Is FIPK worth it?
01-29-2003, 03:30 PM
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Is FIPK worth it?
I am considering to buy an FIPK, but i hear alot of different things about them. Some people say it only adds like 5 hp, while others claim it can add 20 hp.. Who is right? and is an FIPK a better mod to do than a lid/filter?
01-29-2003, 08:29 PM
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..I did a search for you, you may find some useful info here. If not, there is a concern with heatsoak from the motor...and when the car is standing still your even sucking up more air...there is a mod you can do by removing the windshield washer bottle so the FIPK will get gobs of air...I'm considering the FIPK and building some sort of ram air from below but I'm kinda torn on which way to go..I still really like my SLP lid...good luck
01-29-2003, 08:30 PM
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01-29-2003, 10:18 PM
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Originally posted by sleeperZragtop
.....there is a mod you can do by removing the windshield washer bottle so the FIPK will get gobs of air...
.....there is a mod you can do by removing the windshield washer bottle so the FIPK will get gobs of air...
01-30-2003, 02:02 AM
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Originally posted by Black01_Z
Does removing the bottle do anything? Will I see gains or is this just another myth?
Does removing the bottle do anything? Will I see gains or is this just another myth?
Oh by the way, you will see in the neighboorhood of 20 rwhp gains with the FIPK, over stock ... I saw 22.
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01-30-2003, 11:53 AM
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Its a good mod, but for the money I wouldn't recommend it, your much better off going with a lid and the FTRA from www.fasttoys.net
Both of those should cost about the same as the FIPK and probably give you better track results. As for the dyno, the FTRA won't show any gains on a dyno unless someone had a fan that can replicate 50+mph of air being forced through the FTRA
Both of those should cost about the same as the FIPK and probably give you better track results. As for the dyno, the FTRA won't show any gains on a dyno unless someone had a fan that can replicate 50+mph of air being forced through the FTRA
01-30-2003, 12:47 PM
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Originally posted by 2002 NBM Bird
Its a good mod, but for the money I wouldn't recommend it, your much better off going with a lid and the FTRA from www.fasttoys.net
Both of those should cost about the same as the FIPK and probably give you better track results. As for the dyno, the FTRA won't show any gains on a dyno unless someone had a fan that can replicate 50+mph of air being forced through the FTRA
Its a good mod, but for the money I wouldn't recommend it, your much better off going with a lid and the FTRA from www.fasttoys.net
Both of those should cost about the same as the FIPK and probably give you better track results. As for the dyno, the FTRA won't show any gains on a dyno unless someone had a fan that can replicate 50+mph of air being forced through the FTRA
01-30-2003, 12:52 PM
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Thats pretty funny if someone popped their hood and the fan blew it off....
actually if it were my car 
But that would be a good idea for someone to have a fan that replicates wind by MPH so that we know how much air is going through the system at high speeds.......I wonder if they have something like that in Hollywood?
01-30-2003, 07:52 PM
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Originally posted by 2002 NBM Bird
Its a good mod, but for the money I wouldn't recommend it, your much better off going with a lid and the FTRA from www.fasttoys.net
Both of those should cost about the same as the FIPK and probably give you better track results. As for the dyno, the FTRA won't show any gains on a dyno unless someone had a fan that can replicate 50+mph of air being forced through the FTRA
Its a good mod, but for the money I wouldn't recommend it, your much better off going with a lid and the FTRA from www.fasttoys.net
Both of those should cost about the same as the FIPK and probably give you better track results. As for the dyno, the FTRA won't show any gains on a dyno unless someone had a fan that can replicate 50+mph of air being forced through the FTRA
Once you do the FIPK !FRA in conjunction with the FIPK, your engine will get more air than it ever would with a FTRA - standing still or going 100 mph.
I picked up that 2 tenths and 2 mph with the FIPK !FRA on a car that was already doing 12.3 and 111 with the FIPK.
