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Old 07-26-2021, 10:27 PM   #1
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Items on the left are included, items on the right were purchased separately:


Crawford/IAG AOS Options:



I received my Killer B hard inlet last week and I'm in no rush to install it since it's F'ing hot outside, so I took the liberty to ensure that I had everything needed to make it work with my Crawford AOS. If you have a Crawford or IAG AOS, you'll likely want fittings with a 1/2" barb. Threads on the inlet are all 1/4" or 3/8" NPT according to the instructions in the "Additional Information" section on the product's page.

Some black plastic/nylon fittings would be nice, but this is what I ordered from Amazon to get started with:
B07CRWC42C - EDGE INDUSTRIAL 1/2" Hose ID to 1/4" Male NPT MNPT 90 Degree Brass Elbow Fitting Fuel / AIR / Water / Oil / Gas / WOG
B07CRTM8P7 - EDGE INDUSTRIAL 1/2" Hose ID to 3/8" Male NPT MNPT 90 Degree Brass Elbow Fitting Fuel / AIR / Water / Oil / Gas / WOG
B07CPH3L85 - EDGE INDUSTRIAL 1/2" Hose ID to 1/4" Male NPT MNPT Straight Brass Fitting Fuel/AIR/Water/Oil/Gas/WOG


This should give me enough hardware to figure out what I'm going to do during the install process, I'll hunt for pretty fittings later. How well would high-temp spray paint hold up on these brass fittings?

Hoping to see other peoples' installs before I go in.
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Old 07-27-2021, 12:23 PM   #2
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Nice looking part, I'm looking forward to reading people's thoughts and install notes.
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Old 07-27-2021, 12:25 PM   #3
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Just got mine as well. Got it with a 3" and 2.4" coupler so I can use it on my 20G-XTR now and GTX3576 G2 later.


Love the way killer B made it modular.
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Old 07-27-2021, 12:53 PM   #4
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Do you actually expect any noticable gains from this part? or is it just for reliability and high hp builds mostly?
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Old 07-27-2021, 12:55 PM   #5
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Do you actually expect any noticable gains from this part? or is it just for reliability and high hp builds mostly?
Compared to OEM, the performance and noise increase is worth it alone IMO.

And going with metal over silicone allows the inlet to avoid collapsing, and it allows the walls of the inlet to be thinner, allowing for more flow via a larger cross-sectional area.

And thats ignoring that the OEM inlet WILL rip on you at some point...

Here is Killer B's testing against the OEM inlet with Bren tuning on a Mustang Dyno:


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Old 07-27-2021, 05:56 PM   #6
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What was the purpose of buying the other elbows? The killer b is supposed to fit into an oem system and the aos is supposed to fit an oem intake isn't it? Just curious because I have both but neither is installed yet.

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Old 07-28-2021, 01:16 PM   #7
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Do you actually expect any noticable gains from this part? or is it just for reliability and high hp builds mostly?
I don't set my expectations high, but I expect a hard inlet to be more reliable than a silicone inlet since the hard inlet should retain its size regardless of conditions. I wouldn't be surprised if silicone inlets have negligible flex in them under load, but I'm trying to reliable get the most power from a stock block; Killer B says this flows better than a competing silicone inlet, I'm willing to see how that pans out.

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What was the purpose of buying the other elbows? The killer b is supposed to fit into an oem system and the aos is supposed to fit an oem intake isn't it? Just curious because I have both but neither is installed yet.
I think the included fittings work with most of the stock hoses and the Killer B AOS, however, it does not include the fitting that would connect to the inlet near the turbo, so it requires at least one additional fitting to work as a completely stock replacement. The IAG and Crawford AOS both require two connections to the inlet, since those AOSes use 1/2" hose to the inlet, you might want to consider ensuring you have the necessary fitting unless you're fine with using an assortment of hose sizes and union/reducer connections to make everything work.
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Old 07-28-2021, 02:07 PM   #8
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I don't set my expectations high, but I expect a hard inlet to be more reliable than a silicone inlet since the hard inlet should retain its size regardless of conditions. I wouldn't be surprised if silicone inlets have negligible flex in them under load, but I'm trying to reliable get the most power from a stock block; Killer B says this flows better than a competing silicone inlet, I'm willing to see how that pans out.

I think the included fittings work with most of the stock hoses and the Killer B AOS, however, it does not include the fitting that would connect to the inlet near the turbo, so it requires at least one additional fitting to work as a completely stock replacement. The IAG and Crawford AOS both require two connections to the inlet, since those AOSes use 1/2" hose to the inlet, you might want to consider ensuring you have the necessary fitting unless you're fine with using an assortment of hose sizes and union/reducer connections to make everything work.
Sounds like I've got to plan a trip to the hardware store at least once during the install then. Thanks for clarifying that.
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Old 08-06-2021, 04:26 PM   #9
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Just a heads up, be very careful with the brass going into aluminum. Even with teflon tape my fitting galled up and ripped out some threads of the inlet when I tried to remove it. I just purchased some plastic fittings that will be here tomorrow so we'll see how that turns out instead.
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Old 08-06-2021, 05:19 PM   #10
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I have this sitting in my garage waiting to be installed as well.. way too hot in Califronia right now to be installing this in my garage
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Old 08-06-2021, 06:38 PM   #11
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I have this sitting in my garage waiting to be installed as well.. way too hot in Califronia right now to be installing this in my garage
Pfft. Try Houston. And I've been working on the car for over a week now.
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Old 08-06-2021, 06:41 PM   #12
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Pfft. Try Houston. And I've been working on the car for over a week now.

