Cold air intake???

[Young_Gotti]

I was thinking of getting an intake system for my 03 V6. I saw some Mac straight shot, BBK, K&N. does anyone know which system is better, that would improve performance, sound

 

[zincyellow03]

With a CAI, they'll all pretty much the same. Just buy the ebay ones for $50 and put a K&N filter on it. They don't really improve performance that much,though. CAIs are the devil!!!

 

[V6muscle00]

Theyr not all the same actually. A true CAI will dip under the fenderwell and get its source of air in the best place possible meaning away from the engine. Most CAIs wont dip down and although theyl increase power they wont do as much because they let in hot air as opposed to cool dense air. If you wanna get a true CAI i know BBK makes one for a v6. its what ive got nd it works pretty well

 

[b52yellow]

Naaaaahhhhhh, Don`t waste $150-200 on a BRAND name CAI, get one from E-bay just like zincyellow03 said.......I got mine from E-Bay and it works perfect-sounds deeper since I installed the CAI .If you wanna add power just get some gears 4.10 or underdrive pulleys etc for the extra cash you gonna have left over rather than spending it on CAI from K&N,BBK .......That`s just my Opinion

 

[Young_Gotti]

yea i looked it up on ebay. found a CAI with K&N filter for bout $100 and found another with the regular filter for bout $65. im might get the one with the K&N filter like zincyellow said. thnx yall

 

[ZeroCulture]

BAM! There you go ... MAC Cold Air Kit for the V6 ... it may not be any better performance wise than anything off of Ebay ... but it sure looks better

 

[98V6]

I got one from UPR and it just doesn't fit like it should and it whistles really bad. i am not happy with it at all.

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?p=6088089#post6088089

 

[TMX]

I got a mac, whistles like mad, gives a better throttle responce more than anything, but gains are minimal, maybe 3rwhp, but they really don't show until you have a good amount of work without turbo or supercharger.

 

[V6muscle00]

hey zero culture.. to install that CAI did u have to cut a hole in the inside fender or did you put in the filter from under the car? I had to cut a hole and I was just wondering if there was an easier way to do it

 

[TMX]

It's easy if you can put the car on ramps, or jack the front end up, then pull the fender well lining out some and you can fit the filter through. That's how I installed mine.

 

[00_silver_stang]

CAI or WAI

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[00_silver_stang]

so pretty much the conculsion of this thread is that your end up paying for a name rather than the performance of the part? So why are CAI or WAI given so much attention if they are proven not to really do anything?

 

[TMX]

Yeah, it's mostly for the name that you pay for, and also much of the time the Ebay ones are made of plastic compared to the metal many of the name brands are (besides K&N, you pay $100 for each letter lol). There are really no benifits between the different brands, the fenderwell intakes all give the same. Now for some cars, the intake can be extremely restrictive, the V6 Mustang intake isn't that bad designed for a stock, quiet setup, but if you plan on having a built NA motor without turbo or supercharged, then a CAI is needed to supply the air for things like nitrous, H/C/I, ect kits.

 

[00_silver_stang]

i get it, it's either about bragin right's or a real NEEDED Upgrade, TMX that's i good way to sum up what ur saying and i agree totally, i'd rather spend 200 on a sound system or sway bars then a CAI, to bad i did already....