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Big Freakin' Intake 3.5 Kit

92-97 UZ

1.Cold-Air 2.Ram-Air 3. Big-Intake

Eliminate the considerable hard work and hassle! Click it, don’t build it.

You may not want to have to construct a proven, safe, and correct BFI from scratch or to have to do the proper research in order to avoid design flaws or worse. You might want someone else who has written instructions with pictures, who located, purchased, designed, made the template adjustments, cut and finished the pieces, provided the correct clips, hardware and hoses. You might want to optimize the results on your first attempt using the correct design, and not make mistakes or have a subpar result. This is a matter of careful study from extensive 3^rd party testing, personal experience on my own cars, resulting in proven benefits, value and CONVENIENCE for you. The Kit is a clean-looking, near factory appearing Kit that does not have the obvious "modification-look". Car dealers will tell you that the obvious "modified look" can depreciate the value upon resale or cause emissions testing problems (no one has reported any issue).

Recommended - Purchase the BFC Kit too - Radiator Cooling Cover that matches your BFI Kit

Customer Testimonials:

12/1/11 - "Tom, I installed your BFI kit on my V8 2 years ago. 4-2-1 headers + full exhaust and a 5 spd swap later the BFI is still alive and intact on the car. Major props to you, thanks for the kit again!"

3/9/10 - "Best BFI out there. Great seller of SC one off parts. Thanks"

7/21/09 - "hey Tom. this is Tony. thank u for the follow up. my bfi is working great and had no trouble with it. i will submit the pics. of the rides soon. thank you very much. You Are the BEST. take care now Tom."

7/25/09 - "Great communication, and awesome product. Install was cake. Thanks"

11/9/09 - "Thanks for showing an interest Tom, its really nice to know that someone on ebay sells items with a conscience, very rare!"

12/4/09 - "I installed the BFI yesterday. The car has better throttle response and the trans shifts smoothly. Midrange power "WOW". This is definately the best bang for your buck."

2/7/10 - "I installed the upgrade today. It's a nice enhancement to the BFI. The midrange feels more aggressive."

The Kit includes:

1. 4 template-based precut plastic pieces, sanded to a final, quality appearance

2. Top cover seal

3. Two sets of clips, 4 sets of nuts, bolts & washers that fit already pre-drilled-factory holes

4. Silicone hose replacement of the inefficient factory intake hose coupler

5. Printed Installation Instructions that give "how-to-dos & what-not-to-dos", pictures and diagrams

6. Access to me for installation support if you want help

3rd-party development, personal testing and experience shows demonstrates that you do not need to buy either a new expensive airbox or new expensive filters, and you can't get a better performing intake. The BFI is the definitive intake system for these cars, and is widely accepted as a baseline modification in 16 countries for many years.

Kit Install Overview: You unbolt and discard the inadequate snorkel from the existing airbox. Then remove, and cut a hole in the existing airbox according to the provided air-optimized and safe template. The Kit is installed to extend, enclose, and redirect a larger volume of cold air. Replace the airbox. Then, a simple and safe realignment to a few factory parts is made while adding pieces that are provided (no cutting) This safely redirects the some of the airflow from the upper grill section - which then "rams" cold air into the airbox. If done properly, all of these features significantly increase the air volume and intake pressure.

BFI Kit Model & Year Fitment:

BFI 3.3 - suitable for all models
BFI 3.5 - NEW for 91 - 97 SC400™ and V-8 Soarers™ - see listing
BFI 3.5 - VVTi 4.0 NEW for 98-00 SC400™ & V-8 Soarers™ - see listing

What can this Kit do for your car? Increased horsepower (3rd Party dyno - up to 15.7 (SC300); 17.6 (SC400) horsepower results with - dyno testing has been generally accepted since ~2003. (After installation in my 1993 SC400™, it accelerates quicker, gears shift easier and smoother, gets better gas mileage, and has much better engine sound. (even with normal acceleration) I enjoy driving the car much more. My cars passed state emissions inspections without any issue for 19 years in Georgia. I would say that at a minimum with 3.5, the car performs better under normal driving (for example – the difference could be compared to performing better when the AC is off - versus the AC is on). This is oversimplified and understated. The car shifts faster and smoother with lighter gas pedal pressure. Plus, you will get improved gas mileage - especially on the lower RPM range. When accelerating hard, the car comes alive with much better sound, and better acceleration. I installed this Kit in my own '93 SC400™ in April 2008 & again in my '99 SC400™ in August 2018 - with NO issues whatsoever, no water ingestion, no overheating, no excessive filter replacements, nothing! I enjoy driving the car more and get better performance. The Kit works safely!

