I am posting this simply because I brought the topic up in this "Air Flow Meter Hose" thread in the WF. I figured I would give this item its own thread.
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I dug out the Vick's FI intake kit I purchased from them probably 8 or 9 years ago when they were initially offered. Today I did a test fit on my 85X. I bought this kit for my 1500 FI swap for my 78X which I never completed. I don't know how this compares to the kit they currently sell, but I am sure they are very similar.
In short, this Vick's kit definitely fits.... with a little effort. I don't see why it would not work, but I didn't complete the install to be 100% positive. I stopped because there are a few tweaks that need to be made to the provided tubing and I wasn't in the mood to break out enough tools to git'er done.
Here are some pictures:
First is a shot of what you get. There are plenty of clamps and each critical fit hose section is longer than necessary allowing you to adjust as needed. (I stuck a crusty spare AFM in there to show how it goes together.) The cone filter is really big!
Here it is placed in to where it would live. I don't have the hose section on that joins the intake to the log, the section needs to be trimmed a little shorter to make it fit properly. You can see that the curve of the pipe is correct and lines up with the log really well.
This picture compares the bottom of each intake hose. They are not identical, but everything will mate up with some adjustments. I think the biggest difference is that the Aux and crankcase openings on the stock tube are "female", where on those items are "male" pipes on the Vick's unit. So some adjustments will need to be made for fitment.
You can see in these 2 pictures that most of the adjustments needed will be made to the AUX air connection and the crankcase breather connection. The "male" pipes on the bottom of the Vick's unit are a bit too long to work with the stock connections. It is better for those connectors to be too long than too short, so the length can be trimmed as needed. Vick's provided a generous amount of the hose used in these connections, so I have no worries about getting it connected when I finally install it on the 78.
So with some hose and pipe trimming, this unit will go together nicely and look pretty good as well.
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I dug out the Vick's FI intake kit I purchased from them probably 8 or 9 years ago when they were initially offered. Today I did a test fit on my 85X. I bought this kit for my 1500 FI swap for my 78X which I never completed. I don't know how this compares to the kit they currently sell, but I am sure they are very similar.
In short, this Vick's kit definitely fits.... with a little effort. I don't see why it would not work, but I didn't complete the install to be 100% positive. I stopped because there are a few tweaks that need to be made to the provided tubing and I wasn't in the mood to break out enough tools to git'er done.
Here are some pictures:
First is a shot of what you get. There are plenty of clamps and each critical fit hose section is longer than necessary allowing you to adjust as needed. (I stuck a crusty spare AFM in there to show how it goes together.) The cone filter is really big!
Here it is placed in to where it would live. I don't have the hose section on that joins the intake to the log, the section needs to be trimmed a little shorter to make it fit properly. You can see that the curve of the pipe is correct and lines up with the log really well.
This picture compares the bottom of each intake hose. They are not identical, but everything will mate up with some adjustments. I think the biggest difference is that the Aux and crankcase openings on the stock tube are "female", where on those items are "male" pipes on the Vick's unit. So some adjustments will need to be made for fitment.
You can see in these 2 pictures that most of the adjustments needed will be made to the AUX air connection and the crankcase breather connection. The "male" pipes on the bottom of the Vick's unit are a bit too long to work with the stock connections. It is better for those connectors to be too long than too short, so the length can be trimmed as needed. Vick's provided a generous amount of the hose used in these connections, so I have no worries about getting it connected when I finally install it on the 78.
So with some hose and pipe trimming, this unit will go together nicely and look pretty good as well.
