normbo03

whats the best cai?

sk8erdudex

I have BBK and I like it alot

Jimmz

All CAI's are the same, A metal tube and a filter etc, heck you could even make one. Desencharger is supposed to be the best and it's supposed to give you the most power gains. I'm not sure why tho, but I know that it is also the most expensive...

2k1gt

Densecharger(www.demolet.com) or K&N.

And No Jimmz, it is not the most expensive in the least bit. Even the K&N cost more...

66_mustang_04

there all the same

rawkuspaul

JLT CAI

http://www.jlttruecoldair.com

jdaniel

They are not all the same. Chrome is all show and hardly any go. The metal heats up and soaks through... heating the air that goes into your intake. Plastic doesnt absorb any heat nor does it heat to the temps that metal does. So they're not all the same. Get a JLT or Tunableinduction intake and call it a day.

66_mustang_04

there all the same...i am the believer in that air does not stay in the tube long enough to get hot so it doesnt matter. Anyway its not going to make a night and day difference.

NoisyPony

I put the densecharger on my 04' GT and can say the quality and fit is very good, Don't know if it is any better than others because it is the only one I have used though.

I bought it because the air filter sits in the right front fender, cool air and not much induction noise in the cabin except under hard acceleration. It is heavy plastic pipe with a 1/4" thick wall so not much heat can get in, don't know how much of a difference that makes though? It is difenately pricey for what you get but, I am happy with it.

Blue70

I think it's a bit more of a difference than you think.
Here is some actual physical evidence to change your mind...
LT1's have a coolant hose running through the throttle body, air stays in the throttle body a lot less time than it stays in a CAI.
Just by bypassing the TB the car dynoed 6 HP more and 7 ft lbs more.
Just think if it spent the length of a heat soaked CAI tube.

Here's the dyno graph and testing data.



Here, the dyno shows a 6.3 horsepower and 7.1 ft/lbs torque difference between having coolant run through the throttle body and bypassing it, with an average gain of 5.6 horsepower and 6.8 ft/lbs torque. I made the first test after driving the car for approximately 15 minutes. I monitored Coolant Temp and Intake Air Temp while making the run. At the beginning of the baseline run, the coolant was at 178F, intake air was at 80F, and the throttle body itself had a surface temperature of 102F. After bypassing, I again brought the car to temperature and repeated the test. This time, the coolant was at 180F, intake air was 80F and the throttle body was at 82F. To make sure the runs were accurate, I set the cruise on the dyno to 70mph in 6th and let the car run for about 6 minutes. After this time, the throttle body had reached 100F. I let the car cool to 185F coolant temp, and 88F intake air temp. Running the car again with these elevated heat readings yielded another .2 horsepower and -.2 ft/lbs torque compared to before heat soaking the engine.