Cold Air Intakes for 97 Cobra

96SVTCobra · Sep 24, 2006

JLT on my friends 96 cobra (k&n, headers, exhaust only)picked up (dyno tested) 12hp to the wheels. no shit. I'm going to be getting one after my gears.

blackfang · Sep 26, 2006

Still running my K&N fipk, but thinking about going the blower route once I get a beater, so I am going to stick with it.

badass98svt · Mar 15, 2007

I have the WMS Velocity Tube. I just installed it a few days ago and so far i love it. It breathes better than my Densecharger. I can tell because the exhaust was actually a tad different.
It clears the STB and its has a polished Ceramic coating and imo looks much better than UPR piece. It also is insulated more than the UPR. The WMS pices only cost $105. Then all you need is the MAF adapter and a conical filter.
I don't have a pic of it installed yet, but I will.

Stoked97 · Aug 7, 2007

Hey guys. Im a new member and was just reading through. The one and only CAI that will allow you to retain your strut tower brace is the one from BBK.

01SportChic · Nov 29, 2007

damn wish I even had a brace on my car...one of the previous owners removed it.

I just have a home made, half factory, half aftermarket intake lol

Magic · Nov 29, 2007

01SportChic said:
damn wish I even had a brace on my car...one of the previous owners removed it.

I just have a home made, half factory, half aftermarket intake lol

Biggest restriction in the stock air intake setup is the stock airbox itself......

badass98svt · Apr 13, 2008

Stoked97 said:
The one and only CAI that will allow you to retain your strut tower brace is the one from BBK.

That's definitely a false statement bud.

The C&L pipe, the WMS Velocity tube, the UPR power pipe, and a few others will clear the stock Strut Tower Brace.

timpryor · Jun 13, 2008

badass98svt said:
Stoked97 said:

The one and only CAI that will allow you to retain your strut tower brace is the one from BBK.

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That's definitely a false statement bud.

The C&L pipe, the WMS Velocity tube, the UPR power pipe, and a few others will clear the stock Strut Tower Brace.

The UPR power pipe has been discontinued

either way i'll be modifying my STB so i can run the JLT, basically i will make it a 2 point bace instead of a 3 point

96blkbullitt · Jul 27, 2008

I've been doing research on this issue as well after getting a 97 cobra myself. Seems that Steeda makes a stronger/lighter STB for the 96-98 cobra. They claim it allows for other intakes to fit while retaining the bar. Didn't know if anyone had considered that route, but I am to shed a little weight, keep a STB, and hopefully fit any CAI I chose.

badass98svt · Jul 27, 2008

^^^
So, you're gonna be the guinea pig?

96blkbullitt · Jul 28, 2008

haha. It's looking that way isn't it. No one seems to have any info on the Steeda STB no matter what site I've posted the same question on. I don't know if the piece just came out and I happened to stumble upon it before a lot of other did, but for the $150 I'd hate to be THAT guy right now. If anyone who's read my post above hasn't seen the piece, go to Steeda's site and go to the "chassis stiffening" section. Looks nice, and since the Maximum Motorsport STB doesn't seem to help with intake clearance then maybe the Steeda is the answer. I'd love to hear some real world answers before going through with ordering the STB, as I'm sure a lot of us would.

badass98svt · Jul 28, 2008

Are you a member on SVTP? They may be able to help you out. Post a link to the part too.

96blkbullitt · Jul 29, 2008

Yeah I'm on SVTP along with all the others out there. Posted it up yesterday and still haven't gotten any reply's from one of the biggest cobra specific sites out there. Anyways here the link incase people start paying attention to the thread I made. http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=510051

96blkbullitt · Jul 31, 2008

finally someone on SVTP saw my thread and ended up having the Steeda STB on their 98 cobra. He doesn't have any CAI yet but is supposed to post up some pictures to show the extra clearance. I'm excited to see what it looks like. Check out the link posted above if any of you are interested as well.

96blkbullitt · Aug 2, 2008

Well the pics of the steeda bar are up on my SVTP thread posted above. Doesn't look like much, if any extra clearance to me. check for yourself if you're interested, I may be wrong. A JLT still wouldn't fit IMO, so I'm probably going with the wms high velocity kit. I see a lot of people run the kit, but keep their stock maf. I like their kit that comes with the bigger maf. Is anyone running it that can give some feedback?