How come there seems to be a dozen different designs for everyting you can buy for the f-body?

Right now I'm just trying to research different bolt ons for my 01 ls1 so that in the spring I'll have a pile of new stuff to install for it. As of right now I'm looking into intakes, not the manifolds.

The choices are narrowed down to these

Air lid w/Holley Power Shot filter - Flip a coin, they're all the same.

K&N FIPK - K&N name, tried and true. Not really a cold air intake though.

Volant - Seems to be the smartest design. The filter is boxed in to keep it clean and draw cool air from out front and not from the engine. How good is the filter? Comparible to the Holley or K&N?

I know the lid is the cheapest but offers less claimed gains. I'm not afraid of spending money, so if the others are truly better and worth it, I'll write a fat check.

Any info from someone who has the Volant or FIPK would be very helpfull. Thanks.

 

Ram Air kits are also very effective. SLP is the cheapest one available but the least effective. SSRA is probably the best one.

 

another vote for the SSRA and a lid..

i perfer the TSP lid spcially since you can get it to fit an 85mm maf if you want to use one of those.

 

This is why I like this forum, ask a question and BOOM, answeres and opinions in a couple minutes.

SSRA and a lid hmm? Makes sense. Truely cool air delivered smoothly. With the SSRA, anyone have trouble with water or other stuff getting in there?

 

I've heard of people having water get in the SSRA, but you can just block it off from what I understand. Don't go through deep puduls though.

SLP says that theres won't get any water in it, though. That is why I am getting theirs since I am a paranoid man.

 

I am running the SSRA and TSP lid combo and I absolutely love it. Best choice for intake IMHO. The ram air kit really kicks a$$ at high speeds. Plus the air is drawn from outside the car not under the hood. Gains are good and SoTP gains are great.

SSRA does allow the chance for hydrolock but if you make a block off plate or foam insert and avoid the foot deep puddles you'll be just fine. Hydrolock is a very rare occurance that can be easily avoided.

Good Luck

 

Thiers also has the least gains. Your better off getting the SSRA and here is why. The SSRA is a two scoop design. The first scoop comes off your airbox and runs down along side the radiator and then bends a little toward the front. Then a second scoop slides into the first scoop and angles up and out the front of your car attatching to the bottom of the front bumper. It's far enough back that it's not overly noticeable from the front of the car so you still look good.

Now if you simpley remove the bottom scoop then you basically have the SLP CAI and the only way to hydrolock would be to run into a 2 foot high puddle or a lake. But if you go to the track or gonna take a nice highway cruise on a beautiful and sunny day then you can attatch the lower scoop and ram that air in

Then when your done you can take the bottom scoop out again and back to a safer CAI you go. I just made a tight fitting foam insert for my bottom scoop so I just shove it in when weather is bad and take it out when it's nice.

No problems with hydrolock for me.

 

Even though the FIPK claims higher gains (and usually delivers), it can actually make quite a bit less power since it's not sealed off and can take in the hot air from the engine bay. It's especially bad when you're waiting in line at the track, or sitting in traffic. Major heat soak.

I say go with the lid, and if you want, do the SSRA. I've done the lid, but I don't think I'll do the SSRA because I'm not sure how it'll react with my ram-air hood.

 

even with the lower scoop in place, you'd have to really hit some deep water fast for it to hydrolock.

there are spaces in the scoope where it fits around the hood latch (right where they two scoop part meet), i thnk there would be enough of a "leak" so to say that any splash of water that got into the front of the scoop would just drain back down and not get sucked up since it isn't a 100% sealed scoop.

but the gains are fantastic! and it looks damn cool too.

 

The SSRA actually RAMS air into the bottom of the air box. As soon as the opening is submerged the engine will suck water up the tube and right through the intake manifold. It does this because there is a rubber block off plate that gets inserted where the original air opening was in front of the lid. I strongly recommend that anybody using any true ram air setup (that draws from in front of the air dam) needs to remove the block off strip for daily use.

It wasn't my car, and the knuckle head was screwing around shooting rooster tails in deep puddles, but I've seen it first hand. The only good news is that insurance sometimes will pay for a replacement motor. But I'd rather keep the one I have now.

 

this is why i went with SLPs kit.that and it wont make your engine run hotter which is important to me.i think SLPs kit though not the best is a nice setup.theres also an extension available to make it similar to a FTRA if you to add it down the road.

 

get a lid and keep your filters clean.

as for as ssra not worth it at all IMHO.

i took of the radiator deflector plate on my car (the one your can notice sticking down about 4 inches under the car) and i had problems over heating the car. which means that it alone gets cold air in fron t fo your radiator. Simply cut out the bottom of your air box and harness the natural air flow of the car without spending the 250.

 

Why the hell would you take the airdam off? Your argument against the SSRA didn't make any sense to me.

Here's another vote for the SSRA. A real SOTP gain. BTW, I've never had a problem with water with this. After driving in a downpour I checked the filter and it was dry.

SSRA

 

SSRA, lid, and a Holley Power Shot it is! Time to go shopping.

 

have a k&n fipk and love it.i was like you.so many options.i run k&n fipk's on all my vehicles and figured that i might as well stay with what i know.have one on my 02 toyota tacoma,along with a trd supercharger,trd headers,and trd catback exhaust.out of a 3.4 liter 6 cylinder this thing makes 295 hp at the back wheels.also have one on my wifes 01 grnd cherokee with the 4.7 in it.that really woke that little v-8 up.i guess just go with what you like.