E85 Fun with the VF39 in the Bay Area!

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Old 06-26-2010, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by XxSti05xX
KS Tech has some really nice CAI and short ram intakes. Varying in size from 65mm all the way up to 80mm I believe. I recently bought a 73mm SRI from them. Real quality made products. They are based out of Reno,NV.
Ed ever tune anyone using an intake from them?
I haven't tried their intakes, but I did work on a couple cars with their blow-through MAF housings and was not impressed. On the surface, the quality does look very nice, but there are a couple design flaws in the blow-through housings. The intakes may work better.

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I haven't tried their intakes, but I did work on a couple cars with their blow-through MAF housings and was not impressed. On the surface, the quality does look very nice, but there are a couple design flaws in the blow-through housings. The intakes may work better.

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Hopefully their intakes work really well. I'll be using the 73mm SRI when one day I get a chance to go in for an E85 tune.
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Originally Posted by XxSti05xX
Hopefully their intakes work really well. I'll be using the 73mm SRI when one day I get a chance to go in for an E85 tune.
Any SRI is going to have similar heat soak issues... its just the nature of the beast sadly.

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Originally Posted by XxSti05xX
Hopefully their intakes work really well. I'll be using the 73mm SRI when one day I get a chance to go in for an E85 tune.
FWW and after seeing first hand how easy it is to heat soak a sri i'd stay away from them. Just my two pennies. I'm leaning towards the aem cai only because it's carb legal = one less thing to deal with or worry about when the day comes that I have to smog my car lol.
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Any SRI is going to have similar heat soak issues... its just the nature of the beast sadly.

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Ya it sucks. Ed I sent you a PM regarding an IC question.
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Hopefully their intakes work really well. I'll be using the 73mm SRI when one day I get a chance to go in for an E85 tune.
If your interested i'll sell you my k&n for cheap! : )
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If your interested i'll sell you my k&n for cheap! : )
I had a K&N then switched to a SPT and got tuned with it.
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ill be giving ks tech a try as well.the version for the cobb sf box.
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Ed,
Can you post pictures, specs, and price of your CAI?
Is it configurable for big MAF?
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Ed,
Can you post pictures, specs, and price of your CAI?
Is it configurable for big MAF?
Thanks brotha.
Our CAI is a bit of a different design than most. Its set up to be a nice straight shot into the fender and we tried to tuck the filter up as high as possible while still allowing for a good size. The under hood section of the CAI is also modular. The customer will have the option of a stock size MAF housing or a 3" housing. This section can later be interchanged so that you don't have to buy a whole new intake, but rather just that pipe section and couplers. We're projecting a price around $350 for the complete coated CAI.

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