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Old Jan 17, 2001 | 08:57 AM
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Just want to know, by installing the FSSTB, does it void the warranty? Do I need to remove it before I go to the dealer for scheduled service?
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 09:02 AM
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If the issue is not suspension related, I'd leave it on.
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 01:14 PM
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My dealer told me the cone intake voids the warranty (any repair related to it anyway.) They didn't care about my FSTB. The mechanic said the FSTB was a worthwhile upgrade.
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 05:48 PM
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Originally posted by Paul2kGXE

My dealer told me the cone intake voids the warranty (any repair related to it anyway.)
There's an easy way out of that one, Paul2kGXE. Just put your stock airbox back on before you take your car in for service.

This is perhaps the PRIMARY advantage of a cone intake over a Place Racing (Cattman) CAI. It's easy to replace the cone intake with the stock airbox if something goes wrong. But how on earth could you explain the hole left in the fender when you remove the CAI?
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 06:16 PM
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Yeah... I was doing that. The problem was that my car broke down away from my house while I had the cone intake on. It turned out that my cone intake wiggled off the intake tube, which threw off the MAF. I was so stupid that I didn't notice it. The car stalled on me and wouldn't restart. I had the car towed to the dealer and they figured it out. Luckily they didn't charge me for anything. They asked me to remove the intake. (That was last summer)

At the very least... I should have hung onto my intake for the racetrack. I landed up selling it.

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Originally posted by Paul2kGXE

My dealer told me the cone intake voids the warranty (any repair related to it anyway.)
There's an easy way out of that one, Paul2kGXE. Just put your stock airbox back on before you take your car in for service.

This is perhaps the PRIMARY advantage of a cone intake over a Place Racing (Cattman) CAI. It's easy to replace the cone intake with the stock airbox if something goes wrong. But how on earth could you explain the hole left in the fender when you remove the CAI?
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