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Aftermarket intake, stock hood

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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

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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.
 
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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)
 

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General karthief said:
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.
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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
 

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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Mustang5L5 said:
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
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Another fun fact that we are now aware of.
 

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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
 
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revhead347 said:
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
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so say I get the cobra intake, is there something I need to do before bolting on, like cleaning or anything?
 

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so say I get the cobra intake, is there something I need to do before bolting on, like cleaning or anything?
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Nothing special. Cleaning wouldn't hurt though.

Kurt
 
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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.
 

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rockyracoon said:
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.
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An aftermarket brace will fit.

Kurt
 
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