After lots and lots of thought, hassle, try this try that, and getting myself really pissed off, my 94 GT now effectively has a powerpipe. I emailed UPR a while back about their new BoostMaster pipe, and they said, in their exact words "it will fit PERFECTLY". HAHA HAHAH AHHAHA HAH HA HA HHAHA AHAHAH HA AHAH WHAT A F**KING JOKE!!!!!! HA AHAHAH AHAH HAHAH That's the funniest thing I've ever heard!!!! HA AHAH AHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Anyway, I did it my way and it works rather well. Here's a small quick listing of my necessary modifications (not to say it's the ONLY way to make it work, but this was MY way):
1. Hammered out the opening in the fender to make a little larger, also rolled the lip back a bit
2. Cut off the nipple on the UPR pipe - I don't really need this since the NOVI has fitting that screws into the intake pipe that I can run to my breather
3. Cut approx. 1" off each end of the straight rubber coupler
4. Cut approx 1" off each end of the pipe itself
5. I did not use the supplied Paxton bracket, I drilled a hole up through the bumper mount, and put one of the studs coming out of the back of the air filter through that hole then put the nut on top of it all
6. Ahh good ol spray silicone, what would I have done without it? I used ample amounts of it on the pipe and couplers before sliding them into place.
So, for $149 you get a pipe that fits - if you're willing to go Jesse James on it and make it work. I personally hate UPR. Sorry, I do. They run a rather shady business, and although they do make some great products, they fail miserbly to back them up with good service. Plus charging me $23 for STANDARD UPS GROUND shipping on a damn fuel door is b/s. Off my soap box. Reason for the post is simply to let my fellow 94-95 guys out there know that there is a way. Yeah it takes some work, but it is WAAAAY better than that ridiculously small intake tubing that comes with the Novi2000. Here are my pics:
I know that pic doesn't show how I have the filter mounted to the bumper mount, but you guys get the idea. That baby's gonna flow some serious air! I'm also gonna try to get some thin sheet metal and fab up a cover to cover up the gap between the bottom of the bumper and the inner fender liner - to keep water from getting in.
Well I got my Anderson PMS and low impedance driver all hooked up today so my NOVI should be makin some noise REAL REAL soon!!
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