Newbie needs advise :)
08-16-2006, 02:57 PM
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Newbie needs advise :)
I just bought my first mustang and I loe it. I am wanting to mod it a little. Rigth now money is tight and I was thinking about getting a cold air intkae system. Any one know what the best to get would be. Its a 99 GT manual.
08-16-2006, 03:43 PM
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RE: Newbie needs advise :)
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just get a K&n filter and remove the air silencer its only $50 and its almost as good as an intake
just get a K&n filter and remove the air silencer its only $50 and its almost as good as an intake
First of all. When you remove the air silencer all your doing in sucking in all the hot air from your engine bay. Its a good way to actually LOOSE power. Second of all the did a test on K&N's on several vehicles and not ONE single vehicle showed 1 hp increase. The only thing about K&N is you can clean them. They dont give you more power. Even though their ads say you do. THe problem about the stock intake is its riged. It has all those bumps that slow down air. It makes for terrible flow and for almost the price of a stupid K&N you can buy a fenderwell (the only way to go) CAI on ebay.
08-16-2006, 04:16 PM
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RE: Newbie needs advise :)
One thing positive I can say about the K&N filter is that it really does help out on gas. Second, after installing it, I realized how restrictive the stock air filter was. My car just felt better and sounded less congested. It definitely freed up some air that was being held back from the stock filter.
08-16-2006, 04:19 PM
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RE: Newbie needs advise :)
if you have a couple hundy, get gears. I know that 50 to a couple hundy is a big jump, but get something that will give you a noticeable return for your money. I think a cai is about a waste of money, and yes i bought one too.
08-16-2006, 05:34 PM
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RE: Newbie needs advise :)
yeah I have been looking at the gears. The easiest fix looks to me like it might be underdrive pulleys. I am still doing my research. I will prob for now just get the K&N air filter. Save a little and then do the gears and underdrive pulleys. After that I think it would be time for exhaust. Then who knows maybe ill get the CAI (for the looks at least) haha.
This site is great and you guys are very helpful. I am truly a Mustang lover 4 life now.
This site is great and you guys are very helpful. I am truly a Mustang lover 4 life now.
