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Mar 8, 2007 | 08:48 PM

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I just bought a K&N FIPK intake system for my 98 ss and I ended up getting the one for the v6 by mistake so I'm getting my money back tomorrow. I'm wondering should I buy the right K&N system or just an slp lid? What is the performance difference between the two? Are there any other good system out there? prices and performance gain?

Mar 8, 2007 | 09:41 PM

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The price is not worth it. I'd just get the lid like thousands of others and use the money you saved for another mod.

Mar 8, 2007 | 10:05 PM

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get a lid, and spend your money elsewhere.

Mar 8, 2007 | 10:07 PM

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i bought a slp lid and k&n filter had 160 bucks in both

Mar 8, 2007 | 10:09 PM

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wanna know the BEST intake?

a custom amde sheet metal one...for a very pretty penny of course

but as far as the best "bang for buck" a lid is a lid is a lid

Mar 8, 2007 | 11:03 PM

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wanna know the BEST intake?

a custom amde sheet metal one...for a very pretty penny of course

but as far as the best "bang for buck" a lid is a lid is a lid

Sheet metal intake MANIFOLDS are nice, who the hell has a sheetmetal lid?

Mar 8, 2007 | 11:05 PM

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Sheet metal intake MANIFOLDS are nice, who the hell has a sheetmetal lid?

i was wonderin the same thing...

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Mar 9, 2007 | 07:33 AM

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i bought a slp lid and k&n filter had 160 bucks in both

Wow that sucks, an SLP lid is usually around 80-90, and why waste the $$ on a stupid KN filter they suck anyway?

Mar 9, 2007 | 07:34 AM

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A lid is a lid.

Mar 9, 2007 | 08:08 AM

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so, is lid is a lid

Mar 9, 2007 | 09:10 AM

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If you get a regular lid you can get the Super-Super Ram-Air SLP cold-air mod.

Cut a hole in the foam on your front bumper to make your grill actually functional and don't drive in a super downpour.

No one can argue that it doesn't work, you can argue water, but not it's functionality.

I'd do it, but I have more than one car.

Mar 9, 2007 | 09:24 AM

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I wouldn't worry about water either. I don't think your car is gonn be suckin in air hard enough to suck water 90* straigh up, thru a filter past the MAF & into the motor.

I have had my WS6 hood debaffled for well over a year now & drive in any weather consition. Filter has never even got damp.

Just get a lid & call it a day.

Mar 9, 2007 | 09:28 AM

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When you cut-out the grill and use a SSRA unit I would stay out of hurricane weather, but under anything normal and not a non-Noah scenario I wouldn't mind.

Almost like a Vararam system for the C5.