In the pictures, you can see my original, beaten-up BFI cover and a customer's BFI on his SC300™ - he made some further refinements to the top cover (eliminated the front clips, resizing the front and left edges for a sleeker look. Note that one of the SC300™ and Soarer™ mounting points on the right side of the top cover are simply screwed down to a factory-predrilled hole that is available on the radiator. Model differences are addressed in the Installation Instructions. I am available to answer questions during your installation by email, phone, should you want help. Some simple drilling is required on a few mounting points mostly to enlarge existing holes for some clips.

What is the reason for the Intake Kit? As good as the SC & Soarer™ engines are from the factory, it is commonly known and accepted that the airflow to the engine is badly restricted. With more pressurized cold air, the engine performs better. The reason is that the Kit has a combination of 3 Crucial Features: extended cold-air separation from road and engine heat, larger volume of cold, rammed-air from the front grill, and a larger intake capacity. Having ALL of these features is the key.

Other off-the-shelf intakes do not perform this good according to testing that others have done. The reason is that off-the-shelf intakes do not have all of the 3 Features. This Kit is less expensive than other lesser performing off-the-shelf products. You can use your paper or oil-based airfilter with the Kit, The BFI has been widely accepted for about 19 years by those that have taken the time to properly investigate.

What you need to know: Since I have done the hard part for you by putting together this Kit, you will still need to make final adjustments by form-fitting or bending some of the plastic pieces using a hair dryer or heat-gun to get the proper fitment. Installation can be done in stages - so you can drive your car in between stages. I was amazed how easily the install came together.

You will need a metric socket set and basic tools to complete the installation. So, if you want your car to run better, then this is considered a great project with a clean, near factory appearance, giving you better gas mileage (yes - a gas payback), more enjoyment and worthwhile results!

With your purchase, I will provide website-linked instructions that are very well documented with great pictures, testing results and specs. If you take your time, and do not rush through the install, then you should be successful.

BFI - Big Freakin' Intake

Legal:

Disclaimer - This Kit is sold ASIS without a warranty of any kind or circumstance because the success of the Kit is sold subject to your own mechanical skills to accomplish the installation, and your usage of the car. Although my BFI Kit has passed the Georgia state emissions inspection without any issue, the seller cannot guarantee that your car will pass emissions inspection in your location.
No Warranty - By purchasing this Kit, you hereby automatically accept and acknowledge complete agreement without exception to all of the following: that the Kit is not warranted, nor guaranteed for any fitness of use, purpose or function, and that you agree to use the Kit at 100% of your own risk and waive any legal right to contestability towards the seller, both now or in the future. Further, you fully agree that the seller accepts no liability from any use of the Kit; your use of the Kit is solely your own responsibility; you agree to completely indemnify the seller from any 3^rd party liabilities or claims without limitation, such as if you incur speeding tickets, traffic accidents, legal actions, infringements, insurance claims or any other issue whatsoever.
Trademarks - Lexus™, SC300™, SC400™ and Soarer ™ models, brands and marks are the sole property of Toyota Motor Corporation™ and its affiliates. Any other marks or property belong to their rightful owners. Toyota Motor Corporation™ does not in any way endorse the Kit or its usage. Toyota Motor Corporation does not have any relationship with Renshaw Investments LLC. This site or documentation may contain hypertext links to other World Wide Web sites, which are completely independent of this site. Toyota™ makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such hypertext link, and any hypertext link to another person or entity shall not in any manner be construed as endorsement by Toyota™ of such persons or entities' World Wide Web site, products or services. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.