Airbox Lid Replacement

goaliejerry · 07-09-2002, 03:11 PM

I have the SLP ramair kit on my V6, and have seen replacement air box lids for something like $160. Are these lids truly that much of an improvement? Or could I take a dremel tool and cut off those baffles inside the stock airlid? Any ideas?

GrdLockV6 · 07-09-2002, 03:15 PM

I cut off the fins on the airbox (you don't need a dremel, just a pair of pliars and bend em off) and sanded it down. Worked just fine for me. The $160 lid might give you .5 more hp maybe, but that doesn't justify the price tag IMHO!

casper 420 · 07-09-2002, 07:59 PM

As I have expressed before - I prefer buying the lid instead of destroying the stock lid. Just in case you wanna re-sale. I have the Whisper lid on mine and my stock lid is in the garsge. My take

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j81g · 07-13-2002, 01:26 AM

how do you do this to the stock airbox of a 2000 3.8 camaro?

shortdog273 · 07-13-2002, 10:54 AM

You can get the lid alot cheaper than 160 bucks. Check with thunderracing or tbyrne. They usually have the whisper lid for around $130.

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casper 420 · 07-13-2002, 01:36 PM

Here is where I got my lid from. It's about midway down the page. http://www.thunderracing.com/index.c...ategoryid=1119

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"Because who really wants to be normal anyway."
1998 Camaro 3.8 V6
Sebring Silver
Whisper lid
Flowmaster dual exhaust
Chrome tips
-check link for pics-
http://community.webshots.com/album/42820231QFLrNI

GrdLockV6 · 07-13-2002, 02:15 PM

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by j81g:
how do you do this to the stock airbox of a 2000 3.8 camaro?</font>

Like I said... just take a pair of pliars and break off all the fins on the underside of the airbox and sand it down. Same thing as a $130 or whatever whisper lid.

casper 420 · 07-13-2002, 06:52 PM

my opinion still stands

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"Because who really wants to be normal anyway."
1998 Camaro 3.8 V6
Sebring Silver
Whisper lid
Flowmaster dual exhaust
Chrome tips
-check link for pics-
http://community.webshots.com/album/42820231QFLrNI

Joshs99BlackBeauty · 07-17-2002, 11:29 PM

Im poor. I spent all my money on my car and all the other mods. I pulled out the dremel and cut those fins off and sanded it down. Works for me

Hugger Orange V-6 · 07-19-2002, 07:46 PM

Breaking off the fins on the inside of the stock airbox does very little to improve flow. The real benefit of the aftermarket lids over the stock lid is not the lack of fins inside, it's that the air silencer is removed when you change to an aftermarket lid. The air silencer is that big barbell-looking plastic piece between the lid and throttle body. Aftermarket lids attach to the throttle body using a straight-in rubber hose which eliminates the air silencer.

And I believe the aftermarket lids have a bigger outlet than the stock lid too.

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