Cold Air Intake or Something Else?

STCompDude · 02-24-2008, 08:41 PM

I recently purchased a used 2001 Mustang GT Convertible and I want to upgrade it a bit. I was thinking about purchasing a cold air intake to start. I was looking around and I know that it won't give me much horsepower upgrade, only about 1-2 RWHP. My question is, will it make the car sound a litter "beefier" and what's the difference between the $89, $189, and $229 CAIs from AmericanMuscle.com?

Thanks!

03DSG · 02-24-2008, 09:37 PM

get a drop in K&N and call it day with that mod. save the money for something more useful, like gears.

spike_africa · 02-25-2008, 06:01 AM

If you must get an ebay cheapo intake they all do the same shit, not alot.

krazypony · 02-25-2008, 07:58 AM

Yeah all I have done in this area on my 01 is a K&N Dropin filter and removed air silencer. One day maybe I will get a JLT CAI or K&N RAID setup, but not on high priority...

BubbastanGT · 02-25-2008, 08:45 AM

I had a cheapo from EBAY I picked up for $40 and I just swapped in a BBK from AM and I noticed gains instantlly, but not the 10-15 hp that is advertised all over. BBk definatly pulls hard than Ebay kit and with just removing the silencer. The CAI was a gift from the wifey so I didnt drop a dime so I guess it depends on how much you want to spend. As far as sounding beefier? IDK I have LM1 catback I wouldnt know about on a stock exhaust.

mz44mgm · 02-25-2008, 08:36 PM

Go with the BBk, they don't do much, but they look good under the hood and you will be ammused with the sound when layin into the throttle.

krazypony · 02-26-2008, 08:13 AM

I have always wondered how they differ from one to another, like you have the cheapo ones from Ebay that has been mentioned above, but how do the BBK, MAC, American Muscle and others differ to make much of a differance between them?

zigzagg321 · 02-26-2008, 03:50 PM

they do look cool though. That may be more of a reason to get one than the hp gains.

jricde52 · 02-27-2008, 02:41 PM

do the exhaust first

03silverGT · 03-05-2008, 08:45 PM

Do CAI honestly do anything for V8's? I just bought a 2003 GT and i wanted to put one on, but my friends have mustangs and they said dont waste your money buying one. So i want some other peoples opinions if I should get one...

BubbastanGT · 03-06-2008, 12:02 PM

The CAI is not going to give you the HP gains that most places advertise (10-15-20 hp) You may get 1-2 hp, lbs torque. CAI was my first mod and I bought a shitty ebay one. I just bought a BBK and I noticed pretty good gains, but I also have 4.10's exhaust and a tune. If your like me and this is your first stang, you want to buy every bolt on you can. Many say that you should skip all this and just save for a power adder, but I find that to be incredibaly hard. To each his own....

03silverGT · 03-06-2008, 08:12 PM

Thanks man for the advice. I might just save my money for now and not buy an intake...

MachGT · 03-07-2008, 10:21 AM

save up for a hot air intake

best advice I've heard and like to pass along is to develop a plan for the car and do modifications that support that plan. That way you don't have to do things more then once and it will cost less in the long run

BubbastanGT · 03-07-2008, 10:49 AM

"hot air intake" haha

02-24-2008, 08:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
STCompDude Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4	Cold Air Intake or Something Else? I recently purchased a used 2001 Mustang GT Convertible and I want to upgrade it a bit. I was thinking about purchasing a cold air intake to start. I was looking around and I know that it won't give me much horsepower upgrade, only about 1-2 RWHP. My question is, will it make the car sound a litter "beefier" and what's the difference between the $89, $189, and $229 CAIs from AmericanMuscle.com? Thanks!

02-24-2008, 09:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
03DSG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 560	get a drop in K&N and call it day with that mod. save the money for something more useful, like gears. __________________ 03 DSG 2V 5-Speed Mods: Flows, drop in airhog, SCT tune, Motive 4.10 gears (no whine) Dyno(pre-tune): 236 wrhp, not sae corrected Exterior: Mach 1 chin spoiler, Black Bullets (self done), full tint, red calipers(self done), sequential tailights, shorty antenna(self-made) Interior: auto-meter gauges(lunar series), silver center stack and door pieces (self-done, soon to be DSG).

02-25-2008, 06:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,430	If you must get an ebay cheapo intake they all do the same shit, not alot. __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

02-25-2008, 07:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
krazypony Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Liberty, SC Posts: 902	Yeah all I have done in this area on my 01 is a K&N Dropin filter and removed air silencer. One day maybe I will get a JLT CAI or K&N RAID setup, but not on high priority... __________________

02-25-2008, 08:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
BubbastanGT needs a poweradder!!!!!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: NY Posts: 84	I had a cheapo from EBAY I picked up for $40 and I just swapped in a BBK from AM and I noticed gains instantlly, but not the 10-15 hp that is advertised all over. BBk definatly pulls hard than Ebay kit and with just removing the silencer. The CAI was a gift from the wifey so I didnt drop a dime so I guess it depends on how much you want to spend. As far as sounding beefier? IDK I have LM1 catback I wouldnt know about on a stock exhaust. __________________ SCT XCAL 2 FRPP 4:10 Gears SLP Loudmouth I Catback BBK Cold air intake Billet Grille

02-25-2008, 08:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
mz44mgm Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sun Valley, ID Posts: 15	BBk Go with the BBk, they don't do much, but they look good under the hood and you will be ammused with the sound when layin into the throttle. __________________ 97 COBRA BBK CAI MGW Shifter BBK LT BBK O/R Hpipe SCT X3 91 tune

02-26-2008, 08:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
krazypony Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Liberty, SC Posts: 902	I have always wondered how they differ from one to another, like you have the cheapo ones from Ebay that has been mentioned above, but how do the BBK, MAC, American Muscle and others differ to make much of a differance between them? __________________

02-26-2008, 03:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
zigzagg321 yup. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: OH Posts: 6,669	they do look cool though. That may be more of a reason to get one than the hp gains. __________________ image courtesy of wnracing /\/\FOR SALE/\/\

02-27-2008, 02:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
jricde52 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	do the exhaust first

03-05-2008, 08:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
03silverGT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 3	Do CAI honestly do anything for V8's? I just bought a 2003 GT and i wanted to put one on, but my friends have mustangs and they said dont waste your money buying one. So i want some other peoples opinions if I should get one... __________________ PINKS ALL OUT JULY 26TH 2008

03-06-2008, 12:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
BubbastanGT needs a poweradder!!!!!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: NY Posts: 84	The CAI is not going to give you the HP gains that most places advertise (10-15-20 hp) You may get 1-2 hp, lbs torque. CAI was my first mod and I bought a shitty ebay one. I just bought a BBK and I noticed pretty good gains, but I also have 4.10's exhaust and a tune. If your like me and this is your first stang, you want to buy every bolt on you can. Many say that you should skip all this and just save for a power adder, but I find that to be incredibaly hard. To each his own.... __________________ SCT XCAL 2 FRPP 4:10 Gears SLP Loudmouth I Catback BBK Cold air intake Billet Grille

03-06-2008, 08:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
03silverGT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 3	Thanks man for the advice. I might just save my money for now and not buy an intake... __________________ PINKS ALL OUT JULY 26TH 2008

03-07-2008, 10:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
BubbastanGT needs a poweradder!!!!!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: NY Posts: 84	"hot air intake" haha __________________ SCT XCAL 2 FRPP 4:10 Gears SLP Loudmouth I Catback BBK Cold air intake Billet Grille

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