Aftermarket intake, stock hood

[keegan.martin]

I am wondering if there’s any intakes besides the stock mustang gt one that fits in a stock gt hood, I am going to be putting gt40 heads but want a new intake as well, but clearance is a problem apparently

 

[General karthief]

I put an explorer intake on my 89 with a 3/8 spacer, the intake and heads work well together, no hood issues.
I think there may be a tic more room under a 94-5 hood.

 

[mostsmooth]

i have cobra intake on my 95.
i would imagine most aftermarket intakes would fit without problem (assuming you remove that bracket that goes across the engine bay, cant recall the correct name for it)

 

[Mustang5L5]

I put an explorer intake on my 89 with a 3/8 spacer, the intake and heads work well together, no hood issues.
I think there may be a tic more room under a 94-5 hood.

opposite actually. Lower hood line forced Ford to redesign the HO and cobra intake for 94-95 for shorter height. Actually the HO intake was taken from the 91-93 t-bird

 

[General karthief]

opposite actually. Lower hood line forced Ford to redesign the HO and cobra intake for 94-95 for shorter height. Actually the HO intake was taken from the 91-93 t-bird

Another fun fact that we are now aware of.

 

[revhead347]

Try and score a Cobra intake from the same year. It's the same thing as a Explorer intake, but will clear the hood. Will flow way more than GT40 iron heads will.

Kurt

 

[keegan.martin]

Try and score a Cobra intake from the same year. It's the same thing as a Explorer intake, but will clear the hood. Will flow way more than GT40 iron heads will.

Kurt

so say I get the cobra intake, is there something I need to do before bolting on, like cleaning or anything?

 

[revhead347]

so say I get the cobra intake, is there something I need to do before bolting on, like cleaning or anything?

Nothing special. Cleaning wouldn't hurt though.

Kurt

 

[rockyracoon]

Im running a speed master upper and lower which I've been told is a copy of an Eddy intake and the hood has plenty of clearance but the stock strut brace doesn't fit anymore.

 

[revhead347]

Im running a speed master upper and lower which I've been told is a copy of an Eddy intake and the hood has plenty of clearance but the stock strut brace doesn't fit anymore.

An aftermarket brace will fit.

Kurt