
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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I have the SSRA Cold air with a mti lid, and i noticed a good diference at speeds over 60+ its not a seat of your pants diference, but its verry notisable
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by edwardswb
I was wondering if anyone else did that instead of cleaning it every time.
I haven't noticed any change in fuel consumption or anything by doing it, so I figure why the hell not. That little strip is literally the only dirty area on the filter.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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Lid and paper filter pls
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