K&n fipk

http://www.3sx.com/store/comersus_viewItemBundle.asp?idProduct=27031

i want to get a new intake for obvious reasons and was considering this one. i was wondering if anyone has experienced any problems with this kit. and also if it comes with all adapters, etc. that are needed to replace the stock intake with this one

yup, it's reapy to bolt on. the FIPK is probably the most common mod for the 3/s...very tried and true. The only drawback is the price...

What you see in that pic is what you get.

You dont get a replacement arm.

ok thanks. also on a different topic of boost gauges. im on stock turbos and intend to keep it that way so i wont be passing 14psi range. is the AEM tru-boost (http://www.pricematchedparts.com/index.php?p=product&id=3231&parent=170) a good product for this task? the price tag is very attractive, and it also will eliminate the need for a boost gauge right?

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yea, that's a good one...that's the one i plan to get when i can afford it.
The nice thing about that one is it has an anjustable scale...so if will work with stock boost levels all the way up to...well, prettymuch whatever you can run. a good investment if you plan on upping the boost in the future.

awesome. trying to decide what to blow my tax return on still. spent alot on my 60k and still have a little amount left over. you guys have been alot of help. as always :biggrin:

i now have thought of another question which may be unanswerable. if i were to purchase the aforementioned boost gauge/controller, the FIPK intake, and the borla SS cat back exhaust (ive asked about this one before) what kind of overall power gain could i expect? 15%? 10%? any ideas?

Don't expect much from the FIPK. The stock intake isn't very restrictive. I wish I hadn't bought mine. The money is better spent on opening the exhaust.

Boost gauge = No power gain
FIPK = Maybe 1-2HP
Catback = I'm not sure on these cars. But if you've already asked I assume you already know?

how would the boost gauge give me no power? it isnt just a gauge, its a controller too and im planning to set the boost at 13-14psi since im on stock turbos. and yeah i have heard various things about the exhaust. the general concensus seems to be around a 5% gain

how would the boost gauge give me no power? it isnt just a gauge, its a controller too and im planning to set the boost at 13-14psi since im on stock turbos. and yeah i have heard various things about the exhaust. the general concensus seems to be around a 5% gain
you could go from 220-240 awhp(stock AWHP) to around 300 awhp if you have those mods plus a fuel pump and the boost turned to 15psi. I've seen it once or twice:wink:
-Steve

i thought the stock WHP was 300-320? am i misinformed?

300-320 is the bhp which is brake horsepower or power at the crank.

oh wow. i was way off on that then. you learn something new everyday:biggrin:

Yes, all cars are rated at the crank. When you hear the Z06 is rated at 505 hp, thats 505 crank horsepower. The 03-04 Cobra is rated at 390 horsepower, which is 390 crank horsepower.

The thing about the Cobra is its more like 430 crank horsepower since many people put down 380 to the wheels stock. Ford underrated it for insurance reasons.

haha thats funny. so if you compare the HP at the crank to HP at the wheels, would it be lower on AWD cars than front/rear wheel drive? like say if a RWD car had 300 at the crank, it would put a bigger number to the wheels?

haha thats funny. so if you compare the HP at the crank to HP at the wheels, would it be lower on AWD cars than front/rear wheel drive? like say if a RWD car had 300 at the crank, it would put a bigger number to the wheels?
Yes. Thats due to drive train loss (DTL). Front wheel drive has the lowest DTL because it has the least amount of drive train to go thru before it gets to the ground. Rear wheel drive is second. It has to go thru the trans, the driveshaft then the rear axles to get power to the ground. All wheel drive is last.

A 300 bhp FWD car would put down approximately 246 fwhp
A 300 bhp RWD car would put down approximately 230 rwhp
A 300 bhp AWD car would put down approximately 220 awhp

Those are all generalizations to help you get the point.

thanks. by the way, how do you learn all this stuff?

Haha, well, I've been in and around a garage since I was 3.

When I first started driving I had a Chevy Monza 2+2 that I had to put my money and effort into to get running. My dad helped along the way but made me do most of it.

After I totalled it I got a 85 Bronco II and started subscribing to a few 4X4 magazines and read them cover to cover. Even after the Bronco was gone I still subscribed to those magazines.

Sometime later I got an 86 Mustang and subscribed to a few Mustang magazines. I subscribed to them for even several years after I sold it.

I am constantly online, here and 3si. If someone has a question I don't know the answer to I search for it. In my searches I usually learn something completely different along the way.

Basically it all comes down to experience and the will to learn.

When it comes to the different car "genres" all vehicles are inherintely the same. When you learn something about one car there is a good chance it will apply to all cars.

haha thats funny. so if you compare the HP at the crank to HP at the wheels, would it be lower on AWD cars than front/rear wheel drive? like say if a RWD car had 300 at the crank, it would put a bigger number to the wheels?

Correct.

how would the boost gauge give me no power? it isnt just a gauge, its a controller too and im planning to set the boost at 13-14psi since im on stock turbos. and yeah i have heard various things about the exhaust. the general concensus seems to be around a 5% gain

Ah, sorry, I was reading so quickly that I missed that it's a controller as well. Running that much boost through such small turbos I would say that you might net 5HP per PSI max so you might get around 25HP. That would be my guess anyhow.