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Old 07-18-2006, 01:29 PM
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Alright i found this on 3.8mustang.com but its a universal mod that GTs can do also. Its for the guys that dont want to spend a lot of money or dont have that much to spend. Free easy mod if you have a Dremel.




http://www.3.8mustang.com/articles/filterhousing.shtml



And it doesnt take 3 hours to do if you know what you're doing. Probably took me 30 min.
 
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Old 07-18-2006, 01:32 PM
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the question is why? style points? Cmon... save up fifty or a hundred bucks and buy someone's second hand CAI.
 
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Old 07-18-2006, 01:40 PM
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Just something fun and easy to do. I recently took my CAI out replaced it with stock w/o the air silencer, and a K&N. MY CAI was making my engine run bad and slow. Plus i would only get 16 mpg it the city on a V6 with no "Heavy" driving. So im just going to see if my mpg improves. And the car runs better after I took the CAI out.
 
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Old 07-18-2006, 02:05 PM
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I think thats a lot better idea then a stupid CAI. Thats what I did, not exactly the same, but same idea.

 
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Old 07-18-2006, 02:55 PM
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CAI's are crap anyways...I think you should go for it..
 
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Old 07-18-2006, 03:33 PM
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I kinda used the same concept with my GT. But instead of cutting out my filter housing, I used the housing left over from my mach. The K&N filter was in my mach also and I bought a recharge kit for it, gonna be cleaning it tonight.
 
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Old 07-18-2006, 03:59 PM
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HHHmmmmmmmm different
 
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Old 07-18-2006, 05:55 PM
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Another thing...Does anyone know an easy way to replace tubing from the Air box up to the intake?? I dont wont a metal tube because it heats up to easy thats wat happend on my old CAI. I just something with the same concept as stock minus the ridges it has in the middle.
 
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Old 07-18-2006, 06:47 PM
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PVC, thats what CAI's are made out of.
 
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Old 07-19-2006, 08:24 AM
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use black PVC. If you're skilled enough you can even make a bend in a long straight piece so you don't have to use wonky couplers. A heat gun works well in that effort.
 
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Old 07-19-2006, 10:04 AM
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not at all. it doesn't really matter plastic or metal.
 
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