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03-08-2004, 07:02 PM
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Cold Air Induction, is it worth it
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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Im thinking about buying a mac cold air induction kit, but ive heard that you dont pick up that much horsepower gain. Would i be better off just to pick up a k and n air filter and saving the 170 bucks for summin else? |
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03-08-2004, 07:06 PM
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
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http://www.v6stangs.com/index.php?page=v6_stang_specs/articles/cai/index.php
That link above has a wealth of information about the Cold Air Intake. look through that and see if you have anymore questions and we will be glad to answer them |
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03-08-2004, 07:08 PM
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The Mustang's Human Twin
Join Date: May 2003
City: Terre Haute, SC for a bit
State: Indiana
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or make your own 
Those are good, and
U can make one for $25 or less.
Plus filter price
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Originally Posted by Flex:
You are the true cam master dude...
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03-08-2004, 07:18 PM
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Member With Privileges
Join Date: Oct 2003
City: Grand Rapids
State: Michigan
Posts: 4,588
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or buy a nice and cheap 50 dolla one off ebay thats just as good as mac 
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1999 Trans Am WS6.. Just a few boltons.... 
Mustangs run but Birds fly.. 
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03-23-2004, 02:24 PM
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Concordium
Join Date: Mar 2004
City: Houston, Tx
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what he said.
there is no difference between the $40 CAI's on Ebay and the MAC CAI. the extra you are sending to MAC is only paying for the brand name. nothing more. all CAI's will do the same thing. its not like a port job where quality can make a huge difference. there isnt much of a net gain in power anyway. the CAI will make your car sound a little cooler and give you a little more throttle response. but thats about it. not worth almost $200 if you ask me.
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Silver '96 V6
Mods: True Dual Exhaust, Flowmaster 40's, Cobra Diamond Clear Headlights and Side Markers, Shortened Antennas, Blue Dome Light, Metallic Blue Painted Calipers, 4.10's w/ T-Lok coming in a few weeks.
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03-26-2004, 12:07 AM
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I break shit
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Oak Creek, WI
State: Wisconsin
Posts: 162
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why dont you skip the CAI and go for the blower like me??? j/p, but seriously, I hear good things and bad things about the CAI, some people swear by it and others say its a waste. I guess it might boil down to personal preference, but if you think about it, the idea that the CAI is based off of should give you more power. It sucks in cold air and puts that in the engine. Cool air always helps an engine.
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306ci 5 speed
1990 Isuzu Pickup
2.3L 5 speed
1990 Acura Integra
1.8 5 speed
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03-26-2004, 06:45 PM
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Cars & Love
Join Date: Dec 2003
City: Granada Hills
State: California
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Well, this thread has convinced me to get the eBay CAI lol
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03-30-2004, 09:19 AM
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The Thread Killer
Join Date: Jul 2003
City: Murfreesboro
State: Tennessee
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get the CAI. look for a good deal though
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03-30-2004, 12:19 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
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barly any difference in power... you get like 6-7rwhp and 5-6rwtq.... its for looks more than anything so get a nice looking one.
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MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
ME.com Member #29 - 400rwhp/380rwtq
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03-30-2004, 01:57 PM
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Cars & Love
Join Date: Dec 2003
City: Granada Hills
State: California
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mine is coming today, I can't wait
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04-17-2004, 01:08 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I got mine the other day off of EBay. It's installed but had to run to Ace Hardware to get 7mm bolts, washers and lock nuts and a hose clamp, Shuck's to get a 3" over stock length oil breather tube and a 90* PCV valve, the local truck stop to pick up a light bulb cover (to cover an unused hole on the CAI). After all was installed, was more impressed with the looks and sound of the CAI than the actual gains.
Now, I'm on the prowl for a UDP and waiting to hear from a guy who has a GT Take-Off exhaust (minus muffs) to let me know to send the money. He's getting it all packed up and ready for shipping. |
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04-17-2004, 02:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
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That extra hole thats in the CAI is for the air temp sensor, the 01s have it built into the mass air meter. I used a vacuum cap on mine when i had it.
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04-19-2004, 07:44 AM
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The Mustang's Human Twin
Join Date: May 2003
City: Terre Haute, SC for a bit
State: Indiana
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IMO they are worth it!
The only time I think it was not was on a 4 cylinder
'Stang I had, and that is cuz the stock stuff was not a restriction.
But I believe it was still worth the home-made unit I built, it seemed
to give the smallest gain perceptible and it looked better. The 4 banger
has the same size TB as a 94-98 V6 anyway...
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Originally Posted by Flex:
You are the true cam master dude...
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04-19-2004, 11:16 AM
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zoom zoom
Join Date: Jul 2003
City: College Station, TX
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04-19-2004, 11:43 AM
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You want to **** me?
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
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im partial to the densecharger... they dynod 12 rwhp on the v6 and have the graphs to prove it.
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04-27-2004, 04:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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what is the maintance on a CAI filter if any? |
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04-27-2004, 04:21 AM
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Cars & Love
Join Date: Dec 2003
City: Granada Hills
State: California
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I felt like it's giving me some nice horse power.. the sound of course also interesting but sometimes it irritates the hell out of me. Oh well :P I love how it looks!
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04-27-2004, 07:13 AM
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Taking life one day at a time
Join Date: May 2003
City: Simpsonville
State: South Carolina
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I had a Densecharger had it dynoed and I got about 4 RWHP gain. I took it off and put on a MAC CAI and had no loss of power!!!!!
CAI's are a great mod when you are planning to do future mods just like dual exhaust. The gains are not realized until you start the engine mods like P&P intakes, heads and cam, nitrous or Superchargers then you will see the true benefit of CAI or dual exhaust.
Remember CAI or dual exhaust is not the end but the beginning of the mods that will lead you to more performance and HP.
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04-27-2004, 11:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2004
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You can go to an auto parts store and pick up a K&N recharge kit and use that to clean the filter. The filters are supposed to be re-usable, yet I'm not sure if you oil them like a K&N filter. I think recommended cleaning is around 5000 mi. Of course that depends on the enviroment you are in. The more dusty the area, then clean it more often. |
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04-27-2004, 11:55 AM
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I break shit
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Oak Creek, WI
State: Wisconsin
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I made my own cold air intake with a rubber flex hose, some hose clamps, and a cone shaped K&N filter. My filter is down infront of the right wheel well behind the facia so it sucks up cold air. Since its down low it sucks up more then just air and mine gets dirty pretty fast. I buy the K&N filter recharger kit and I use it about 20,000 mile intervals or so.
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1988 Ford Mustang LX
306ci 5 speed
1990 Isuzu Pickup
2.3L 5 speed
1990 Acura Integra
1.8 5 speed
All vehicles in color of text
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