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Does anyone else have this problem? I had the SLP MAF, bellows and lid, and my lid rubs. I put my stock bellows and MAF back on and my SLP lid still rubs. When I first installed the lid, it did not rub? Anyone know what will prevent my lid from rubbing the hood?
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Which lid-the SLP PP lid or the SLPE (345HP) set-up. ( Aftermarket or OE). Check that the clips and slots are fully engaged.
Posts: 1163 | From: Rochester Hills, Mi | Registered: Feb 2000
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quote:Originally posted by JeffY: Which lid-the SLP PP lid or the SLPE (345HP) set-up. ( Aftermarket or OE). Check that the clips and slots are fully engaged.
I have the SLP PP lid. I was unaware the OE lid existed. I wouldnt mind it soo much but I just had the lid painted to match my fuel rail covers and i dont want the lid to get messed up. The clips are fully engaged and the lid sits flat?!? Posts: 316 | From: Chesapeake, VA | Registered: Aug 2003
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quote:Originally posted by NATESS: what type of filter are you using? some of the aftermarket filters can be larger than others.
GregP is also having this problem, don't know if he has fixed it or not though.
I've got a AIRAID filter. I'd be happy to put the stock one if if that will fix it!?!?!
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The stock filter may fix it-also, what air pipe hose do you have on it? The earlier lids had some kind of a straight pipe that may have caused some rubbing-later SLP PP units, I believe, were sold with the same hose and attachments that we used for the OE set-up.
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quote:Originally posted by JeffY: The stock filter may fix it-also, what air pipe hose do you have on it? The earlier lids had some kind of a straight pipe that may have caused some rubbing-later SLP PP units, I believe, were sold with the same hose and attachments that we used for the OE set-up.
I actually just went out and tried to put the stock filter back in. That did not seem to fix the problem, the lid was actually sitting higher with the stock filter in. As far as the air pipe, if you look at my photos on my website, i have disconnected the air pipe going to the lid. I plugged up the lid and put a filter on the end of the pipe, so i dont think that is the problem. Posts: 316 | From: Chesapeake, VA | Registered: Aug 2003
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I recommend you check out everything bit by bit. First take everything off and put your stock lid back on with the stock airfilter and no bellows. Check to see if it fits OK. If it does,then try your new lid with the stock filter and no bellows. How does that fit? If it is not hitting, then you can be pretty sure it is the bellows pipe (or upward pressure from the pipe) that is causing the lid to raise up. Maybe by repositioning the bellows it might help.
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quote:Originally posted by Travisnd1:
quote:Originally posted by JeffY: Which lid-the SLP PP lid or the SLPE (345HP) set-up. ( Aftermarket or OE). Check that the clips and slots are fully engaged.
I have the SLP PP lid. I was unaware the OE lid existed. I wouldnt mind it soo much but I just had the lid painted to match my fuel rail covers and i dont want the lid to get messed up. The clips are fully engaged and the lid sits flat?!?
And you are having paint come off the lid? Is this how you know that it is rubbing. Is it possible the paint on the lid is just not very well done, and maybe its beginning to flake on its own, and fall off? Was it spray paint, baked on, etc?
Posts: 686 | From: Texas: Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! | Registered: Aug 2003
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quote:Originally posted by JeffY: Which lid-the SLP PP lid or the SLPE (345HP) set-up. ( Aftermarket or OE). Check that the clips and slots are fully engaged.
I have the SLP PP lid. I was unaware the OE lid existed. I wouldnt mind it soo much but I just had the lid painted to match my fuel rail covers and i dont want the lid to get messed up. The clips are fully engaged and the lid sits flat?!?
And you are having paint come off the lid? Is this how you know that it is rubbing. Is it possible the paint on the lid is just not very well done, and maybe its beginning to flake on its own, and fall off? Was it spray paint, baked on, etc?
The lid was actually rubbing before I had it custome painted. It is rubbing in the same place, I just installed the new painted lid 3 days ago. I have emailed SLP PP to question them. We shall see what they say??
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Mine started doing the same thing. Not sure if it's the motor mounts allowing more flex over time or what but I plan to disassmble the base and shave it just a bit to allow the whole assembly to sit lower.
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quote:Originally posted by Travisnd1: Does anyone else have this problem? I had the SLP MAF, bellows and lid, and my lid rubs. I put my stock bellows and MAF back on and my SLP lid still rubs. When I first installed the lid, it did not rub? Anyone know what will prevent my lid from rubbing the hood?
I have a Whisper Lid on my 98 SS. I've had it on the car since the spring of '99 and I can tell you that the hood hits it in one spot. The scrape mark is obvious. When we toured the SLP facility in Montreal, I watched the guy doing the final fitting of the SS hoods on the car (using a rubber mallet, no less!) and he showed me the adjustments that can be made with those 2 little round rubber bumpers that the front of the hood rests on. You can turn them with a pair of pliers or a vice-grip so that the the position of the hood, where it rests, can be raised or lowered somewhat. The trade-off might be a compromise in the way the hood lines up with the front fenders. You'll have to be the judge of that. I was able to adjust mine a bit, so that there is less contact with the lid than before, but there still is contact. I have learned to live with this small glytch in the design. (not sure if the glytch is in the design of the lid, or the design of the hood!) In any event, there has been absolutely no consequence in almost 5 years as a result of the hood hitting the lid, other than the scrape mark on the top of the lid. FWIW.
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The OE SLP lid does not hit the hood -its designed to the same dimensions as the GM OE lid. The SLP lid may have different dimensions since the shape is obviuosly different. Don't confuse the two.
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quote:Originally posted by JeffY: The OE SLP lid does not hit the hood -its designed to the same dimensions as the GM OE lid. The SLP lid may have different dimensions since the shape is obviuosly different. Don't confuse the two.
all the aftermarket lids sit higher than the OE lid.... and a big reason why I bought the SLP OE lid.
All I can say is the SLP OE lid made the aftermarket lid feel like a flimsy piece of plastic. You just cant compare the build of the two.
I have the original SLP PP lid sitting in a box in my garage. They came with a straight piece of metal tubing that you attached the AIR pump hose to. It wasnt the best fit. You had to pull the stock hose to get it to reach. The "second gen" PP lids "borrowed" the OE hose hookup, since it fit so much better.
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I've got the PP lid (+ the K&N filter). It's been on the SS for 3 years now with no rubbing (fingers crossed). I'm sure there's probably variations in each hood's dimensions (maybe even a little warpage over time) since it's composite material. I agree with Elie. You probably will need to adjust the hood rather than the lid.
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I think I remember somebody on the SLP board saying that it only happened when they added the CAI, before that they had no rubbing problems at all. Since I don't have a CAI, I'm not sure if there's any adjustments that you could make to it or not.
edit: BTW, I have the PP lid and it doesn't touch anything.
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quote:Originally posted by DarkSde: I think I remember somebody on the SLP board saying that it only happened when they added the CAI, before that they had no rubbing problems at all. Since I don't have a CAI, I'm not sure if there's any adjustments that you could make to it or not.
edit: BTW, I have the PP lid and it doesn't touch anything.
I thought about the CAI cuasing the rubbing, but it rubbed before i ever installed the CAI. I may try fixing it so that the hood sits higher??
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I have the SLP PP lid, SLP bellows and a Holley PowerShot filter and mine rubbed when I first put it on. The problem with mine was the bellows. One of the notches on the MAF end of the bellows tube was in the wrong place! That was not allowing the MAF to not fully seat and kicking up the back end of the lid. After notching out the bellows in the right place, the MAF slid down into the bellows tube, which lowered the back of the lid and no more rubbing! Hope this helps.
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