LID or K&N Setup

I have a 02 SS and wanted to upgrade the air box. Just curious which is better the SLP Lid or the K&N Intake. Is it worth spending the money on the K&N or will I get the same results from the lid??

Basically, a lid is a lid, you will not see any noticeable difference between one lid or the another, they all perform the same.

If you do a search on this, you'll come up with some pretty good info. For us (WS6) guys, I think a lot of us (including myself) are content with a lid and filter. I think the SS owners as well as the Z28 and T/A owners prefer an open cold-air intake like the K&N FIPK. The SS hood isn't quite as functional as the WS6 one so you would probably prefer the K&N FIPK setup. Hope this helps.

The K&N claims 4 more hp than what you would see from a lid. That's around $200 more for 4hp, which i really don't consider worth it.

If you just got a lid though, you have the ability to get an underbox CAI or an SSRA ram air setup, which can make that $200 go much farther.

A third option is the Volant CAI that replaces the lid assembly. These give comperable gains to the K&N setup, maybe a little more, but then again you won't have the ability to get a ram air setup in the future.

Price wise:
volant= $298
K&N= $340
Lid=$100

all of these give or take, not exact figures, but very close.

Just do a Lid and a K&N Filter.Maybe later,add a SLP Cold Ram Air or Fast toys ram air...

Do they make Smooth Bellows and Performance MAF's for V6's?

Lid.....see if SLP is still having a blemish sale, I got mine for 70 bucks brand new

Basically, a lid is a lid, you will not see any noticeable difference between one lid or the another, they all perform the same.

Not exactly true... GMHTP did a comparison with lids, and although they all offered gains, they were NOT equal in all areas. Some pulled up to 6 horse more than others, plus the difference in the fastest lid's time vs. the slowest was .15 sec.

I will Gladly admit, the difference could have been the dyno, or the track, etc (I won't try to fight that fight). The MAIN take away I got was some lids were rated noticably better in build quality, fit, and finish. That is harder to argue ;) With a difference in price in the lids tested ranging from $89 to $149, a lid isn't a lid...

get a lid

Not exactly true... GMHTP did a comparison with lids, and although they all offered gains, they were NOT equal in all areas. Some pulled up to 6 horse more than others, plus the difference in the fastest lid's time vs. the slowest was .15 sec.

I will Gladly admit, the difference could have been the dyno, or the track, etc (I won't try to fight that fight). The MAIN take away I got was some lids were rated noticably better in build quality, fit, and finish. That is harder to argue ;) With a difference in price in the lids tested ranging from $89 to $149, a lid isn't a lid...


So....which lid was the best? :p

This is how it broke down:

Note: some pulls had higher torque, but these are the pulls with highest HP
Stock: 319.9 RWHP/333.2 RWTQ 13.12 @ 108.62
LG Motorsports: 325.4 RWHP/336.3 RWTQ 13.00 @ 109.90
MTI: 326.2 RWHP/ 336.2 RWTQ 12.92 @ 110.24
Quarter Mile Performance: 330.2 RWHP/340.1 RWTQ 12.96 @ 109.73
SLP: 331.1 RWHP/342.8 RWTQ 12.94 110.04
Texas Speed & Performance: 331.5 RWHP/341.6 RWTQ 13.07 @ 110.00
Whisper: 330.7 RWHP/342.8 RWTQ 13.02 @ 109.44
GMS: 330.6 RWHP/345.8 RWTQ (Was track tested due to shipping error)

Finish/Fit&Seal/Install Ease
LG Motorsports: 4/4/5
MTI: 3.5/4/5
Quarter Mile Performance: 3.5/4/5
SLP: 5/5/5
Texas Speed & Performance: 4.5/4/5
Whisper: 3.5/5/5
GMS: 4/5/5

Get a lid and FRA. I sold my slp ram air on ebay because it didnt do jack. waste of money.

I'll stick with my MTI clear lid cuz it looks cool.

Were all the lid tests performed on the same car? I would like to see a few cars with each lid and take a mathematical average.

i remember reading an article in some magazine on lids. they were all performed on the same ls1 car. i also remember slp and texas speed proving to show the best gains.

get lid.. keep stock paper filter.. be done with it..

i just bought a new PAPER filter today.