the only bad thing about slp headers is that they hang way too low and youll scrape everything in town

 

Corsa catback and QTP stainless steel headers......In my opinion these sound the best together.......I get that special feeling when I hear them together.....Hopefully by the summer I will have the headers

 

LEMMINGS! hehe j/k

Its my personal peeve.. People throwing on the same as everyone else just cause everyone else has it...

Until I dyno test a FIPK or Volant I cant say they are better or not.. and those arent going to make any more of a difference while moving..

The standard SS Ram air is a joke as most people will agree.. It simply isnt direct enough to be of any use.

FTRA may actually give you a gain.. I am not sure cause I havent tested it but and curious and may look into testing it if I can keep from hurting my car while doing it (no cutting).. I do not like the fact that the ram air scoops cover the radiators. That doesnt seem wise to me.

As I have said, K&N isnt the only filter choice out there.. Holley has a blue version.. Amsoil has a cheaper black version but its made of 2 types of foam and is cheaper to clean.. If I were to use an aftermarket filter it would be the Amsoil because its cheaper overall and the foam looks like it will trap more since its cells will lock crap in better.. also the cheaper cost of a cleaning kit ($5 compared to $10) makes more sense to me.

As for lids, as long as you dont already have the blackwing (345hp package) lid on your car, any aftermarket lid should do you fine.. I was told recently that the other lids on the market differ from MTIs as their neck is tapered and not directly squared off.. I dont see it making that much of a difference.. A Vacuum gets air in a certain manner.. Most assume that its haveing a hard time getting its air.. I find that with a paper filter the air coming in is doing so better since it produced more HP than with out a filter at all.. That leads me to believe that the air needs to be smoothed out for it to see the most benefit.