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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 05:32 PM
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ebay hardpipe kit (intakes)

Do some of you guys can show me some pics of them installed, i'm talking about the polished hard pipes kit from ebay, for ~50$...


Do they fit well?

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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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if i could go back in time i would buy the ebay ones instead of the polished $200+ ones.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by WanKeL FD RX-7
Do they fit well?

Thanks

Max
The secondary turbo inlet shouldn’t be a problem but I had fitment issues with the primary turbo.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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search. plenty of threads on fitment of those pipes
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by scratchjunkie
if i could go back in time i would buy the ebay ones instead of the polished $200+ ones.
I'm with Scratchjunkie.

Max, I have a set of the expensive ones on my car (if you remember). The ebay ones look identical. As for performance enhancement... they are smoother than the accordian oem tracts (less intake restriction), however once heatsoaked, they may be more of an "InterHeater" than anything.

For the price, try them.

David

PS. You can hear those turbos whine significantly more with these intake runners on.

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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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Thanks David...

My dad bought them and i tried to installed them, but had lot of problems with the primary turbo outlet like dark phoenix said. I'm going to try them on my car to, but it's difficult to fit them.

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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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They fit fine with my Apex intake, but I have heard they they don't fit any intake boxes. I painted mine black to make it more stock-looking, but you get the idea.

Can't find the picture but if nobody else posts one I can do it.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:21 PM
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Please search. Please.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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Mine fit fine, I've got K&N filters on em, works great. Perhaps this is detrimental to learning the search function, hmm, sorry bout that.....
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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Other than the filter and the shield, I got the Bomez hard pipes, couplers and clamps altogether for 44 bucks shipped off ebay.

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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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idk to me, the couplers sucked ***, the pipes were nice though, it fit perfectly but the damn couplers sucked..im about to buy another ebay hardpipe kit (mines a bit scratched up now) and im gonna get real couplers and throw out the ones that come with it..
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 09:32 AM
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I got the "Ebay" type ones from someone on here awhile back, and yeah, I don't think they'd fit with any box type intake. The 2ndary pipe fits fine but the primary doesn't fit so well. The cheaper ones are pretty thin and made from aluminum. I just got some new stainless steel ones from a friend - not sure if those make a difference at all though.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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wow how many times have i posted these?

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*the silicone couplers suck. they will split in half the first time you drive... so buy some nice ones couplers..... but other than that, the pipes are really nice.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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So will these work with my Apex-i Intakes?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...948860776&rd=1
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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[quote=fujikuro]wow how many times have i posted these?

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*the silicone couplers suck. they will split in half the first time you drive... so buy some nice ones couplers..... but other than that, the pipes are really nice.[quote]

Yes, the couplers suck BIG MAMA ***. I got some AEM ones to replace it. If you guys can see my pics in my earlier post (which i cant) my intake setup looks exactly like fujikuro's. Even with Damian's heatsheild. filters, couplers pipes and everything the same lol.

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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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they dont fit that great if you are running an intake where they both attach to the same filter. IE the stock box or the Blitz SUS (for the Blitz FMIC) like mine. I had to cut them to get it to fit properly. the problem is the bottom pipe doesnt turn quickly enough.

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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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thats a big filter lol
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by JMunilla94RX7
they dont fit that great if you are running an intake where they both attach to the same filter. IE the stock box or the Blitz SUS (for the Blitz FMIC) like mine. I had to cut them to get it to fit properly. the problem is the bottom pipe doesnt turn quickly enough.

Are you selling that intake? I swore I saw that exact picture on eBay earlier today.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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Clean bay

That filter looks like a freakin' lampshade!
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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yep i am selling it. i have gone single and dont need it anymore.

keeping the engine bay clean is as important as the outside. actually i find more people stare at your engine than the rest of the car, even when it is relatively stock.

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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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^I agree. Everyone always wants to see under the hood.

By lampshade, I mean huge
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 11:01 PM
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Watch out for ebay stuff, I bought those a year ago, and it was supposed to elimnate the stock air bock which gave me alot of problems. It came with only one filter, and I had to go to pep boys to buy another. After that, i had to cut half of a cupling to use as a spacer to make the filter screw tightly to the pipe. And 6000 miles down the road, my turbo went out because it sucked in that cupling. So make sure that everything fit before using it.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 12:56 AM
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I haven't has any problems installing my hard pipes from ebay, they work really well
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 01:04 AM
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hey, thats my air seperator design :-) very nice :-)


Originally Posted by Fujikuro
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*the silicone couplers suck. they will split in half the first time you drive... so buy some nice ones couplers..... but other than that, the pipes are really nice.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by JMunilla94RX7
they dont fit that great if you are running an intake where they both attach to the same filter. IE the stock box or the Blitz SUS (for the Blitz FMIC) like mine. I had to cut them to get it to fit properly. the problem is the bottom pipe doesnt turn quickly enough.


my intake side looks exactly like yours!!! LOL

same filter, and ebay pipes w/couplers hahaha

i think im gonna sell my filter, dont know which ones to get though
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