sway bars and K&N FIPK

[troys2000]

question will a K&N FIPK intake get in the way of my spoon sway bar?
concerned the sides and backing making the half box will get in the way. No one can tell me. Help please.

[Age_S2000]

just cut the box were needed if needed :S

[troys2000]

Been looking for Pics with both the K&N FIPK installed and a sway bar no luck yet.
Any one have both installed or pics?

[STAiN MASTER]

not spoon, the cusco just fits against the heat shield of the FIPK.

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5273/img0198x.jpg

[troys2000]

DAMIT!!!!! I HAVE SPOON! maybe i could cut it or just get a new one :-(

[vyets]

I think you mean Strut bar not sway bar :P Sway bar sits below.
Apprantly spoon strut sits quite low and doesn't clear most intakes, just run a diffrent strut bar. They're all same thing and doesn't do anything anyway.

[troys2000]

Yes I do mean strut bar sorry. Am kind like my spoon bar :-( but I really want the intake as well, and don’t want an intake that is a pain to install and cut stuff. Maybe I could cut the back of the heat shield to fit the bar or just buy a new bar. I think it sits very forward as aposed to low cause mind rubs on the insulation on my bonnet in one spot. Want the no lid on the box sound with out heat soak! Thanks for the input so far guys

[vyets]

If you don't want heatsoak then get a CAI not a SRI. Go with something like the Injen or the AEM. Which both don't clear the spoon strut. Just get the cusco one and sell the spoon.

[JAP-S2K]

They're all same thing and doesn't do anything anyway.

:D. Sorry which one do you have.:D but very true!

[troys2000]

Why dont they both clear? the pipe still connects where the stock one does, or is it bigger? thinking of getting it and try cut the heat sheild or do you think the pipe wont clear as well? cusco is not cheap.

[.::F[L]Y::.]

get an AEM V2...you wont regret it :)

[vyets]

:D. Sorry which one do you have.:D but very true!

Ebay 4point wooo that's why its gone. I got it for the bling but got over it lol.

[JAP-S2K]

X2 on the AEM V2.

Vyet, had me fooled..... i thought it was an ASM. Regardless the fact most do nothing. I'm still a fan braces.... all kinds.

[vyets]

X2 on the AEM V2.

Vyet, had me fooled..... i thought it was an ASM. Regardless the fact most do nothing. I'm still a fan braces.... all kinds.

Yea man, my enginebay looks so empty without one :( I <3 Braces man look badass haha

[troys2000]

Well lots of looking, seen a few guys on s2ki who have done the spoon bar with the fipk :-) one guy had to bend a tiny bit but the other has a pic with it spoon bar just going nicely over the top :-) going to order my fipk as want ease to install and be able to go back to stock easy

[genghiskhan]

hey troy you mind if i ask where your getting the fipk from?

[troys2000]

Ebay USA. About $350 I think. Any ideas where else I can get it cheap?

[troys2000]

Took my sisters friend for a spin in my S she nearly wet her self lol. But was offended when she said does not have the growl of a V8, Well no S^*t Sherlock it’s not a V8, but when I get the FIPK it sound ever better. O the hole near the side guard inside the engine bay, left from the air box must have so much air come thru there also, I shined a torch down there and could see it in the front grill a bit 

[genghiskhan]

should have made her walk back if thats the case ahaha

[JamieP]

does the pod filter make much difference on the S? I had one on my prelude and didnt notice any difference in performance. I also heard you get alot of dirt in your engine from them as well so I decided to take it out of my lude and put the stock air filter back in.