Classic Mustangs (Tech) Technical discussions about the Mustangs of yester-year.

Cold Air kit

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 04-07-2009, 09:13 PM
  #1  
rbrown22
2nd Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
rbrown22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 348
Default Cold Air kit

I'm thinking about doing a cold air kit on my "65. 289 Hipo. Has anyone looked at one for their classic mustang? Sprectra sells a few kits.

http://www.mustangandfords.com/techa...ion_setup.html
rbrown22 is offline  
Old 04-07-2009, 09:34 PM
  #2  
JamesW
Moderator
 
JamesW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Northernish Eastish Central Texas
Posts: 3,302
Default

Looks different alright...
JamesW is offline  
Old 04-07-2009, 10:40 PM
  #3  
Adrenolin
5th Gear Member
 
Adrenolin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Delaware(US) & Nova Scotia(Canada)
Posts: 2,035
Default

I like it.. Their catalog site is here. Scroll down and click Air Intake Components (Modular). Scroll down again and click Muscle Car Intake Kits.
Adrenolin is offline  
Old 04-08-2009, 12:13 AM
  #4  
knuckless
3rd Gear Member
 
knuckless's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 588
Default

they are actually reasonably priced considering the intakes for the new mustangs run above $250 mostly. i like the black duct 180 design ($222)
knuckless is offline  
Old 04-08-2009, 10:04 AM
  #5  
JC6715
 
JC6715's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Oregon
Posts: 43
Default

I made my hood scoop functional using a velocity stack, cut down air filter, backing plate and weatherstriping to seal filter from engine bay heat, and a hole in my hood...

JC6715 is offline  
Old 04-08-2009, 10:06 AM
  #6  
blue66mustang
2nd Gear Member
 
blue66mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Illinois
Posts: 332
Default

Very similar to what was run on the '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt 427 engines.
blue66mustang is offline  
Old 04-08-2009, 10:58 AM
  #7  
guitarman376
3rd Gear Member
 
guitarman376's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: California
Posts: 764
Default

I dont know how much of the cold air effect that spectre kit would actually acheive. If you noticed, the composite intakes made by brands such as K&N etc are composite on purpose. These new plastics dont absorb heat as easily as metal does. It looks to me that the metal carb cover thingy and the metal tubes would slowly heat up as the engine heat up.
guitarman376 is offline  
Old 04-08-2009, 11:06 AM
  #8  
urban_cowboy
5th Gear Member
 
urban_cowboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Texas Hill Country
Posts: 2,100
Default

Originally Posted by blue66mustang
Very similar to what was run on the '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt 427 engines.
That is what it reminded me of too.

Cold air is plus when you can get it. Just keep in mind that sacrificing cold air for air flow obstruction does not get you anywhere. Don't choke your air flow in pursuit of cold air. Make sure the ducting is plenty big enough, has few bends, and the ducting is smooth.
urban_cowboy is offline  
Old 04-08-2009, 01:43 PM
  #9  
67t5ponycoupe
5th Gear Member
 
67t5ponycoupe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
Posts: 3,946
Default

Or you could just make your own. Here are a few pics of the set up I made for my 67.
Attached Thumbnails Cold Air kit-dsc02856.jpg   Cold Air kit-dsc02667.jpg   Cold Air kit-dsc02858.jpg  
67t5ponycoupe is offline  
Old 04-08-2009, 01:46 PM
  #10  
Starfury
6th Gear Member
 
Starfury's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Posts: 5,896
Default

Honestly, I think it's a waste of money. Any gains will be minimal, if any, and probably no more than you'd get from running a bigger open-element air cleaner.
Starfury is offline  


Quick Reply: Cold Air kit



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:56 PM.