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Old 02-11-2024, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 78w72 View Post
Others on here have posted about that intake, it looks nice but the ports are pretty ugly and usually require a gasket match or clean up porting.

DCI showed some pics of one they were working on and it needed epoxy added in some places to clean up & seal on a RA4 size gasket.
I've seen/heard this too. Repops generally are not to level of quality and fit compared to an OEM part. I believe most are made overseas with questionable quality control. OEM parts are so expensive today and a RAIV intake will cost you thousands so many people are turning to the repops. That is fine, but generally, despite what some people say, an OEM part is much better. However, unless the car is going to be a correct restoration, is an OEM part worth the added cost is the question.