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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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I know there is no deffinate right anwser to these questions but I wanted to get some opinions though. What is a good intake to get. Are the ebay ones any good? What is a good exhaust to get? What size piping for both. Also I have been reading that you should do intake exhaust along with the spark plugs all together to get good results.. What kind of plugs? Also should this include the wires too. Thanks for the help.


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edit: I forgot to mention that I have a 98 blazer 4.3 V6
 
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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Ok, well I have heard people having great results from k&n but I have heard people say dont waist your money on the expensive intakes and just buy an ebay one that includes the heat shield. Personally all I am going to do is buy the ebay one with a heat shield. For spark plugs go with AC Delco, lots of other people on this forum will probably say the same thing. The biggest restriction on the 4.3 is the exaust manifolds so you can upgrade your exaust and intake but you wont notice a huge improvment unless you get bigger manifolds.
 
Old Feb 3, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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I put an ebay air intake on my wifes 01 jimmy and have no problems with it at all. I plan on fabbing up a heat shield for it out of aluminum to make it a "cold air" intake. I don't notice any HP gain, but it does look and sound pretty cool
 
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:44 AM
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Thanks guys for the input. Keep em coming
 
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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Yeah any one off EBAY will work. Just make sure to get one that eliminates the rubber tube. That tube is a large restriction due to the ribs. Click on the attachment to see mine I bought off EBAY. Korey
 
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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Kordog, what are you talking about. Your intake looks like it has a few rubber boots, so what exactly are you talking about?
 
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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Yeah, but those rubber boots are smooth inside unlike the acordian tube sections on a stock intake.
 
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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Yeah, but those rubber boots are smooth inside unlike the acordian tube sections on a stock intake.
Well this is good news, but one question: I'm looking at these "eBay" intake kits, and I am impressed, but, what provisions for the electronicsensorsare there?
 
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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where did you get that intake that is what i am lookin for exactly what i am lookin for
 
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That intake has no provision to draw in fresh outside air. I highly doubt that is doing any better on a hot summer day than the stock air box with paper filter.
 



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