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no i was asking what is the best, and stating that i was looking at that one but need people to tell me if it's a good way to go or if there are better ones out there.
The only thing I did not like about it was that you have to cut the end of the crank case breather hose off to install it to the K&N Intake tube. But I saved all the parts so I can reuse them if needed. I like mine and went with it because I'm a Chicken and keep reading posts about tunes gone bad on people and I can see that happening to me that’s just my kind of luck. So till I get all the things I will do to it done first I'll hold off for now.
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Any CAI without a tune simply leans out the a/f ratio which will increase hp a little. The K&N was a nice set-up as I had one a few years ago. If you want real performance with your CAI you really should go with a kit that includes a tuner and tune. It will be more expensive but the benefits will be worth it.
I have the 63 series the only state it isn't legal in is California. I like it yea maybe its not the best CAI out there but you can tell a difference. I will be getting a tuner soon and I personally don't think its worth the extra 250 for another CAI since the difference won't be that huge
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Joined: 12/15/2007 From: suburbs of Chicago Status: online
i noticed more of a performance upgrade from a tuner than i did from the cai. if you can only afford one, get the tune now and save up for the intake.
i drove with a tune only for a month before i got my intake and was a little underwhelmed when i swapped it out. i noticed a big change with the tune and thought it would double with the intake; it really didn't.
buy the tune now, be happy with the upgrade you can 100% feel, and add on the intake when you can afford it. just MHO.
Mike
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I got an AirRaid for mine. Reasonable price and seem to be good quality. Looks almost the same as the Roush... Could be used later if you get a Tune...
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best advice if you can't get both tuner and cai would be to get tuner with k&n drop-in filter. if you want a CAI first anyways and plan on a tuner later, i think the aFe had the best numbers without any tuning. Go with aFe IMO.
What ever intake you choose good luck on it. You can see the intake in my sig. The best advice I ca give you is to choose one with a tuner. The reason being is if you wanna go Forced Induction later, you already have a tuner. In addition if you want gears, wheels change you already have it.
personally i got the MMR intake before i got a tune. now i hear that mmr is usually overpriced for what it is, but i got a decent deal on it from someone else, lightly used. without a tune i noticed some slight increase in trottle response and it felt a little better. then later i got a tuner and it feels a lot better now. without a tune you'll feel slight changes but the tune is where it's at. however, if i were to go back to do it all over, i'd go for one of those combo packages with tuner and cai. they're the most cost-benefit
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No tune intake? Thats just wrong. Get the CAI and the tune or no CAI at all. IMHO Been there, done that.
it isnt both or nothing. he can get a good CAI now and the tuner later. its not the best way to go cost wise but if he can only afford one at this time, its OK to get the CAI. just dont expect big results. better throttle response and a little better acceleration. still not as much as you would get from a tuner but still better than stock.
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I chose the AEM Brute Force for my 4.0....I felt a slightly better performance in my mustang, but I felt like it needed more. Therefore, I ordered a tune from VMP which should be arriving on friday. I ordered my CAI from a performance shop which concentrates more on imports. They state that they would choose AEM over K&N due to the reason that the oil on the K&N air filters were known for screwing up the a/f sensor. They also state that AEM takes more time on producing their CAI's.
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. I ordered my CAI from a performance shop which concentrates more on imports. They state that they would choose AEM over K&N due to the reason that the oil on the K&N air filters were known for screwing up the a/f sensor. They also state that AEM takes more time on producing their CAI's.
