Shaker system with CAI
04-23-2008, 08:01 AM
#11
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RE: Shaker system with CAI
ORIGINAL: tk5075
I hate my shaker, it does look good (on the outside) though, but i want to be able to dress up the engine, but you cant see anything but the big plastic thing covering the entire engine. you can't have strutbars, plenum covers, any kind of valve covers, its really gay, i honetly want to take mine off. if you have vista blue i would consider trading you to go back to stock, it looks cheap to me.
Im gettin a JLT intake installed tomorow, me and the mechanic guy figured that were just gonna cut a hole in the intake surround and let the shaker "feed" into the filter. and i wanted to do reeally cutom engine painting and detailing but i cant atall with the shaker. and the guy before me got like wax or something white onthe trim around it (on the hood) and it wont come off atall.
but i will probably trade if you have vista blue
I hate my shaker, it does look good (on the outside) though, but i want to be able to dress up the engine, but you cant see anything but the big plastic thing covering the entire engine. you can't have strutbars, plenum covers, any kind of valve covers, its really gay, i honetly want to take mine off. if you have vista blue i would consider trading you to go back to stock, it looks cheap to me.
Im gettin a JLT intake installed tomorow, me and the mechanic guy figured that were just gonna cut a hole in the intake surround and let the shaker "feed" into the filter. and i wanted to do reeally cutom engine painting and detailing but i cant atall with the shaker. and the guy before me got like wax or something white onthe trim around it (on the hood) and it wont come off atall.
but i will probably trade if you have vista blue
04-23-2008, 10:13 AM
#12
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Tampa
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RE: Shaker system with CAI
ORIGINAL: my06shaker
A dremel, the right tools and vision. They'll work together.
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A dremel, the right tools and vision. They'll work together.
[IMG]local://upfiles/86175/E5E5F356C50841A0A7864667B5042E02.jpg[/IMG]
This is the V8 verion here...
ORIGINAL: tk5075
I hate my shaker, it does look good (on the outside)though, but i want to be able to dress up the engine, but you cant see anything but the big plastic thing covering the entire engine. you can't have strutbars, plenum covers, any kind of valve covers, its really gay, i honetly want to take mine off. if you have vista blue i would consider trading you to go back to stock, it looks cheap to me.
Im gettin a JLT intake installed tomorow, me and the mechanic guy figured that were just gonna cut a hole in the intake surround and let the shaker "feed" into the filter. and i wanted to do reeally cutom engine painting anddetailing but i cant atall with the shaker. and the guy before me got like wax or something white onthe trim around it (on the hood) and it wont come off atall.
but i will probablytrade if you have vista blue
I hate my shaker, it does look good (on the outside)though, but i want to be able to dress up the engine, but you cant see anything but the big plastic thing covering the entire engine. you can't have strutbars, plenum covers, any kind of valve covers, its really gay, i honetly want to take mine off. if you have vista blue i would consider trading you to go back to stock, it looks cheap to me.
Im gettin a JLT intake installed tomorow, me and the mechanic guy figured that were just gonna cut a hole in the intake surround and let the shaker "feed" into the filter. and i wanted to do reeally cutom engine painting anddetailing but i cant atall with the shaker. and the guy before me got like wax or something white onthe trim around it (on the hood) and it wont come off atall.
but i will probablytrade if you have vista blue
04-23-2008, 01:12 PM
#13
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RE: Shaker system with CAI
I would have thought since you are getting more air to the motor and ifits working together with the intake it should be a good hp gain... more air= more power right?
i wish ford would make functional ram air hoods instead of the fake hood scoops they put on!
i wish ford would make functional ram air hoods instead of the fake hood scoops they put on!
04-23-2008, 07:38 PM
#14
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RE: Shaker system with CAI
yea i like your engine boozshey, but you had to take a ton of the plastic off. i just installed my JLT on my roush with the shaker, it took so long to figure out how to take it off, and i was workin with 3 other guys. but it went in okay i just had to cut a little off so th einlet elbow would fit.
04-23-2008, 08:34 PM
#15
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RE: Shaker system with CAI
I'm betting boozshey trimmed his shroud on purpose, as I've done on mine as well. I didn't like all that plastic + it will retain heat under the shroud. And these engines run on the hot side as is.
And mine is routed into my JLT2, you just cut the hole into the filter cover instead of the factory box. I didn't use the supplied elbow because I felt it was too restrictive of an elbow & used some aircraft ducting instead.
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And mine is routed into my JLT2, you just cut the hole into the filter cover instead of the factory box. I didn't use the supplied elbow because I felt it was too restrictive of an elbow & used some aircraft ducting instead.
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04-23-2008, 10:49 PM
#16
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RE: Shaker system with CAI
ORIGINAL: aircare84
I didn't use the supplied elbow because I felt it was too restrictive of an elbow & used some aircraft ducting instead.
I didn't use the supplied elbow because I felt it was too restrictive of an elbow & used some aircraft ducting instead.
Yes I did cut the shroud on purpose you have to or it's Ugly also!!
04-24-2008, 07:55 AM
#19
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RE: Shaker system with CAI
guess I'm in the minority, but I like the plastic on the shroud.
either way, you do not HAVE to trim all of the plastic off, just have to widen the hole for the intake elbow.
either way, you do not HAVE to trim all of the plastic off, just have to widen the hole for the intake elbow.