Wow, 3K for a BLOWER and another 275. for a cold air kit?



Merry Christmas,



Suavy :santa:

 

how the hell does "hot air" seize a blower?

I read that also on Modular... but instantly thought BS.
so if I go to death valley with a stock air intake the s/c will seize.

what a bunch of *****.

Can anyone give me a logical explanation as to why air temperature that is at most 50 degrees warmer, could possibly seize a supercharger.

 

It is Bull *****. No fricking way...no fricking how!!! Why not just claim it could be because of the size tires on the L's this has happened to? After all, folks running 22's don't seem to have problems. That's it....18" wheels are the problem.

Let's look at it another way. So I guess we can assume Kenne Bell has designed an inferior product??? After all...the running temp of the engine it sets on is 180-210 degrees...depending on weather and throttle. So K.B. admits to a design flaw. We should all get a refund

 

HELL

ATLEAST THEY ADMIT THAT SOME KB'S FAILED

When I talked to Ken, he said that there where NO failures

 

I guess they loose track of which lie they told when. Let's just call it the way it is. They are looking hard for any excuse they can come up with to screw(pun intended) folks out of a warranty.

 

Do you or anyone know of a KB owner that has been screwed out of a warranty? Just curious

 

Nope...but don't believe for a second that K.B. won't start denying claims if the costs of warranty continue to sting them. Here is a thought...maybe K.B., seeing the writing on the wall, knows that a whole lot of these blowers are about to fail. What better way to reduce the hit....most of the K.B. owners have a "warm air intake". Pretty slick on K.B.'s part if you ask me.


Rocks

 

I dont want this to turn into a flame post. I was just wondering if the problem has been dealt with since I don't know if I can wait for the Whipple to come out and dont know if the whipple will also have problems.

I also find it very hard to swollow that IAT that differ by only the degree a true cold air and an open filter is the cause of blowers locking up.

I will however say that I do feel comfortable going with KB since they seem to stand behind their product.

 

To be fair, I have a K.B. and it has been through around 250-300 passes...some running the boost as high as 20rivet lbs.

It performs as expected and I am happy with it. My only gripe about K.B. is it sounds like a thrashing machine when sitting at traffic lights/idle. It has done this since day one. We where told by K.B. that the noise was not indicative of any problems.


Rocks

 

OEM intakes are usually boxes because they are restricted and good for emissions.
-c

 

No manufacturer would intentionally choke off an engine with a filter for any reason. If there is any choking to be done, it will be downstream of the filter.

Filters are actually typically oversized to compensate for an expected lack of maintenance.

Filters are in boxes to control the IAT and to control intake noise.

 

i was told that if you have a problem with KB, and you are running an open air filter, your warranty is voided........period.

I don't know how true this or if they actually apply this.

 

I sent mine back because of that noise and now it doesn't do it anymore.

 

That's funny because when I had lunch with Roger Sears (brand manager for the Grand Prix) he told me how much was to be had by removing the awful intake system that was on it. It is easier to make a restrictive intake system (note- not small filter) than alter everything else when you share most engine parts across the company. Making different engine parts for every different car in the line would add to cost. Said it was all about emissions and crap. I understand we're talking about KB but cars is cars. KB is just looking for a copout IMO. If more people were breaking them with stock intakes, they'd blame the lack of air as the reason and deny it that way.
-Chris

 

Long time no post, but I couldn't pass this one up.

My first KB locked up within 24hrs of install. I never did receive a reason why it did (suspected rotar packs where too tight, but that is not proven). I really didn't care why, all I do know is that the boys at KB sent me a new one four days later! That's what I call customer service. No questions asked other than was my oil level where it needed to be? Also, I was pushing 16 lbs boost if my math is correct that revolution (with my pulley set up) voided the warranty two years ago (I don't know if it does now?).

The second KB worked like a charm once I found a tuner that knew how to max the potential and keep it safe.

D-Day