i was wanting to get the MTI clear air lid. but there might be a problem. i ordered the blue holley air filter and have already installed it. so i called up MTI and asked a couple of technical questions about their lid. the guy told me that their lids do not work very well with the holley pwr shot air filter because the molding is very thick. he said that it was a 50/50 chance of success.
my question to all of you is: out of the people who have this set up (MTI clear lid with holley filter), have you ever ran into this problem with the filter and lid not fitting properly? i would hate to spend $149.00 on a lid and have it not fit.
the main reason i want this lid is because i have a NBM SS, and since the filter is dark blue, i wanted to show it off at shows.
thanks for any feed back.
Posted by EWB SS (Member # 148) on :
Sorry, I have the SLP lid w/the Powershot. I do however, have a slightly used K&N f/s if the Holley doesn't work out.
Posted by amy00ss (Member # 106) on :
There are three people in my local club that bought MTI Clear Lids....two lids are cracked and do not seal...one is fine. I think all three have the K&N Filter.
Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
[lecture mode] NATHAN..................SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR BOWLING GREEN!!!!!!!!!! [/lecture mode]
Posted by Steve da Wrench (Member # 1301) on :
Same situation, want a holley filter (because its blue, and we have a clear MTI lid), currently have a K&N filter, just want to do a color change.
Amy, do you know if the lids cracked because of the filters? where did the lids crack/break? do you have any pics or more info? just dont want to change filters and break the lid. so far have had no problems.
Posted by SS r Us (Member # 773) on :
Hey, I put the MTI Clear Lid on with a Holley Powershot just before the Wilsonville Show back in September. It was a pretty snug fit getting the Lid on there, but no problems with it after that. It looks great, and no..........I don't want to trade anyone for their K & N. Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
Hey Jeff, are you up for a road trip in September? Bowling Green here we come!
Posted by OBSSD (Member # 1258) on :
quote:Originally posted by Steve da Wrench: Same situation, want a holley filter (because its blue, and we have a clear MTI lid), currently have a K&N filter, just want to do a color change.
OMG, he's up to 12 now!!
Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
I think I remember Amy saying that the cracks may have been caused by time/heat/stress on the lid due to fit, rather than an air filter issue. Can you clarify this for us, Amy?
Posted by NATESS (Member # 982) on :
thanks for all the input. hey jeff, when are you free? since you do not live that far from me, would you mind if i came over to check out your filter/lid set-up?
don't worry my camaro mother, will be ready for bowling green this fall. just want this last mod before the show. probably one of the first mods i should have done. but i do thank you for you looking out for me .
Posted by SS r Us (Member # 773) on :
Hey Nate......sure, c'mon over and check it out. Give me a call, I'll probably have some free time this weekend.
And Teri.......I just might be up for a trip this fall. I'm not as well informed as most of you are on this board.......where can I find out more about Bowling Green?
Posted by NATESS (Member # 982) on :
hey jeff, shoot me an email with your phone #. nateman@jps.net i have sunday off if you can get together. the date for bowling green is Sept. 20-22nd i believe. teri and steve, Cy and myself are caravaning to bowling green on the 16th of sept. which is a sunday i believe. we should be back by the 29th of sept. due come with us, it will be very fun. this is THE show to be at this year. i can tell you more about it this sunday if you are free.
Posted by amy00ss (Member # 106) on :
Actually, i think the cracks were due to poor manufacturing. The lids were both new when they cracked. I didn't pay a whole lot of attention because I was not interested in the clear lid. I will try to get more clarification from the owners.
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