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Old 05-18-15, 10:11 AM
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Default SC430 Forced Air Intake

I'm looking for a kit to add forced air intake but I have not had any luck searching online. I have a 2007 SC430 and I am thinking about the forced air, performance chip and magna flow exhaust system. I have found everything but the forced air kit.
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Originally Posted by MurphyM
I'm looking for a kit to add forced air intake but I have not had any luck searching online. I have a 2007 SC430 and I am thinking about the forced air, performance chip and magna flow exhaust system. I have found everything but the forced air kit.
Swift Racing Technologies sells a supercharger kit. It's quite expensive and the owner is very unreliable. Feel free to message me if you want details...
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Thanks for the fast response but based on your comments I don't think I would be interested :-)
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Have called lots of shops over the past few years and the market rate for a forced induction set up is at least 10k, which seems to be on the low side
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Ppe headers will give you a nice increase in performance
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If you're just looking for cold air induction, check out Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake with the Ram Air Kit. I'm very happy with it. As for a forced air kit (with the little electric fan) I saw a mythbusters on it out of England with it being a busted myth to increase HP.
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I used the WR and mounted the intake low on the front bumper. Teamed up with PPE headers, Megan downpipe, Magnaflow cats, and Magnaflow cat back.


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Default High flow cats!

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I used the WR and mounted the intake low on the front bumper. Teamed up with PPE headers, Megan downpipe, Magnaflow cats, and Magnaflow cat back.


How do you like you magnaflow high flow cats? Did you get a check engine light? Are you running O2 spacers as well? Do you feel a difference in performance with the high flow cats?

And the megan down pipe you are referring to is the y-pipe? Do you think that makes a difference as well?
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Slvbullet has the best exh. system going bar none. if your doing exh/ do it right the first time.

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Originally Posted by bacardi11
Slvbullet has the best exh. system going bar none. if your doing exh/ do it right the first time.
I see you are running a Dr. Gas x-pipe. Do you notice a difference in performance with the x-pipe?
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lex
I have Dr Gas mufflers, X pipe and Dr Gas Tips look great but no headers. sound great my exh. was opened up. I would think or feel a different.
lex like I said Slvbullet has the best setup going. I told Slvbullet about Dr Gas they are from the hot Mustang setup.

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When Greg revved his engine at our last meet up, he literally shook the ground. Exhaust sounded amazing.

I have been thinking about running a Dr. Gas x-pipe, but at $750 seems like a ton of cash for a small gain..

Or do you think it's worth it?
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I did it works for me. 2 freq-mod muffler, X pipe, X pipe kit, Dr Gas great tips
lex you get what you pay for sometimes. he use different reson. I use the stock reson.
like I said the best exh. system going.
you like what you heard.
do it right the first time. people spend money on things that don't work properly
its called custom exh.

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How come your not running ppe headers? I love em!
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lex
at 72 no more work that's it but I like the headers. my battery was the last thing.


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