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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TrickVert" data-source="post: 1478274" data-attributes="member: 8315">Try fitting your factory STB around an aftermarket intake like my TFS piece and get back with us. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />If you know exactly how those disparate parts will function together and can engineer the right combination, yes, you might actually be able to come up with a mix that will perform just as well or better than a single-brand solution.  The large majority of people don't have access to the needed design engineering tools or an unlimited budget for a "let's try this and see how it works" approach. Steeda, MM, Eibach, Kenny Brown... They don't just make up a set LCA's, throw together a panhard bar setup, design front suspension parts, and pull a set of spring specs out of a drawer individually.  They build their components with consideration of them being employed as parts of a coherent *system*.  Did I need to buy MM CC plates and MM LCA's?  No.  In this case, one has almost nothing to do with the other, but I consider them to be top-shelf products, and worth the expense.Much like a HCI setup, unless you're an experienced engine builder with the right knowledge and testing tools (or follow the advice of someone with that experience),  if you use all the parts from one manufacturer who designed them to work together, one will almost always get better results than picking and choosing individual parts form different manufacturers.</blockquote>