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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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i have a 2004 Bonneville se and am buying a thrasher cai ..just wanna know if i would need the iat extention rthat they sell for an extra $20
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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Though my Bonneville engine bay experience ends with 1999, I know I haven't seen anyone here use one. The IAT is pretty good so far with the stock airbox, and I have mine in my 94 reaching all the way to the fender well. As for the 99, it'* in the stock place. I think the 00+ Bonnevilles have a shorter sub-hood area, so you should be set with the stock length.

The extension is probably if you have some strange mod blocking the normal wire path.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Not sure if it is long enough. But if you’re comfortable with a soldiering iron it would be pretty easy to extend the 2 wires yourself.

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The Thrasher intake is not designed especially for the 00+ Bonnevilles, they simply modified the Grand Prix version. I would really suggest the INTENSE FWI

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...light=thrasher
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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i was considering the intense fwi but am not sure how it would do in water/slush as the filter is under the car ....Wheel well is it not? still sorta on the ropes, I live up in Canada and our winters/ spring can be pretty messy but overall does one work better than the other? I'm pretty new to car mods as my last 2 cars were dodges and not worth even thinking bout enhancing (94 spirit/ 98 neon)
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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The INTENSE FWI is completely shielded by the splashguards. Almost everyone here with a 00+ that has a modded intake, has the INTENSE FWI. There have been no problems with water/slush.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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right on thanks will look into purchasing one as it is about $40 or $50 cheaper than the thrasher
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does anyone find the thrasher better or is the fwi the way to go hands down?
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13secGTP noted he got a better 1/4 mile time at the track on a hot day with a Thrasher than with an Intense FWI. Freak accident?
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Originally Posted by shanks
does anyone find the thrasher better or is the fwi the way to go hands down?
on a 2000+ Bonneville the Intense FWI is the choice of 99.7% of people who install an intake...
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