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Old 12-16-2019, 05:07 AM   #1
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Hi !
Thank you for your comment

The kit will work with the 987 airbox and MAF housing, I have at least two customer doing the same thing, one on a 986 2.7 and the other on a 550 edition (which has a 987 airbox from the factory).
You will just need to find the correct intake tube to connect the two. If I remember, a long 45° silicone elbow works.

By the way, the new version is out, and it features a quick disconnect to reuse the factory AOS hose, making the installation simpler and getting rid of the silicone hose I was using previously



And the 996 Version will be there in 2020 !



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Old 12-17-2019, 05:01 PM   #2
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Thanks for the answer Ben, good to know it will work with the 987-airbox. I do Believe your plenum is better then the 997-plenum (that I have considered) since it enables a smoother overall bend.

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Old 12-18-2019, 03:08 AM   #3
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Hey Ben what's the possibility of making intake manifolds that are sized like the 996 but with the bolt pattern of a 986 ? The increased size of intake plenum and throttle body would be enhanced by the larger runners of the 996 . And by making the mounting foot print the same as existing 986 eliminates the drilling of the heads . Just a thought to expand your catalog of parts
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Hey Ben what's the possibility of making intake manifolds that are sized like the 996 but with the bolt pattern of a 986 ? The increased size of intake plenum and throttle body would be enhanced by the larger runners of the 996 . And by making the mounting foot print the same as existing 986 eliminates the drilling of the heads . Just a thought to expand your catalog of parts
I had the exact same thought, just two thoughts on this topic:

1) On the 996 intake there are aluminium "runners" 99611010152 between the plastic part and the engine, I honestly don´t understand why, however, a custom intake would then need to cover also the alu part to get the 986 bolt pattern. Actually, to adress the bolt pattern issue only the 99611010152-part with custom bolt pattern would need to be made.
2) I think that the "real" issue with the 996 intake is that it does´t fit in the bay without lowering the engine quite a lot.. So if this could be adressed while maintaining the flow characteristics of the 996 part you would have a winner!

Quite a big/complex part to manufacture i guess..
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