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AFe vs S&B

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Same car…both intakes…in case anyone is trying to choose between the two and is curious. The S&B in my opinion is better built with better components all around plus its larger and uses larger filters.
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I love the look of the S&B!
 

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Same car…both intakes…in case anyone is trying to choose between the two and is curious. The S&B in my opinion is better built with better components all around plus its larger and uses larger filters.
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I concur, based on the data, the s&b is marginally better for wise.

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I have always planned to get the S&B as I've run it on past vehicles but damn there will will some great deals on used AFe's. lol
 

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Nice! Also just curious. What is that east/west running raw pipe north of the stabilizer bar?
 

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Hot side piping from FenFab
 

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S&B looks easier to install and looks nicer as well.

I bet it also makes more noise as well, thats a plus on my book
 

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S&B looks easier to install and looks nicer as well.

I bet it also makes more noise as well, thats a plus on my book
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They both install identical and neither one makes any noise.
 

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Hot side piping from FenFab
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Considered getting the hot side done from Fenfab since I’ve already done cold side. Question is, is it worth the $500+? Looking for an opinion on it.
 

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Considered getting the hot side done from Fenfab since I’ve already done cold side. Question is, is it worth the $500+? Looking for an opinion on it.
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If you expect to feel it…you won’t. I asked Brett to build that style just for the looks alone…that was worth the cost to me.
 

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If you expect to feel it…you won’t. I asked Brett to build that style just for the looks alone…that was worth the cost to me.
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So no benefits from it, just cosmetic? Looks great but if no benefits then I just don’t know about that lol
 

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I wouldn’t say no benefits. Just another piece to the larger puzzle.
 

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I wouldn’t say no benefits. Just another piece to the larger puzzle.
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I appreciate this post. I'm in between the AFE and S&B and now I'm leaning towards S&B. I do think it looks better also... BTW your ST build is awesome!
 

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Is there any value to a mod like this if I don't plan on any other performance upgrades? The only thing I have done to mine is swapped out the mufflers/tips. Dont plan on doing a tune or intercooler or anything like that.
 

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Is there any value to a mod like this if I don't plan on any other performance upgrades? The only thing I have done to mine is swapped out the mufflers/tips. Dont plan on doing a tune or intercooler or anything like that.
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Only visually. You might pick up a few ponies, but peak power will remain the same.
 

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Is there any value to a mod like this if I don't plan on any other performance upgrades? The only thing I have done to mine is swapped out the mufflers/tips. Dont plan on doing a tune or intercooler or anything like that.
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If you’re not going to do any other mods you should skip the intake. But I highly highly recommend you atleast do an intercooler whether you want to tune or not. A catch can would also be a very good mod to have.
 

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flhx06 said:
Is there any value to a mod like this if I don't plan on any other performance upgrades? The only thing I have done to mine is swapped out the mufflers/tips. Dont plan on doing a tune or intercooler or anything like that.
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Intercooler and catch can are a must on these vehicles. An aftermarket intercooler is about 4 times the size of the stock! Huge bottle neck there. Also causes heat soak easily.
 

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