GT-40 Intake

nandoGdog · May 15, 2008

Hey guys I'm just wondering what would a very nice gt-40 intake sell for nowdays? I know theyre pretty much "outdated" and there are better flowing intakes on the market but I must say the gt-40 was perhaps the prettiest looking intake ever.

allballsmustang · May 15, 2008

actually there still a fairly good intake when it comes to air flow... and since there not in production anymore there getting pretty pricey... ive seen them go for as much as 300!

jim

nandoGdog · May 15, 2008

$300.00 seems kinda low considering they went for $600.00 brand new back in the day and they are no longer being made. Well at least the upper is unavailable brand new I know you can still get the cobra lower but what's this I hear about them being made in china?

bloopbloob · May 15, 2008

i'm guessing you're talking about the tubular intake? i LOVE the look. and they flow decent. they are usually going for a pretty steep price though. in good shape, around $400 would be a good deal, i think. i've seen them go for over $600

wythors · May 15, 2008

They routinely trade on eBay for $500+. My wife was lucky enough to find an unused one on our local Craigslist for $350 and got it for me for Christmas.

LiquidGT · May 15, 2008

I didnt know the tubular upper was still in production, if I had the chance I'd replace my Explorer upper with a tubular, but it would be kind of pointless performance wise. As far as a non-chinese lower you could get an Explorer lower with the EGR hole.

bloopbloob · May 15, 2008

LiquidGT said:
I didnt know the tubular upper was still in production, if I had the chance I'd replace my Explorer upper with a tubular, but it would be kind of pointless performance wise. As far as a non-chinese lower you could get an Explorer lower with the EGR hole.

he said the upper was UNavailable.

LiquidGT · May 15, 2008

bloopbloob said:
he said the upper was UNavailable.

oops I misread it, I thought it sounded kind of funny.

nandoGdog · May 16, 2008

Made in china

I'm sorry but I've been out of the five liter scene for a while. So what is this I hear about Cobra intakes being made in China? Does that mean that if someone has a GT-40 intake for sale the upper is the only thing that has any resale value? And what is the difference betwen a U.S. made Cobra lower and a Chinese made one?

Mustang5L5 · May 16, 2008

Ford discontinued the Cobra Intake kit. I beleive they did it in 2003 since a manufacturer is only legally required to make parts for a car for 10 years. 2003 was 10 years for the '93 Cobra.

However, since Ford knew it had a cash cow, it outsourced the intake to a company in china who now makes it. So any brand new upper or lower cobra intakes after 2003 are of chinese origin.

Oh i've i've routinely seen GT-40 uppers sell for $400. I've been trying to get one myself

nandoGdog · May 16, 2008

chinese Cobra intake vs. U.S. Made

So what is the differance if any in the chinese Cobra vs. the U.S. made one?
Quality wise I know china has a bad rap but if they are being made on the same tooling why not?

ACSPONY · May 16, 2008

wythors said:
They routinely trade on eBay for $500+.

Yep, that's what I've seen them go for. Mine had one on it already when I bought the car and I am keeping it!

wythors · May 16, 2008

nandoGdog said:
So what is the differance if any in the chinese Cobra vs. the U.S. made one?
Quality wise I know china has a bad rap but if they are being made on the same tooling why not?

The Chicom piece causes your car to suck oil like mad. They have a "fix" for it, but it didn't fix it completely for me. It seems that the more modded your engine, the worse the problem with oil consumption is. I ended up dumping mine when I got the GT40.

NIKwoaC · May 17, 2008

nandoGdog said:
Hey guys I'm just wondering what would a very nice gt-40 intake sell for nowdays? I know theyre pretty much "outdated" and there are better flowing intakes on the market but I must say the gt-40 was perhaps the prettiest looking intake ever.

For a street driven 302, its actually really hard to beat performance-wise. Anything bigger (331,347,351, etc) will start to choke, but a good port job on the lower can make it a badass intake for the smaller engines.

Like everyone else is saying, 400$ + for just the upper can be expected. Lowers can be had for really cheap (<100$), sine its the same casting for Cobras, Explorers, and GT-40s. Just make sure you get one with a ACT sensor boss on the front runner.

RYC CUKR · May 17, 2008

I believe that all the lowers, GT40, Explorer and Cobra, have the boss for the ACT but they are only drilled and tapped on the GT40 and Cobra

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