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First thing I will say...and this is my personal opinion as will vary with everyone.
Ebay CAI's are what some may want to get and thats fine if that is what brand you want on your mustang.
Personally I would never settle for the "cheapest" route to get mods on my mustang.....the way I see it...do it once, do it right, do it the best...or at least medium!!
MANY have had issues with the fitments of the Ebay Cai's and many have had perfect outcomes......run from $60-$100
I would personally recommened getting the MAC Cold Air Intake (MAC CAI). This is a fender mounted application that can suck in air from where its FLOWING through the best. Its a perfect fit and looks beautiful. Before my blower application I had a MAC CAI and it worked to perfection. They run $169.95.
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Yes I highly agree with autbadges on the ebay thing. Now me, I have a BBK cai, but I would of bought the MAC had Erick not been away on a business venture, but that's besides the point, the main idea I'm getting at is don't settle for the cheapest, get the best and you'll never regret doing so. Also don't beleive every thing you see in an ad, a cai will realistically give you between a 2-5 rwhp gain (94-04) V6, and 5-10 rwhp gain (05-07) V6 "at best," so don't thing you're actually gonna get that 15, 20, 25+ hp, its not going to happen on a stock, or even slightly modified six. Also, no cai is better than another, me I recommend the fenderwell mounted kits, some people reccommend the straight shot kits, but either way you will still get approx. the sam hp gains.
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and rememer that when you are driving down the road, cold air will be moved through your engine bay. so a fenderwell intake will get cold air all the time, but a straight shot will get colder air when you are moving in traffic. and with a straight shot you will have slightly better throttle response
I had my MAC CAI sitting around collecting dust for awhile now. Finally got it installed and I love it. The first thing I did was drive 2 hours up to St. Augustine and loved the blissful sound of that beast sucking in air.
Everything runs fine, love it. Of course, I dont notice the gain in HP when I'm just driving, but when my AC's on, there's obviously a bit more power going to the wheels, almost making up for the drainage on the engine. That's where I've noticed it.
Hey, quick question... if I were to get a turbo setup, would I be able to keep this CAI or have to bugger around with other stuff? What about smaller pullies and 4:10 gears, would that stuff have to change as well?
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a power adder takes the place of a cold air intake. Basically its a MASSIVE cold air intake so-to-speak. Instead of merely sucking in air..a turbo will suck in AND SPOOL TO MAKE WAY WAY MORE air/boost. Its a SUPER INTAKE lol
everyone hear has suggested the MAC CAI, but i have heard that the AEM brute force is also good. does anyone have any opinions on to which one is better and why?
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everyone hear has suggested the MAC CAI, but i have heard that the AEM brute force is also good. does anyone have any opinions on to which one is better and why?
If the Brute pull from the fender then it's probably just as good, but the Brutes I've seen pull from the engine compartment which isn't good.
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what do u mean pulls from the fender? sorry i don't no a lot about this stuff.
Meaning, does the air filter go inside the fender or does it stay in the engine bay? Here's a pic See how the plate with the hole is going out of the engine bay to the inside of the fender?
Here you see the tube going into the hole. My wifes hands by the way.
This shot is laying on the ground looking up into the fender well.
< Message edited by HotRods_n_Booze -- 11/3/2005 4:44:15 PM >
Has anyone had any problems with water getting in their intake. Because I've heard a lot of people say that when you get a CAI, any water around it gets sucked in and it causes extreme problems. Also I have a 1998 Mustang and I see that my air filter is next to the fender, not inside of it. If I buy a CAI will the air filter go inside of the fender, or still be on the outside? And one last question, is the air filter completey surrounded by the fender, will any water get in? Thanks for any help, and sorry if I ask to many questions.
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To answer this question once and for all, no, unless you plan on driving your car through a lake, or in our case, through a hurricane with water 8ft deep, you will not get water in you cai. Even if some does get in, it will evaporate before it ever reaches the engine.
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Like penceman, I also have a 98 and you didnt answer his question about the location of the cai. The filter is located next to the fender, so will the fender have to be cut to make a hole for the cai?
And a question of my own: Does the MAC cai setup come with a good filter like K&N or whatever or with a junky one that will need replaced with a good one?
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