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[BrianinDallas]

PI Intake or Stock?

Here's the deal. I want to put about $1,000 into my stock, except Flowmasters and K&N Filter w/ silencer removed, 98 GT. I currently have a cracked intake manifold which is causing my coolant fluid to leak and causes the engine to overheat if the fluid isn't topped-off. So, first thing first - I need to fix that problem.

I've been hearing all sorts of things and can't decide if I should replace my intake with a stock one or put in a PI Intake Adapter Kit. What real advantages do I gain by spending the $700 and going with the PI Intake? (Remember, my car is completely stock right now). Can I use my stock headers or do I have to put on PI headers? Do I gain HP just by doing this?

If I go with the PI intake I'm down $700, what is the best use of the other $300? x-pipe, air flow kit, pulleys, gears...what?

If I go with the stock intake, I can get one for around $400 or find one from one of you guys who changed out your stock with the PI intake for around $100. That leaves me more play money...what do you recommend I spend it on then?

 

[Cobra Jay]

Gears.

 

[madmatt]

(Remember, my car is completely stock right now). Can I use my stock headers or do I have to put on PI headers? Do I gain HP just by doing this?

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By headers, do you mean heads, or what. Thats why Im confused. If it were me, Id just go straight for the headswap. I dont know exactly how much it is, but its not much more than the 1000 bucks you are about to spend. Thats what I would do, whether it ment working a few extra hours or whatever, Id just go ahead and do the whole headswap/pi intake together, that way you only have to tear it apart once. Then you can move on to things like gears, and such.