I have a 1989 mustang that used to have a 2.3L in her (now under construction) but while i was crusin the four cylinder, i of course was in the need of more power... The first place i started was with the intake and intake silencer.
I basicially ripped out the complete air intake system all the way back to the throttle body. Once there, I found out that the rubber elbow that attaches the throttle body to the intake tube has an inner diameter ob about 3.5 inches. I then invested in 18" worth of 3.5" outer diameter exhaust pipe and found a k&n that fit on the 3.5" pipe. Once the new intake was thrown in there, i needed to keep it steady, so i used some wire to wrap around the exhaust and went from the fender to the electric fan bracket.
The pics below give you a descent idea of what it all looked like.
~~WHAT IT ORIGIONALLY LOOKED LIKE~~
~~ALL THE ITEMS REMOVED~~
~~THE SILENCER (LOOK HOW RESTRICTIVE)~~
~~THE INTAKE (LOOK HOW OPEN IT IS!)~~
~~THE FINAL PRODUCT~~
I defenately heard a noticable difference. Cant honestly say that i felt that big of a difference, but in the end, i had intake, exhaust, and other minor stuff done that made her sound and pull a little better than stock.
I have a video that i can hopefully get up here pretty soon.
I am putting a 351w in this car and the intake is no longer in service, so if any one is interested, PM me and let me know... Thanks, Darren
I basicially ripped out the complete air intake system all the way back to the throttle body. Once there, I found out that the rubber elbow that attaches the throttle body to the intake tube has an inner diameter ob about 3.5 inches. I then invested in 18" worth of 3.5" outer diameter exhaust pipe and found a k&n that fit on the 3.5" pipe. Once the new intake was thrown in there, i needed to keep it steady, so i used some wire to wrap around the exhaust and went from the fender to the electric fan bracket.
The pics below give you a descent idea of what it all looked like.
~~WHAT IT ORIGIONALLY LOOKED LIKE~~
~~ALL THE ITEMS REMOVED~~
~~THE SILENCER (LOOK HOW RESTRICTIVE)~~
~~THE INTAKE (LOOK HOW OPEN IT IS!)~~
~~THE FINAL PRODUCT~~
I defenately heard a noticable difference. Cant honestly say that i felt that big of a difference, but in the end, i had intake, exhaust, and other minor stuff done that made her sound and pull a little better than stock.
I have a video that i can hopefully get up here pretty soon.
I am putting a 351w in this car and the intake is no longer in service, so if any one is interested, PM me and let me know... Thanks, Darren