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CAI just arrived tonight! The CAI is high quality and looks great! I will try to get it on my car and post up some thoughts/observations and pics as soon as I can but with the holidays upon us it might take me a few days to get the free time.
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Well I put it on last night and all I can say is Holy ****!!! You know that feeling when you first took your GT out for a test drive and punched it on the highway while the salesman visibly freaked out in the passenger seat? Well this is just like that except it was me freaking out because I've never seen my car act like such a monster! Call it the tune or the intake or the combination of the two, but it feels like a totally different car. At low speeds it feels like you are reigning it in because it wants to take off. At high speeds, forget about it! The car drives like an absolute racecar with much firmer shift points and pulls hard as hell! As it has been really cold and icy here I didn't get a chance to completely let loose, but what I was able to do just blew me away!
I have only one complaint thus far and that is that the engine revs to high rpms on cold starts before settling down to 1k. Ken is aware of this and is working on a fix in the tune. Other than that, I would recommend this intake to anyone and Ken's tune is thus far amazing.
I will post up pics of the installed CAI as soon as I can, but the car is a DD and I want to clean up the engine bay a little bit before I do so in order to avoid the "Your engine bay is dirty" posts. Stay tuned!
Did you go with the tune Ken uses on his car or not? If you did, How do you like the lockup on the torque converter on decel? Really feel like a Manual trans?
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"Vera" '07 GT. Manual, 3.55's, Spohn Adj LCA's, Hurst Shifter, GT 500 Rear and chin spoilers, GTA's, Steeda UDP, Roush rear springs, ProFab CAI #6, BBK Shorties
"Dyno's Rarely Lie, but E.T.'s and Trap speed say so much more."
I went with an MMR CAI intake and am very happy with mine.it fit pretty sweet and since i am ramming air right to the filter itdid well. It did require a tune but the guys in va beach at dtp said it looked pretty sturdy and it showed better numbers at the rear wheels. The tubes can be ordered in any color or chrome I think
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ORIGINAL: GT Bob
Did you go with the tune Ken uses on his car or not? If you did, How do you like the lockup on the torque converter on decel? Really feel like a Manual trans?
That's the tune I asked for so I'm assuming that's the one I got. I don't really have any comparison as this is the first tune I've had. As far as feel, the car feels totally different, I'd say about as close to a manual as you can get. It took a little getting used to because there is so much difference between the new tune and stock, but I love it!
Its 3 1/2", which is about 88.9 mm... the signal quality comes from the fact that the air isn;t bending or turning or going from a smaller opening to a larger opening... It hits the velocity stack inside the filter end and from there has a straight shot to till the elbow. No tumbling, no bouncing or spinning.. just straight air. and since the air is then moving more uniformly, it's much easier to get an accurate and stable reading.
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"Vera" '07 GT. Manual, 3.55's, Spohn Adj LCA's, Hurst Shifter, GT 500 Rear and chin spoilers, GTA's, Steeda UDP, Roush rear springs, ProFab CAI #6, BBK Shorties
"Dyno's Rarely Lie, but E.T.'s and Trap speed say so much more."
hmm.. on a stock tune mine idles around 2k rpm till it warms a bit.. and the cpu may realize that it needs to be at a certain rpm at a certain temp in order to maintain air/fuel ratio w/o having problems still going (which may have to do with timing or colder air is more dense.. although it seems it would be better to have more dense air.. like a s/c :P ) dunno what im talking about though so.....
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2007 Mustang GT Automatic Steeda CAI & Brenspeed Tune 14.6 @ 98MPH (DA of 6395 = 13.3 @ 106mph)
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hmm.. on a stock tune mine idles around 2k rpm till it warms a bit.. and the cpu may realize that it needs to be at a certain rpm at a certain temp in order to maintain air/fuel ratio w/o having problems still going (which may have to do with timing or colder air is more dense.. although it seems it would be better to have more dense air.. like a s/c :P ) dunno what im talking about though so.....
hmm.. on a stock tune mine idles around 2k rpm till it warms a bit.. and the cpu may realize that it needs to be at a certain rpm at a certain temp in order to maintain air/fuel ratio w/o having problems still going (which may have to do with timing or colder air is more dense.. although it seems it would be better to have more dense air.. like a s/c :P ) dunno what im talking about though so.....
