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Old Oct 31, 2014 | 09:32 AM
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Default Re: What did you do to your Crossfire today?

Originally Posted by PNA
Looks Great. While I still really like the Needswings set up, if I were to do it again, this would be a great alternative. The needswings intakes are larger and will retain a lot less heat, which is an added benefit, but doing your set up avoids having to reroute the powersteeting lines and to replane to coolant lines behind the grill. That was the biggest pain in the a** on that install. Also, not sure what filters you have in your set up, but they may or may not be easier / harder to change than the K&N's on the Needswings set up.

Anyway, nice job and looks great.
Thanx Bud, it don't get much cheaper than this with the same effect as the Needswings. The canisters run about $50 ea, the sl55 "Y" I procured from a salvage yard for $80, 3.00" 70 Degree Aluminum Pipe - 3" & 8" Legs ran around $20 ea., 3" 4-ply 1' long Silicone Hose were around $15 ea, 3" Long 3" 4-ply Silicone Straight Couplers $4 ea., 6 T-bolt clamps $2.50 ea. All told, just under $300, a 3rd the cost of the Needswings. I like the placement of the filters which places them forward away from the mani's heat and they use a K&N like cone filter. Also like the fact that the filters are enclosed and not exposed the the elements like the Needswings are. And the SL55 "Y" simply snaps onto the TB making the whole system very simple to install and remove.
FYI - when looking for the "Y", make sure that the tabs are not broken or missing. Many I came across have one of the tabs broken off. There is a clip tab on the top and bottom of the "Y". 9 times out of 10 the bottom clip is snapped off.



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Last edited by syfi; Oct 31, 2014 at 12:21 PM.
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