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Old 04-17-2006, 08:52 AM
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What is the best cold air intake for a 5.0??
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Currently running the BBK CAI, no complaints, easy install.
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I got the mac fenderwell. Love it. Just wondering if there is something better out there?
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Currently running the BBK CAI, no complaints, easy install.
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Pretty much everything that I have bought from BBK (subframe connectors, CAI, underdrive pulleys, headers, clutch linkage) has been top notch quality. Just received the headers in the mail today.... you wouldn't believe the header flange thickness. It's insane!
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What dilivers the hightest Hp out there in a cold air intake?
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Don't have any dyno #'s. I imagine that they are all pretty equal. If anybody has any dyno #'s please speak now with some before and after #'s.
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I remember reading in the mustang magazines that the best gains are obtained with taking the stock air box out and just putting a K&N filter in there will get you the best gains. I cant remember which issue that was from but it was a few years back. I also heard that from a few people on this forum when I started here.
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I also own a Dodge Ram SRT-10, and most owners have found that by removing the stock air filter and installing a K&N drop in filter you get the best HP gains. Don't know for sure, I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. The K&N and BBK CAI offer the wow factor when you open the hood.
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I also own a Dodge Ram SRT-10, and most owners have found that by removing the stock air filter and installing a K&N drop in filter you get the best HP gains. Don't know for sure, I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. The K&N and BBK CAI offer the wow factor when you open the hood.
Yeah they do. But also can get your car impounded if its not legal, like it isnt in most states, if not all. SRT-10 eh, one bad *** truck you got there.
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