Whats all your opinions on the best Cold Air Intakes I can get...what will get me the best performance and some sound??

 

I would suggest a straight shot style. The filter will be mounted where the factory air box, there are less turns in the piping, and they are easier to install/remove when you need to clean the filter.

I had a fenderwell style, and had tune problems. The 90* elbow before the MAF throws off the readings on the stock calibrated MAF. You will need to get a tune. I discovered MGP loss, more hesitation, and actual slower 1/4ET's/MPH's.

I'm now running a MAC straight shot and couldn't be happier. People may say "you'll suck hot air" or something like that. Just laugh at them and tell them to take their ricer mentality and GTFO!

 

but is it gonna make a REALLY noticeable difference between a straight shot and an elbowed one

a lot of people on here got that BBK offf American Muscle and it seemed pretty good

i dont really get why you;d have to get a tune up though it shouldnt be throwing the readings off and def not make it slower

 

Or .....

You can save your money, buy a K&N (or other similar style filter), remove the stock silencer and make the same gains at the wheel for much less money.

 

+1 ^ thats what i did

 

Same set-up, I ran .2 slower with the k&n vs. my MAC straight shot.

Removing the air silencer is no gain either.

 

Having an elbow before the MAF will throw off MAF readings. As air is getting sucked in, air will be pushed against the outside edge of the elbow, and the inside edge will not have much air flow at all. This imbalance will throw off MAF readings. I had my car tuned after I put my fenderwell CAI on, and in the higher RPMs the engine was getting more air than the MAF was actually metering.

 

that made it a lot clearer THANK YOU

is it just as easy to instal and all that?
also do you know where i can order one?

 

You can get some at www.Americanmuscle.com

How hard was it to take off the silencer cone on the stock intake?

OR for a better question:

How did you take off the silencer cone on the stock intake?

 

i used bbk cai it works GreaT i had some pretty good gains