Its kinda the same idea as the old school choke on a carb. More fuel is dumped into the cylinder because at lower temps fuel does not atomize as well as when it's warm. The Idle speed is increased to help the cat's and the engine to reach operating temp faster, and there by making the exhaust cleaner faster. It has nothing to do with maintaining proper AFR's.. in fact, it's exactly the opposite. It's pig rich during start up under these conditions.
... that being said, I'm not sure exactly what this hasta do with the price of rice in china..
< Message edited by GT Bob -- 12/29/2007 10:21:30 PM >
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"Dyno's Rarely Lie, but E.T.'s and Trap speed say so much more."
I'm still on the fence about changing out my C&L Street version to one of these. I like the look of this one better but has anyone out there compared the Modular Depot unit to another brand beforehand? I've got a dynoday at my tuners coming up 2 weeks from today so if I'm gonna order one it's gotta be soon.
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'06 prem GT,torch red vert,18" bullitt pol alum. whls,xcal2 tune,C&L CAI,American Racing Headers+cattedXpipe,Zoomers,Prothane,4.10 gears,TA rear end girdle,Alum. adj. panhard,Hurst short throw,LED tailights,Steeda billet alum. gas cover+ shorty ant
I went from a C&L to this one, and don't have a single regret except ever buying the C&L in the first place. I did a pretty good comparision write up between them in the thread that is linked earlier in this post. Hop over to it and check it out. Any further questions, feel free to shoot me a PM or email.
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"Vera" '07 GT. Manual, 3.55's, Spohn Adj LCA's, Hurst Shifter, GT 500 Rear and chin spoilers, GTA's, Steeda UDP, Roush rear springs, ProFab CAI #6, BBK Shorties
"Dyno's Rarely Lie, but E.T.'s and Trap speed say so much more."
I am disappointed in Modular Depot. I was excited about getting Ken's tune with the new CAI. When I ordered the MD-CAI I knew they were backed up, but after a month I called them and they hadn't even shipped it. So they shipped it out and then I have been on the road for the past couple of months and haven't got a chance to put it on. So after getting change to work on it, and after taking the stock one out, I went to put in the MD-CAI and the MFA sensorscrew holes do not line up. You can see where someone started to drill the hole in the correct place but stopped and move to the wrong alignment. Needles to say I was Pi**D. I have called MD 2 times today and was told they would have to reseach it and call back. I haven't heard anything more today. Has anyone had this experience with MD and their CAI?
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06 GT, Modular Depot CAI, Ken Bjonnes 93 oct tune, Corsa Exhaust, Hurst Shifter, Zaino Polish
Give Ken a chance to make things right. He's a very stand up guy and will if you give him a chance. However, racing season has started so he's going to be busy, so it might take him a day or two to figure things out..
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"Vera" '07 GT. Manual, 3.55's, Spohn Adj LCA's, Hurst Shifter, GT 500 Rear and chin spoilers, GTA's, Steeda UDP, Roush rear springs, ProFab CAI #6, BBK Shorties
"Dyno's Rarely Lie, but E.T.'s and Trap speed say so much more."
I called them not long after I put up my last post and Ken agreed to send me another pipe if I agreed to send in the one I had. I had no problem with that and both shipments were 2ed Day Air. I just got my new pipe in today around 1:30 pm and it's in and the car with the tune and it all runs fine. No problem. It has a lot better throttle response and gets to 4000 rpm in no time. I love it. It even makes the Corsa axle backs sound better.
I would like to state that I never got the feeling ever, with anyone at MD that I was getting the run around when I we calling them. I just had to be persistent. I know it's racing season and they are busy. I think they are doing the best job they can and it is probably the best job as far as tunes go but you have to be patient with them. If your patient they you will get the best tune out there.
Thanks Modular Depot for making it right.
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06 GT, Modular Depot CAI, Ken Bjonnes 93 oct tune, Corsa Exhaust, Hurst Shifter, Zaino Polish
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Yeah I had some issues and I have to say MD''s customer service is top notch. They were very attentive and helped me out a lot. Eventually I changed out from the MD CAI because I have other plans for the car but I would still highly recommend Modular Depot.
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RE: New CAI out from Modular Depot! - 
The CAI is high quality and looks great! I will try to get it on my car and post up some thoughts/observations and pics as soon as I can but with the holidays upon us it might take me a few days to get the free time. 