FWIW my garage in Seattle is roughly ~20f hotter than ambient at any given moment in summer.... That was great when it was 109 last month.
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Old 08-06-2021, 07:48 PM   #13
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FWIW my garage in Seattle is roughly ~20f hotter than ambient at any given moment in summer.... That was great when it was 109 last month.
Time to add ac to the garage. Its on my list of to dos.
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Old 08-07-2021, 08:28 AM   #14
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Just a heads up, be very careful with the brass going into aluminum. Even with teflon tape my fitting galled up and ripped out some threads of the inlet when I tried to remove it. I just purchased some plastic fittings that will be here tomorrow so we'll see how that turns out instead.
What I find interesting about the fittings is that I can't just fully thread them in with my fingers, however, I know very little about threads. I just recently ran into a similar situation with a line on an air compressor tank and I found that the tank was using 'brass pipe' or 'pipe' thread fittings according to one of those displays at Lowes and Home Depot, not NPT. Killer B's instructions say these are NPT fittings and to crank them down until they're flush with the inside of the tube; I've only gently test fitted the fittings and I wasn't comfortable with how much torque I was applying to get them to thread in so I haven't yet tried to force them. I'm skeptical about how the inlet is threaded.
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Old 08-07-2021, 10:52 AM   #15
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What I find interesting about the fittings is that I can't just fully thread them in with my fingers, however, I know very little about threads. I just recently ran into a similar situation with a line on an air compressor tank and I found that the tank was using 'brass pipe' or 'pipe' thread fittings according to one of those displays at Lowes and Home Depot, not NPT. Killer B's instructions say these are NPT fittings and to crank them down until they're flush with the inside of the tube; I've only gently test fitted the fittings and I wasn't comfortable with how much torque I was applying to get them to thread in so I haven't yet tried to force them. I'm skeptical about how the inlet is threaded.
Pipe threads are a tapered fit. They shouldn't ever bottom out. If you look at the fittings, they'll look like this < getting wider at the end. Technically they should seal on their own without any additives. Teflon tape was developed as a dry lubricant to thread these types of connections together easier.
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Old 08-07-2021, 12:25 PM   #16
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Pipe threads are a tapered fit. They shouldn't ever bottom out. If you look at the fittings, they'll look like this < getting wider at the end. Technically they should seal on their own without any additives. Teflon tape was developed as a dry lubricant to thread these types of connections together easier.
^ this here. Typically 3-4 rotations can be made by hand before having tp put a wrench on them, but they do not sit flush on the hex side like a traditional straight thread bolt.

NPT threads DO need sealant or teflon tape because the root of the tread is square, leaving a gap, even when tight. NPTF (Fuel) can be tightened without sealant or teflon because the root of the thread is radiused, so there's no air gap when tight.


<---- fastener dork
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Old 08-07-2021, 05:19 PM   #17
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Thanks for the thread explanation.

I went down to the garage and inserted and removed all of my fittings a few times and they do seem to go in far enough when finger-threaded. The starting thread on one of my Amazon fittings had some roughness in it that might have affected its ability to smoothly thread in, so I cleaned that up and it's looking good. Pardon me, I'm thread shy. I don't wanna tear this up.

Was considering installing this week, but I got stuck with on-call again.
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Appears there are issues with the 3” inlet forming a golf ball sized collapse when installed. Hopefully the smaller silicone joiner don’t suffer the same fate.

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Old 08-13-2021, 11:52 AM   #19
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Appears there are issues with the 3” inlet forming a golf ball sized collapse when installed. Hopefully the smaller silicone joiner don’t suffer the same fate.
My OEM size looked fine. I'll take a look again when I install everything back on. I had a breather hose spit on me and spit oil everywhere so it its currently apart again.
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Killfire, Do you have a photo from above of the Killer B intake installed onto the compressor housing. Curious to see how it fits around the TGV.
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Killfire, Do you have a photo from above of the Killer B intake installed onto the compressor housing. Curious to see how it fits around the TGV.
I can get you one when my hose gets in. When I was dry fitting before trimming it was really close.
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Old 08-13-2021, 12:04 PM   #22
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is it just me or can you loosen the clamps to let it onto both the turbo and the inlet more?
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Old 08-19-2021, 09:43 AM   #23
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The coupler fitment is the most challenging part of the install. It's going to take several trial and trim, and trial and clock fits to get it right. The is a part of the installation where patience is your friend because you can only trim off so much before you're in trouble.

If you need another coupler, we do offer them individually.
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Old 08-19-2021, 03:09 PM   #24
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The first picture was taken before any trimming done and was just doing a test fit.


The second picture is everything installed and running. It does touch on the corner of the IM and TGV and I couldn't figure out a way to prevent that. I talked to Killer B and they said it shouldn't be a problem. I do have IAG TGV deletes installed so the stock TGV housing may fit differently.




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Old 08-20-2021, 04:12 PM   #25
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I'd buy a JDM long runner intake manifold if it worked with a DBW throttle body. That TGV bolt area is the most annoying part of installing an inlet.
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