I'm thinking about doing a cold air kit on my "65. 289 Hipo. Has anyone looked at one for their classic mustang? Sprectra sells a few kits.

http://www.mustangandfords.com/techa...ion_setup.html

 

Looks different alright...

 

I like it.. Their catalog site is here. Scroll down and click Air Intake Components (Modular). Scroll down again and click Muscle Car Intake Kits.

 

they are actually reasonably priced considering the intakes for the new mustangs run above $250 mostly. i like the black duct 180 design ($222)

 

I made my hood scoop functional using a velocity stack, cut down air filter, backing plate and weatherstriping to seal filter from engine bay heat, and a hole in my hood...

 

Very similar to what was run on the '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt 427 engines.

 

I dont know how much of the cold air effect that spectre kit would actually acheive. If you noticed, the composite intakes made by brands such as K&N etc are composite on purpose. These new plastics dont absorb heat as easily as metal does. It looks to me that the metal carb cover thingy and the metal tubes would slowly heat up as the engine heat up.

 

That is what it reminded me of too.

Cold air is plus when you can get it. Just keep in mind that sacrificing cold air for air flow obstruction does not get you anywhere. Don't choke your air flow in pursuit of cold air. Make sure the ducting is plenty big enough, has few bends, and the ducting is smooth.

 

Or you could just make your own. Here are a few pics of the set up I made for my 67.

 

Honestly, I think it's a waste of money. Any gains will be minimal, if any, and probably no more than you'd get from running a bigger open-element air cleaner.