How does the FIPK work, and is it better than a lid+free ram air+ftra???

 

Its far better than a lid. You can do Free ram air and Super sucker ram air as well in addition to an FIPK. But the SSRA is a waste of money. Really all you need to do is pull out the windshield washer bottle and the piece of plastic and you have a giant space of air coming toward the FIPK.

But of course all the FIPK guys will come in here will tell you that its alot better than a lid and all the lid guys will tell you its not worth the money. And since I have an FIPK I guess my opinion is no different.

 

well, how about a non lid guy telling ya that there hasnt been any real proof either way.

When someone in houston shows up and lets me test it out on my car at a dyno.. then we will at least have some idea..

I dont forsee them giving any extra power. The Stealth airbox did nada.. same gains as a lid..

for the $ I do not see it even worthwile unless it were to give a noticeable gain over a lid.


Good luck in your decision and if anyone out there is in Houston and wouldnt mind meeting me at RSI to dyno your FIPK on my car, Ill rent the dyno for an hour.

 

The FIPK II will dyno more HP. But keep in mind this is because when your car is stationary with the hood open. The FIPK II can not be used with FTRA, SSRA but it would do well with a ws6 hood feeding it air.

The lid + SSRA is an awesome combo. This setup I believe will gain you the most at the track. If you seal off the airbox to really get the true ram air affect then I don't see the fipk out performing the lid/ssra combo at the track.

So my advice is this:

If you are more concerned with HP numbers and like a different look under the hood (which alot of people do) then definately get the FIPK II and you will be happy.

If you want to get the best possible ET at the track then get a quality lid (TSP) and the SSRA with the extra track only bottom scoop.

My 2 cents

 

Which would be preferable for slow speed, low end acceleration, like autocross stuff?

 

fipk= good at low speeds

ramair= good at high speeds

i run at higher speeds since i like to run my car in its own field being a manual so i only race from a roll if i can help it

 

How would the FIPK work with the FRA and SSRA? Doesn't the FIPK eliminate airbox altogether? One other question from a rookie - Does the SLP cold air induction package (http://www.slponline.com/view_produc...&SHOWEMAIL=Off)do the same thing as the SSRA and FTRA or is it something different?

 

Jeffhooke,

You are correct about the FIPK and SSRA do not mix. The airbox is eliminated completely with the FIPK II so SSRA, FTRA, SLP cai are all useless. To even try the SSRA you would have to rig the top scoop to be secure and it would do little more then add some cold air to the engine area. All ram air affect would be lost because the airbox is not there to ram it into.

To answer your second question the SLP cai is not as good as the FTRA or SSRA because it does not create a vacuum or "ram air" affect. The SSRA is IMO the best setup. It takes air from outside the car and if you sealed the front of the airbox properly it creates a nice preasurized flow of air. This will not be big at slower speeds around town but at 75+ get ready to

The FTRA is the next best because it has a part that I think attatches to the radiator which directs airflow into the FTRA scoop giving a "mild ram air affect". The SLP design only draws cooler air from the front of the radiator but has no ram air affect at all making it simply a CAI (cold air kit).

All will give you an improvement and are worth the $$$ spent but I rate the three kits in the following order:

1) SSRA

2) FTRA

3) SLP CAI

And it's kind of funny that the price goes in the same order with SSRA most expensive, SLP the cheapest and FTRA in the middle. I hope this helps.