98Nor*CalStang
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Looking to get a new Cold Air Intake but i really didn't want to buy a chrome one I really like the K&N ones but i see they only make em for V8s. Any help?
Thanks guys :headbang:
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atlanticblue98
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98Nor*CalStang said:
unfortunately K&N doesnt make one of the Black CAI's for our V6's. i love the way they look too. American Muscle just started offering a black Cold Air Intake from a brand called Stack Racing. it looks the same as the cheap chrome ones, but black
http://www.americanmuscle.com/sr-cai-9498v6.html
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98Nor*CalStang
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Yea i bought that one and i returned it right away. I took it out of the bubble wrap and it was scratched up there was chrome spots and where it bolts up to the Air flow sensor one of the corners was bent. Real nice but i though to myself i rather spent 10 bucks more to get the BBK that's street legal and is already chrome.
atlanticblue98
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98Nor*CalStang said:
right, i forgot you are in California and need a CARB number. not much you can do then.
there goes California, screwing over another car enthusiast again
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98Nor*CalStang
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The funny thing is that pretty much many people don't know is that there is parts in Northern CA where the cars never have to get smog. My stang is registered in a county where i don't have to smog it. (5 miles from where i live.) lol So I can't say i remembrance the last time my stang got smogged. So the CARB number isn't really a issue to me.
atlanticblue98
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98Nor*CalStang said:
oh, i have never had to worry about any kind of emissions testing. florida has none at all
yeah, i cant think of any other black ones that would fit a 94-98. the only thing i could think of is to get a cheap chrome one, scuff it down with some 2000 grit sand paper and hit it with some black High-temperature paint
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98Nor*CalStang
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What i really like about the K&N is that they are made of like plastic so they don't get hot like that aluminum ones.
atlanticblue98
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98Nor*CalStang said:
eh, the air flows through the tubes so fast that the transfer of heat doesnt really have time to take place.
take a hot pipe (dont burn yourself) and blow cold air through it and feel the air coming out. i highly doubt it will be hot air.
and remember, the metal ones also shed heat faster too. the plastic will get hot, it isnt immune to becoming hot just because it is plastic.
the intake manifold on my father's 2007 V6 mustang is made out of composite plastic and it gets just as hot as the rest of the engine
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98Nor*CalStang
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Yeah i figured it would be impossible for the air to get hot while going threw the intake. might end up buying the BBK. lol :headbang: Just hoping i could find the K&N one but oh well
atlanticblue98
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98Nor*CalStang said:
i wish they made one too.
they make them for the 01-04 V6
just not 94-98 or for 99-00
MAC and BBK are pretty much your best CAI options for a 94-98. I will say this much though, don't do a CAI cheapo brand (ebay). I did that with my old 98 sixer I had, worst decision ever. I have a BBK on my 5.0 and love it, I would put one on my Cobra, but I have the good old K&N air filter with silencer delete, so I'm good to go lol.
atlanticblue98
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jthorn9 said:
what is wrong with the Ebay intakes? i have a $70 American Muscle one and it does just fine
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98Nor*CalStang
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Is it just the material the intakes are made? i see a lot of intakes on ebay from cheap to expensive.
red95r
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Yeah I gotta agree and say whats wrong with the 70$ one I bought of AM last year? It still works, what could possibly be different?
@98Nor*CalStang, Mine too had a bent corner, I just flattened it out.
@98Nor*CalStang, Mine too had a bent corner, I just flattened it out.
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98Nor*CalStang
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yea but i was just like man i paid 159 bucks and it has a corner bent before anything. So i returned it quick. haha Never returned something so quick before. :laughing5:
