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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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I have an aftermarket lid on my 2000 WS6 made by Stealth. They've since either gone out of business or the website printed on the lid is too old. I noticed when I bought the car that the intake was jerry rigged and it wasn't sucking all the air through the filter because of missing hose clamps and lid brackets. I made new brackets for the lid so that it fits perfectly.

I got an SLP bellow, but I have a problem. Once I fit it on and clamp it down, the lid sticks out a half inch and doesn't seal. Is my lid too long? Here's a picture (click on it):



That's the current setup with the bracket I fabricated. That is not the SLP bellow in the picture.
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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Cant really tell from the pic ...But the lid looks weird lol
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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Just get a new lid from SLP and it'll fit perfect. That lid you have looks a bit f**ked up bro
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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truthfully the lid looks like it needs a lil jesus
I would buy a new lid and it should fit and seal perfectly
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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My guess would be that the neck on the stealth one is shorter than the SLP/stock one. I would get the SLP lid anyway. It looks better, is mader of better materials, and will seal better.

We have them on sale at the link below if your looking at a reputable place to buy them from at an awesome price.

http://marylandspeed.com/index.php?cPath=49_75
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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Is there any chance that the lid is the only custom part, that the whole plastic piece attached to the radiator core support isn't custom at all?
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:53 AM
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dood that lid looks funny
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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ignore the homemade bracket.
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You could try to trim the bellow or switch to a stock one to see if it fits any better.

If that doesn't work then I would buy a new slp lid. Looks great and fits great.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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if it fit well with the stock bellow id just put the stocker back on....the smooth bellow is mainly an appearance mod.....
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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No stock bellow here. The one you see is the one the car came with. I got the SLP bellow to replace it since the old one didn't fit well enough.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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Bellows bellows bellows u guys will learn one day that this is a useless apperance mod that gives trouble try triming the bellow down because that is the problem here or just use the stocker.Just my $.02
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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I bought the SLP lid. I hope it fits. The big plastic piece that filter fits to and the lid bolts onto is aftermarket. I hope I'm not going to have to buy a stock one.
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