Advice on CAI
05-24-2012, 02:48 PM
#21
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 243
isnt it possible that the CAI makes the engine work less (more efficient) to achieve the same output? isnt that alone reason enough to do the mod?
is oiling these CAI just like oiling a drop in K&N? or is it more involved than washing it, letting it dry and apply the oil?
is oiling these CAI just like oiling a drop in K&N? or is it more involved than washing it, letting it dry and apply the oil?
I never did the K&N drop in but I am sure it is the same. C&L did not provide any guidance as far as the oiling.
At the end of the day I am sure you are like me, you will do what you want to do regardless what anyone else advises!
05-24-2012, 03:52 PM
#22
05-24-2012, 04:06 PM
#23
There are people with cylinder #8 failures from pretty much every aftermarket tuner you can think of. That being said, the failure rate is really low if you add up all of the tunes sold by each business.
We do offer a warranty against the cylinder #8 failures for Bama customers who have never run another tune other than stock before ours.
Hope this helps!
Chris
We do offer a warranty against the cylinder #8 failures for Bama customers who have never run another tune other than stock before ours.
Hope this helps!
Chris
05-24-2012, 05:26 PM
#24
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: WV
Posts: 750
The OEM GT500 does come with one that is accompanied by a SUPERCHARGER! Maybe the SC needs alot more airflow!
I can only speak from MY personal experience here. I had the C&L CAI and Bama tune on my 2010 GT. I tried all 3 tunes with the correct accompanying fuel octanes. I then removed the CAI and had them send me tunes without it. I felt NO difference whatsoever. I am just being honest here. People want to jump out and buy these items thinking they are going to get get all kinds of crazy horsepower when the tune is what gives the horsepower. I was one of them! Then you have to deal with cleaning and properly oiling the filter which can be a task as well. If you over oil it, your car will die on you constantly.
I can only speak from MY personal experience here. I had the C&L CAI and Bama tune on my 2010 GT. I tried all 3 tunes with the correct accompanying fuel octanes. I then removed the CAI and had them send me tunes without it. I felt NO difference whatsoever. I am just being honest here. People want to jump out and buy these items thinking they are going to get get all kinds of crazy horsepower when the tune is what gives the horsepower. I was one of them! Then you have to deal with cleaning and properly oiling the filter which can be a task as well. If you over oil it, your car will die on you constantly.
Anyway...the mere fact that a CAI makes the engine run lean without a tune tells me that obviously the CAI is doing something. Yeah, I'm sure most of the power increase comes from the tune, but the intake isn't doing nothing, especially at higher RPM's. It's also not really that hard to properly oil a filter. If that's such an issue, replace it with an AEM Dryflow. They don't need oiled, I've been a fan of them for years...but they aren't cheap.
Also I spent $94 total on my C&L Racer intake so I don't feel too bad about it
05-24-2012, 08:49 PM
#26
There are people with cylinder #8 failures from pretty much every aftermarket tuner you can think of. That being said, the failure rate is really low if you add up all of the tunes sold by each business.
We do offer a warranty against the cylinder #8 failures for Bama customers who have never run another tune other than stock before ours.
Hope this helps!
Chris
We do offer a warranty against the cylinder #8 failures for Bama customers who have never run another tune other than stock before ours.
Hope this helps!
Chris
05-24-2012, 08:51 PM
#27
05-24-2012, 09:18 PM
#28
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ga
Posts: 478
its just faster to search most of the time then it is to wait for someone to answer your question, just stick around once a week someone will ask the cold air question, which is usually everyone first mod regardless on which is the best and if does or doesnt work, better question qould be should i buy one if im going supercharged, since most wont work with the supercharger, also why am im paying full price since there are 100 being sold used once a week
Last edited by stephen1371; 05-24-2012 at 09:24 PM.
05-24-2012, 11:11 PM
#29
I'm glad AMChrisRose dropped in to give you details because I am/was not sure if it was just Bama or all the aftermarket tuning companies. I do know that most of the issues were when the tuning community wasn't as experienced with the 5.0 as they seem to be now and if I remember correctly it had something to do with the advance in spark(?) or something to that nature. Good luck on finding your CAI/tune package, there are many options and most of them are good. Let us know how it goes.
05-25-2012, 12:08 AM
#30
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NC
Posts: 113
The fact that there have been #8 failures will more than likely keep me from ever getting a tuner... I know the chances are slim, but just my luck I would be one of the unlucky few and seeing how my mustang is my DD I can't afford to be without her...
To the OP as for CAI you won't see 10-15 hp gains by itself... It does change the sound when you get on it and you can feel a difference IMO especially in the higher rpms. I got mine for pretty cheap and that is the only reason I did it
To the OP as for CAI you won't see 10-15 hp gains by itself... It does change the sound when you get on it and you can feel a difference IMO especially in the higher rpms. I got mine for pretty cheap and that is the only reason I did it