FabTech Y Pipe VS SL55
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FabTech Y Pipe VS SL55
Anyone running the FABtech piece?
http://www.fabtech-performance.com/#...-y-pipe-intake
Searching the forum revealed some less than glowing reviews in terms of fit/finish for some Fabtech parts but this Y pipe is worth looking into. The Fabtech piece is aluminum an smooth as opposed to the SL55 which is ribbed.
anybody running it with a home made DCAI?
http://www.fabtech-performance.com/#...-y-pipe-intake
Searching the forum revealed some less than glowing reviews in terms of fit/finish for some Fabtech parts but this Y pipe is worth looking into. The Fabtech piece is aluminum an smooth as opposed to the SL55 which is ribbed.
anybody running it with a home made DCAI?
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I just bought this (and dual cai) from another member, arriving tomorrow. I'll let you know if it fits but i was planning on using my sl55 Y as it was already a tight fit and I can't imagine getting anything larger or more rigid in that space. For that price I would go sl55 Y anyway.
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I thought I might do that to, but the SL55 air boxes didn't look like they sat in the right place to me , looked like everyone had to mickey mouse them to secure them in place..
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I really like the Needswings intake, but I'd have to take it off for a smog, plus a lot more $$$.
I think that one of the best bang for your buck intakes is the Code3 style.
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After analyzing mine, it seamed that the Y was the smallest bottle neck on the C32, but people are saying just changing it doesn't net hardly any gains, as far as the NeedsWings ones goes, I would think it would not do much good to have a bigger input of air going into the motor when the exhaust output is smaller, seams like it would only be able to pull in as much as it was able to spit out, the exhaust headers are only about 2-1/4 inch diameter at the flange on each side, seams like 2-1/2 inch of air box and 3 inch of Y-Pipe on each side would be more than sufficient, I don't really know just seamed logical to me, maybe I'm just to simplifying it though,,
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I just bought this (and dual cai) from another member, arriving tomorrow. I'll let you know if it fits but i was planning on using my sl55 Y as it was already a tight fit and I can't imagine getting anything larger or more rigid in that space. For that price I would go sl55 Y anyway.
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After analyzing mine, it seamed that the Y was the smallest bottle neck on the C32, but people are saying just changing it doesn't net hardly any gains, as far as the NeedsWings ones goes, I would think it would not do much good to have a bigger input of air going into the motor when the exhaust output is smaller, seams like it would only be able to pull in as much as it was able to spit out, the exhaust headers are only about 2-1/4 inch diameter at the flange on each side, seams like 2-1/2 inch of air box and 3 inch of Y-Pipe on each side would be more than sufficient, I don't really know just seamed logical to me, maybe I'm just to simplifying it though,,
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I haven't had the time to install it yet. I'll take pictures when I do. The fabtech Y just comes with a silicon sleeve to fit on to the throttle body, I'm not sure I will be using it over the nice locking and form fitting sl55 Y
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Ok so I have the kit installed. I don't know if it is the genuine fabtech kit or not as the filter housings are direct from Spectre. The kit i bought came off a v8 and had been modified to fit that car and I had to modify it further to fit into the c32 engine bay. But, that's why I bought the used kit so I could get the filter housings, filters, clamps, aluminum tubing etc all for cheap.
The fabtech Y from this kit (sorry no part numbers) definitely will not fit the c32 bay. I stuck with the nice rubber y from the factory sl55 as it fits snugly and makes the most of the space.
I have the intakes just aimed into the snorkel grill ports but I think I will make some aluminum intake horns install some pre-filters to keep sand out.
So I will sell the Y pipe to anyone who wants to try it out. It has one longer tube and one shorter tube so I can take exact measurements if my pictures aren't enough.
The fabtech Y from this kit (sorry no part numbers) definitely will not fit the c32 bay. I stuck with the nice rubber y from the factory sl55 as it fits snugly and makes the most of the space.
I have the intakes just aimed into the snorkel grill ports but I think I will make some aluminum intake horns install some pre-filters to keep sand out.
So I will sell the Y pipe to anyone who wants to try it out. It has one longer tube and one shorter tube so I can take exact measurements if my pictures aren't enough.
