Cold air intake ?

[russ8825]

Hi everyone, first post lol
I was wondering was it worth replacing the stock air system with a CAI ? If not what other mods are worth getting for around the $100 range. I have a 95 GT thats pretty much bone stock, I have a transgo kit i have to get installed but thats it.
-Thanks

 

[OnyxCobra]

CAI are mostly for cosmetic gain and you can find $50 on eBay that work pretty well, i wouldn't pay full price for one.

 

[98mstanggt]

Yeah just buy a cheap cai off ebay or something all cai's work the same just depend on rather you like the way it looks(Chrome, black, inside fender, etc)

 

[white95]

You will only be as good as your weekest link... A cai will provide a slim gain in power but the stock throttle body and mass air meter will restrict the airflow. I vote for a set of underdrive pullies and advancing the timing to start!!

 

[Venom351R]

advancing the timing is free and will net you more HP then a CIA set up will but you also have to run 93/91 octane once you bump the timing up

 

[white95]

^ is correct. If not, it'll sound like kim jong I'll firing little nuclear missiles into your pistons. I usually pay about 35-40 bucks a tank to go rolling in my 5.0. Worth every penny!

 

[LAFENATU]

I bought a UPR piece. Nice and worked well BUT the only reason I bought it was because my stock setup was bad.

If not for that I would simply run the stock setup with a K&N Panel Filter.


.02

 

[duh09]

^+10000000000


Unless somethings wrong with your stock setup, keep it and throw a K&N Filter in it and call it quits.

 

[Ford Tough]

Buy the no name brand one from american muscle, I got one on my car. It was only 79.99 but it came with 2 wrong sized hose clamps but new clamps were only 1.50, other than that it fit good. http://www.americanmuscle.com/94-95-gt-cold-air-intake.html

 

[2slo95fiveoh]

Or, I believe there was a thread about making your old cold air kit from PVC pipe from a home improvement store..
here ya go: http://sn95forums.com/index.php/topic,19849.0.html
Yours would look a little different because of the fox intake, but same basic principle..
Then take the money you save by doing that, put it in a jar, and save up for GEARS.. you'll be glad you did.

 

[Venom351R]

thats another cheap option, Id do that then buying one from Ebay or anywhere else.

 

[russ8825]

Cool thanks guys. Question though, My car has the stock 3.27's in it, how bad would i see my gas mileage go down if I threw 3.73s in ?

 

[eliyarbrough]

I have bought like 126 mods for my car. It came with a drop in K&N Filter. That was the only thing I had on it.

 

[427danderson]

Buy the no name brand one from american muscle, I got one on my car. It was only 79.99 but it came with 2 wrong sized hose clamps but new clamps were only 1.50, other than that it fit good. http://www.americanmuscle.com/94-95-gt-cold-air-intake.html

+1

 

[white95]

I lost about 20-30 miles per tank, but I do a lot of city driving

 

[Javi]

Cool thanks guys. Question though, My car has the stock 3.27's in it, how bad would i see my gas mileage go down if I threw 3.73s in ?

on my last trip my car's mpg was almost 24 mpg/tank, i have 3.73's, 5 speed and longtubes.

IMO not too bad

 

[Venomous96Cobra]

I have the BBK cai that came with my car when I bought it I see no difference between it and the cheap ebay cai I had on my foxbody! both were fenderwell kits and the only visible difference is that the ebay one which is probably about $100 cheaper didnt have a BBK badge on it...

 

[white95]

I suppose the factory air tract would be less prone to "heat soak" than aftermarket steel/aluminum tubes. The JLT cai is supposedly one of the best out there for now..

 

[fastgtfairlane]

i made my own for much cheaper than purchasing one and mine is abs plastic that wont melt