Alright. As everyone knows I have just recently bought a 96 GT. Of course I want to make modifications to it, so i'll start with cold air intake.

I know it's a simple, bolt on mod, but there are so many options.
Naturally I'd like to go for high performance, but as of now, I'm only looking for low price. Obviously i don't want to do anything that'll damage my newest addition to the family Arsenal of vehicles, (To include a 74 Maverick).

Any help is greatly appreciated...
also. I want to know if it's possible to just grab a cold air intake kit from Autozone/O'reilly's.

Thanks all..
Brad

 

Personally, I wouldn't really bother with an aftermarket CAI, unless you like it for looks, I have a chrome BBK CAI and it looks sexy, but I don't really think it makes any difference.

 

As previously stated, A CAI is already installed on your car from the factory. You want cheap, put a K&N drop-in filter in it and call it a day. You want the looks, then you have a bunch of options. BBK, Steeda, K&N Airaid..I wouldnt go cheap now and then decide you dont like it and buy another later, especially for a part that only looks good on these cars with no real benefit performance wise.

 

Keep the one that came with the car, or if you just want to spend money...

The JLT, and the K&N, are perhaps the only units that stand any chance of working better than the OEM intake--as they are both designed with a clear understanding of what goes on in an intake tube¹.

The JLT's are nicely made, however K&N's construction and choice of materials have never impressed me.

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¹ - The air flow in the intake tube is not a continuous stream, but rather a series of pulses (with negative pressure heads, near ambient pressure bodies, and positive pressure tails) whose frequency is proportional to engine speed. The shape of the tube can be designed to enhance this flow at certain frequencies and provide for better aspiration--both JLT's and K&N's (and Ford's) engineers know this and design accordingly.

All of the others that are just straight-walled pieces of tubing do nothing to enhance the flow dynamics; that is why they can actually rob power at certain engine speeds and loads.

 

As stated above, a cai is pretty much just gonna be for looks and will not really do much for performance. if you check out americanmuscle.com they have a pretty cheap cai that looks good

 

Pretty much agree with everyone else. One mod that you can most def do without. Are you auto or manual? Either way I would look into some gears my man (410's).. GL!

 

Could you just attach a cone filter to the stock intake?

 

No such thing as a performance cold air intake, because none of em add performance. /thread.