INTAKE
05-19-2004, 08:34 PM
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INTAKE
is there a major difference from spending 60 bucks on a ghetto cheap intake like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634
and buying a K & N intake? are name brands worth the extra 150 dollars. id love any advice, as my ebay finger is itching to just click buy, but i dont know which intake to get. im a no nothing newbie to mods, so help is greatly appreciated. oh i have a 99 gt if that makes any difference.
and buying a K & N intake? are name brands worth the extra 150 dollars. id love any advice, as my ebay finger is itching to just click buy, but i dont know which intake to get. im a no nothing newbie to mods, so help is greatly appreciated. oh i have a 99 gt if that makes any difference.
05-19-2004, 08:42 PM
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RE: INTAKE
Dont go cheap or you will kick you're self in the end. Take a look at www.Densecharger.com. They have the best numbers in the market right now.
05-19-2004, 09:59 PM
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RE: INTAKE
I agree with jdaniel. Mustang 5.0 magazine did a test with 6 or 7 different cold air intakes on a stock 03 cobra. Obviously the results are gonna be much higher gain for the cobra but the gains from different manufacturers should remain quite similiar with the GT. On the cobra the Densecharger gave it to the most horsepower, the cobra gained 25 RWHP off of the densecharger alone. I also prefer plastic intakes over chromed intakes. The whole point is to make the air colder if u have a chrome intake in there that is gonna heat up way more and way faster than a plastic one will.
05-19-2004, 10:51 PM
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RE: INTAKE
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I agree with jdaniel. Mustang 5.0 magazine did a test with 6 or 7 different cold air intakes on a stock 03 cobra. Obviously the results are gonna be much higher gain for the cobra but the gains from different manufacturers should remain quite similiar with the GT. On the cobra the Densecharger gave it to the most horsepower, the cobra gained 25 RWHP off of the densecharger alone. I also prefer plastic intakes over chromed intakes. The whole point is to make the air colder if u have a chrome intake in there that is gonna heat up way more and way faster than a plastic one will.
I agree with jdaniel. Mustang 5.0 magazine did a test with 6 or 7 different cold air intakes on a stock 03 cobra. Obviously the results are gonna be much higher gain for the cobra but the gains from different manufacturers should remain quite similiar with the GT. On the cobra the Densecharger gave it to the most horsepower, the cobra gained 25 RWHP off of the densecharger alone. I also prefer plastic intakes over chromed intakes. The whole point is to make the air colder if u have a chrome intake in there that is gonna heat up way more and way faster than a plastic one will.
05-20-2004, 10:37 AM
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RE: INTAKE
i would wait and see what this guy can get out of a gt with his intake. http://www.jlttruecoldair.com/
i know he did a fitting test for it and will dyno sometime this week. will keep you all posted.
i know he did a fitting test for it and will dyno sometime this week. will keep you all posted.
05-20-2004, 11:07 AM
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RE: INTAKE
But that intake is just sor the Cobra, Lightning and the Mach1. It doesnt say anything about the GT. And besides... whats the difference in having just one pipe and two different pipes as an intake. Its going to the same place and if the two are sealed then its all the same. That one just looks fancy!
05-20-2004, 12:32 PM
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RE: INTAKE
refer to my previous post. it says that he is working on an intake for a GT. he is going to dyno a GT with his intake sometime this week. the link was just to show you his work and the gains pulled from it.
if you would have read some of the stuff on the page. its one PLASTIC piece that doesn't get hot... hence the name jlt's true cold air intake. even after four back to back dyno pulls in hot weather, it stayed cool to the touch.
if you would have read some of the stuff on the page. its one PLASTIC piece that doesn't get hot... hence the name jlt's true cold air intake. even after four back to back dyno pulls in hot weather, it stayed cool to the touch.
05-20-2004, 12:36 PM
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RE: INTAKE
if you would have read some of the stuff on the page. its one PLASTIC piece that doesn't get hot... hence the name jlt's true cold air intake. even after four back to back dyno pulls in hot weather, it stayed cool to the touch.
The Plastic K&N one still draws air from under the hood. The air is HOT under there. Get on that sticks through the fender.
05-20-2004, 12:38 PM
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RE: INTAKE
I saw an article from some guy who made his own cai. He used a 4" pvc bend (rubber) with a reducer to fit the K&N filter. The filter sits inside of the fender well. I think I am going for this. True cold air for about $60!