need some advice on intake

[stonegod85]

i have a 97 4.6 non-pi...i have a buddy who is trying to sell his 2001 pi intake for $85....now i was originally thinking about going with the fox lake p-51 intake....but i was told by a few people that you can get the same performance out of the pi intake with a few bolt ons (accufab plenum, phenolic spacer, bbk 75mm t.b., and a power pipe with pro-m mafs) and this should be cheaper....what do you guys think. and is the price on the used pi to high?

 

[DropTopPony]

i have a 97 4.6 non-pi...i have a buddy who is trying to sell his 2001 pi intake for $85....now i was originally thinking about going with the fox lake p-51 intake....but i was told by a few people that you can get the same performance out of the pi intake with a few bolt ons (accufab plenum, phenolic spacer, bbk 75mm t.b., and a power pipe with pro-m mafs) and this should be cheaper....what do you guys think. and is the price on the used pi to high?

thats a great price on a used pi, only problem is its all plastic! you'll be better off passing on your friends and looking for one with the aluminum crossover for 20-30 dollars more.

And a p-51 is a little overkill for a stock gt. But if your loaded buy it.

 

[Gearbanger 101]

thats a great price on a used pi, only problem is its all plastic! you'll be better off passing on your friends and looking for one with the aluminum crossover for 20-30 dollars more.

Huh.....$20-$30 more for a PI intake??? Where are you shopping. I've never seen one for less than $170.00. BTW...I've got a 2001 (all plastic) PI intake for sale for $50.00 + shipping if anyones interested?

 

[DropTopPony]

Huh.....$20-$30 more for a PI intake??? Where are you shopping. I've never seen one for less than $170.00. BTW...I've got a 2001 (all plastic) PI intake for sale for $50.00 + shipping if anyones interested?

used! i bought mine 110 shipped.

 

[BooWFO]

Ok won't he also need PI heads or have the intake moddified to work on non pi heads?

 

[DropTopPony]

Ok won't he also need PI heads or have the intake moddified to work on non pi heads?

No

 

[CaliLifeStyle]

I thought all 99+ intakes had a aluminum crossover?

 

[Gearbanger 101]

I thought all 99+ intakes had a aluminum crossover?

No.....mid-year through 2001 and up they changed to the Aluminum Crossover. Before that, they were all plastic. I dunno...either way, they're so friggin easy to change, I'd just buy a plastic one for 1/4 of the price and not worry about it. .....that is if course if I wasn't already running an Eaton Blower in their place.

 

[stonegod85]

Ok won't he also need PI heads or have the intake moddified to work on non pi heads?

you can purchase adapter gaskets (they are thicker to close up the gap between the pi intake and non pi heads...$60...i think i'm gonna go with the pi intake and adapter gaskets and eventually get the p&p stage 2 patriots pi heads.

 

[Mike97gt]

i would buy it.. 80 bucks is a good deal.. 50 bucks is even better fromt he previous post.

 

[tdaily2]

get teh pi save some money on other things for the car