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Posted by hawaii5.0 (Member # 4675) on :
 
DO COLD AIR INDUCTION SYSTEMS REALLY WORK? I'VE HEARD THAT THEY CAN ADD UP TO 8-12 HORSEPOWER BUT I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THEY DON'T DO MUCH. I WANT TO GET SOME OF YOU GUYS OPINION ON THEM BEFORE I GO OUT AND SPEND $150 JUST TO GAIN AN ADDITIONAL 3 HORSEPOWER.
 
Posted by chosen1 (Member # 1906) on :
 
buy a used one. and unlock your caps button
 
Posted by Eddie510 (Member # 2354) on :
 
it dont really make a diffrence. just looks nice under the hood and that ugly stock one. buy a used one off here. i know some one got one. save proably like 50 to 70$ what year nis your car?oh and it makes a lil woosh sound , thats about it [Whoo Whooooo!] and if you dont have headers, i would suggest to buy that than the cold air

[ July 20, 2004, 10:04 AM: Message edited by: Eddie510 ]
 
Posted by hawaii5.0 (Member # 4675) on :
 
I have an 88 Notchback non-mass air, who do you know that has the kit?
 
Posted by Fostang (Member # 3752) on :
 
I have a shit load of parts you may be intersted in.

headers, pulleys, maf's, injectors, tb's, shifters, nitrous, supercharger, cold air, motors, aluminum heads, intake, cars. Everything has to go.

I'm moving on to other things.

As soon as I get everything organized I'm going to post a big for sale add.It's at all at a buddies shop or in storage so I need to work around peoples schedules. Which in turn takes time away from being able to get it over with fast.

[ July 20, 2004, 10:47 AM: Message edited by: Fostang ]
 
Posted by Fostang (Member # 3752) on :
 
double post

[ July 20, 2004, 10:47 AM: Message edited by: Fostang ]
 
Posted by FordPny (Member # 510) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Fostang:

headers, pulleys, maf's, injectors, tb's, shifters, nitrous, supercharger, cold air, motors, aluminum heads, intake, cars. Everything has to go.
Carefull you post all that shit at once people are going to think that you stole them cuse theyre to fucking broke to buy all that shit [Mad] [Roll Eyes] [Roll Eyes]
 
Posted by Fostang (Member # 3752) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by FordPny:
quote:
Originally posted by Fostang:

headers, pulleys, maf's, injectors, tb's, shifters, nitrous, supercharger, cold air, motors, aluminum heads, intake, cars. Everything has to go.
Carefull you post all that shit at once people are going to think that you stole them cuse theyre to fucking broke to buy all that shit [Mad] [Roll Eyes] [Roll Eyes]
LOL no shit [Razz]

with you flagging all the redwood city boys.
 
Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Fostang:
quote:
Originally posted by FordPny:
quote:
Originally posted by Fostang:

headers, pulleys, maf's, injectors, tb's, shifters, nitrous, supercharger, cold air, motors, aluminum heads, intake, cars. Everything has to go.
Carefull you post all that shit at once people are going to think that you stole them cuse theyre to fucking broke to buy all that shit [Mad] [Roll Eyes] [Roll Eyes]
LOL no shit [Razz]

with you flagging all the redwood city boys.
Um, damn you.... for making an excellent point. [patriot]

I have a CAI on my gt, and it looks pretty and all, but it didnt offer any noticeable gains until I put the BBk sticker on the car, then I got +25rwhp j/k

You can hear the engine breathing with a CAI big time. I like it tho, the louder, the better [Smile]
 
Posted by 87mustang (Member # 2496) on :
 
i have a bbk cold air intake for $65. the elbow has been tapd (on the bottem) for nos if u dont run nos u could put tape on the inside and never see it.
 
Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
I've heard that it doesn't do much of anything cuz it doesn't change where the air is coming from. the only benefeit is the smooth tube replacing the ribbed stocker. of course it looks better than stock tho
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2002/03/coldair/

[ July 20, 2004, 06:22 PM: Message edited by: zpyro35 ]
 
Posted by mtbaughs (Member # 4052) on :
 
Cold air kits don't add that much to the earlier year cars though there is some difference in power. Tops I say would be 8-10 horsepower. If your talking on an '03 cobra thats a different story as putting one on a bone stock '03 will gain 20 rear wheel horsepower as I've tested many on the dyno seeing those results
 
Posted by talaposa (Member # 2460) on :
 
I think it depends. I have a 62 falcon with a 427 and holley FI which allows me to read air temp. With headers my underhood air intake was reading 138 degrees. Probably this is impoved on the later mustangs. Cold air DOES make a difference but whether the kit you are talking about is a design that can make an improvement is another matter. At any rate on my 63 I'm adapting an 85 H.O. intake to utilize cold air from air rams I'm building which should give a slight boost of a lb or so at 65 mph.
 
Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 
yeah, but sometimes after I drive, my CAI gets hot as heck [Razz]
 




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