foghat Actually Beefcake does sell "their" intake. Livernois sells Airaid CAI's which they debadge and put their own branding on. Beef DOES indeed sell the Airaid (he doesn't debadge it and call it the Beefaid, though).
You don't make an intake. You rebranded the Airaid. Just like you don't make an SC system and you rebranded the Magnacharger. I can call my SC the Daltron SC all day long but it's still a a Whipple. You also rebranded Corsa's exhaust as your own too.
You literally take other people's products...
I understand people really don't like FI on this forum concerning road courses, but the power can make up for the added weight and cooling can be addressed. Shoot, less than half the cars in the top 30 of C&D's Lightning Lap list are NA.
I wouldn't say it is common, but I broke one. Since you have done suspension work, I doubt Ford will honor the warranty for it. Regardless, $20-30 part plus 30 minutes labor if that isn't bad. You mentioned you thought the front was bottoming out, have you checked everything up there? Maybe...
I went stock > Steeda > Lund > FI. Power-wise the Lund tune felt stronger and driveability seemed better when comparing 91 to 91. Not apples to apples but I loved Lund's E85, too.
Yes he does. Not saying he is or isn't good at it, but a lot of empirical evidence to suggest the RXT is fine and some people just want something to blame other than accept it was their style of shifting or just their MT-82's time.
RXT hands down. That thing just takes punishment and goes. Absolutely zero slippage as well, it does exactly what you tell it to. The RXT got a bad rap because Ben Calimer can't stop saying it will break your MT-82.
Check the rear upper shock mounts. I got my clunk from there after breaking one. OEM part # FR3Z18A161A is $20-30 and installation is super easy and less than 30 minutes. Alternatively, Steeda makes a pair of billet mounts for $180 after discount.