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Old 08-06-2013, 07:38 PM
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SLP Air Lid questions on fit

I put an slp air lid on my car and it doesn't have a tight fit in the back and has minor gaps in the front two corners. is this normal and or will this affect my performance? Is there a way to check this out?
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Old 08-08-2013, 09:36 AM
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Re: SLP Air Lid questions on fit

Mine also had a gap in the back. I fixed it by adding the foam strip that comes with the lid and also installed the full perimeter foam seal that came with my K&N filter. It's actually doubled up in the rear of the lid, but it sealed up the gap. If you take a flashlight and lean over the radiator you can see if the foam is touching the edge of the filter.
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Old 08-09-2013, 12:41 AM
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I put the strip that comes with it on but that's prolly the best way to do it. ill look for a full foam piece from an air filter, Thanks
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that's the slp lid fit issues I just had ... my mti fit tight
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Try a different brand air filter I know a lot of people have had fitment issues with the drop-in k&n air filter over the years, but I don't know if that's still the case (I quit using oiled air filters a long time ago).
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Old 09-04-2013, 04:46 PM
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My SLP fit fine. The big thing I found with the SLP's is that you need to work hard to get all the tabs inserted. And I also still us AC filters. Never liked those oiled ones.

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I bought the cold air intake kit. it came with a blue non oiled filter .... I had to heat up the end of the lid with a heat gun to fit the maf sensor.
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Old 09-04-2013, 10:35 PM
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Re: SLP Air Lid questions on fit

I heated the end up and the maf was a bitch but I got it in and sealed good. what filter would everyone recommend to fit with that lid?
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Originally Posted by akwa
I heated the end up and the maf was a bitch but I got it in and sealed good. what filter would everyone recommend to fit with that lid?
yeah its real tight like a virgin!
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