cold air intake??

duce · Post by **duce** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 12:13 am

ok i bout and cold air intake here in my home town and it cost me $489.

than i go on ebay and see this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2425728754 so i am naturally shocked can anyone tell me if the ones on ebay are any good like this one and if they are good than i will take mine back and get the one on ebay...

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 4:59 am

did you get the k&n FIPK?????

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 9:06 am

If you got an FIPK, then keep it. The one on eBay does not have any way of separating the filter from the engine bay, which means it will be drawing hot air into the engine. The FIPK has a plastic "wall" which separates the filter from the engine bay, and it also extends own slightly to get the filter in a position to draw in cooler air.

I wouldn't get that one on eBay...it just looked kind of cheap.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 1:20 pm

yes, you get what you pay for. i have heard from everyone that nothing compareds to the FIPK. not even the one from jet.

duce · Post by **duce** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 1:27 pm

here is a picture of the one i got http://www.ekeystone.com/keystone/commo ... 573017.jpg

TNC · Post by **TNC** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 5:07 pm

Like they said keep it... you'll be happier with the K & N

Conman · Post by **Conman** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 4:35 pm

I have seen the Volant and AirRaid Intake systems and they both have "boxes" that seem to separate the engine bay better than the K/N. The Volant is more expensive but the AirRaid is cheaper. Anyone seen these?

Con

Mike H. · Post by **Mike H.** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 3:41 am

The K&N FIPK 2 is GREAT! You can not go wrong with it (except the $489 price quoted above seems very high - mine was $280 if I recall correctly). Obvious noticable power and torque gains, and a cool intake sound as well.

Note the intake tube going into the throttle body is much different than stock. It is polished like glass, higher to allow straighter airflow down into the throttle body, and shaped differently to force the air down. Much of the gain comes from here. Any kit using the factory intake pipe to the throttle body won't see as much improvement.

The separating wall is steel, not plastic. The only mod I made to mine was to cut the small wall section out above the tube hole, so that I can get the whole tube/filter/MAFS assembly in and out in one piece, without removing the wall panel or any of the pipe clamps on the tube assembly.

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 10:19 pm

Mike H. wrote:The K&N FIPK 2 is GREAT! You can not go wrong with it (except the $489 price quoted above seems very high - mine was $280 if I recall correctly). Obvious noticable power and torque gains, and a cool intake sound as well.

Note the intake tube going into the throttle body is much different than stock. It is polished like glass, higher to allow straighter airflow down into the throttle body, and shaped differently to force the air down. Much of the gain comes from here. Any kit using the factory intake pipe to the throttle body won't see as much improvement.

The separating wall is steel, not plastic. The only mod I made to mine was to cut the small wall section out above the tube hole, so that I can get the whole tube/filter/MAFS assembly in and out in one piece, without removing the wall panel or any of the pipe clamps on the tube assembly.

I don't understand why this thing is so expensive. What's the deal? The performance sounds good, but I guess I'd like to understand it a bit more. May make a nice combo with my hppIII

duce · Post by **duce** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 2:16 am

well that price of $489

it,s because i live in canada and over her we pay double what you guys pay over in the US...in some cases it is cheaper to buy in the US even with the exchange rate and the outrages s/h charges...like the carbon fiber tale lights that i just got from ebay it coast me $112cnd with s/h the same light here would have cost me $270

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 9:52 am

And allot of the truck is made in Canada!