Foxbody TB Swap Question

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95mustang_gt

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When i do the tb swap and have to mod my cold air intake do i need a 45 degree bend from the throttle down or 90* bend?Should i go with a mandrel bent pipe elbow or the Silicone Elbow?Could they both handle the heat.Since im going to cut my mac cai,what size should match 3" or 3.5"?

mandrel pipe
http://www.racepartsolutions.com/proddetail.asp?prod=21st-90Elbow

silicone elbow
http://www.racepartsolutions.com/products.asp?cat=76

 

Killercanary

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Go with a silicone elbow, there isn't much room up near the TB for a steel bend and couplers. The silicone will allow some movement in the intake tubing when the motor torques.

 

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do i need the 90* bend or 45* bend?

thanks for the quick reply and the help

 

18mustangs

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95mustang_gt said:

do i need the 90* bend or 45* bend?

thanks for the quick reply and the help

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90* bend by the TB. I used the Fox C&L pipe up top and then cute a couple of inches off of my MAC CAI on the top portion and rotated the top portion of the CAI in order to have it mate to the Fox C&L tube. You could go the other way and get yourself a 90* plumbing connector and some ABS piping and make your own straight shot CAI. I've seen some pretty good looking home kits here on stangnet.
Tim