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First thing I will say...and this is my personal opinion as will vary with everyone.
Ebay CAI's are what some may want to get and thats fine if that is what brand you want on your mustang.
Personally I would never settle for the "cheapest" route to get mods on my mustang.....the way I see it...do it once, do it right, do it the best...or at least medium!!
MANY have had issues with the fitments of the Ebay Cai's and many have had perfect outcomes......run from $60-$100
I would personally recommened getting the MAC Cold Air Intake (MAC CAI). This is a fender mounted application that can suck in air from where its FLOWING through the best. Its a perfect fit and looks beautiful. Before my blower application I had a MAC CAI and it worked to perfection. They run $169.95.
Yes I highly agree with autbadges on the ebay thing. Now me, I have a BBK cai, but I would of bought the MAC had Erick not been away on a business venture, but that's besides the point, the main idea I'm getting at is don't settle for the cheapest, get the best and you'll never regret doing so. Also don't beleive every thing you see in an ad, a cai will realistically give you between a 2-5 rwhp gain (94-04) V6, and 5-10 rwhp gain (05-07) V6 "at best," so don't thing you're actually gonna get that 15, 20, 25+ hp, its not going to happen on a stock, or even slightly modified six. Also, no cai is better than another, me I recommend the fenderwell mounted kits, some people reccommend the straight shot kits, but either way you will still get approx. the sam hp gains.
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and rememer that when you are driving down the road, cold air will be moved through your engine bay. so a fenderwell intake will get cold air all the time, but a straight shot will get colder air when you are moving in traffic. and with a straight shot you will have slightly better throttle response
I had my MAC CAI sitting around collecting dust for awhile now. Finally got it installed and I love it. The first thing I did was drive 2 hours up to St. Augustine and loved the blissful sound of that beast sucking in air.
Everything runs fine, love it. Of course, I dont notice the gain in HP when I'm just driving, but when my AC's on, there's obviously a bit more power going to the wheels, almost making up for the drainage on the engine. That's where I've noticed it.
Hey, quick question... if I were to get a turbo setup, would I be able to keep this CAI or have to bugger around with other stuff? What about smaller pullies and 4:10 gears, would that stuff have to change as well?
a power adder takes the place of a cold air intake. Basically its a MASSIVE cold air intake so-to-speak. Instead of merely sucking in air..a turbo will suck in AND SPOOL TO MAKE WAY WAY MORE air/boost. Its a SUPER INTAKE lol
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The One And Only Cold Air Intake Thread
