horse power gain with intake

[jaackal]

hey, im in the process of installing a cobra upper and lower intake on my 88 LX speed density. Im also putting on a MAC 70mm t-body. Approx. how much hp and torque will i gain. I also have a cold air intake.

 

[willys1]

Didnt see your mods,but if your motor is mostly stock,I would go for a 65mm TB. The intake should be good for 15HP.Depends on what kind of CAI,anywhere from 5--12HP,again depending on which one.

 

[jaackal]

yeah its mostly stock besides for o/r bbk x pipe and flow master 2 chambers. i orderd the 70mm t-body already

 

[FiveLtrRiceEatr]

you are going to lose hp and trq becasue you dont have a more aggressive cam or better breathing heads on the low end side but on the high rpm maybe 10-15

 

[dstanggt50]

When I swapped to the gt-40, felt a good amt of gain, no before #'s, but dyno'd 245rwhp and 292rwtq, don't think I would have dyno'd that w/out the intake. At the time had the gt-40, equals,off road x, catback, cai, maf.

 

[Kdubslugga]

You wont lose horsepower at all, you just wont feel the true gains until you get better heads and a cam. I have a similar setup up as you, actually the exact same, a Cobra Intake,Mac 70mm,BBK CAI, and the exhaust is the same. I put the 70mm TB on because i plan on big mods in the future, but 65mm would be better for you if you dont plan on modifying your engine. I felt a noticebale difference when botling up the Cobra Intake, especially up high in the RPM's. With the TB and the Intake id say a good 20HP, you should feel it. You may actually seem slower off the line but should definetly feel the difference up high

 

[25thmustang]

With exhaust, Cobra intake, 65mm TB, stock MAF, stock suspension, 3.73s, and tires on an otherwise stock car I ran 13.05 @ 103. No dyno numbers to see any gains, but the car made great power and torque in the whole RPM range. I also noticed I was able to shift higher and the car was still pulling!