Hello Everyone,
I'm actually glad I found this website. My friend showed me a video on how to install a Cold Air Intake on my 1995 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT. Then I started to think, he's into imports and doesn't know a lot, so I questioned him and yeah I don't think he knows that much, like as much as a American Muscle person.

My Question:
I'm looking for a good Cold Air Intake for my Mustang and I'd rather ask you guys/girls.
I bought my car not to long ago, it's like my first car that I paid for with my own money, got a good deal on it. Going to work on it and then sell it for more. I'm thinking about getting a SVT Cobra, newer model style then mine. I'm not sure what would be a better choice for Speed, Horsepower, and Torgue. Cobra or Saleen? I don't want the GT500 and I don't know about the Roush (sp), the Mach 1 or whatever.

I suck at doing this, so give me some slack, haha.

Ps. This is what my friend was saying I should get for Cold Air Intake (link posted below). Reason why I question it now because of all the Cold Air Intakes I see on this website. I grew up to see the most expensive think is mainly and usually the best. :/
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...98327&viewitem=
I love the color of this Cold Air Intake though, makes me... Yeah

 

The cold air intake won't give you any noticable power,if you like the look go for it.I would suggest staying away from the Cobra of your dreams for awhile learn how to handle what you have.The members here will tell you a Cobra can easily get you in over your head.They are special and require special attention.Watch out for buddies telling you that a tune is bad.With all the tuners on the market it is easy to make a minor problem a huge one.Find a good mechanic and ask lots of questions before you make changes.

 

Thank you! If I was going to get it for looks I rather not, but if it's going to make a difference in my vechile I will want it. Because that's like $72 and I need to replace my standard air fliter which is I think $40, so I rather do the upgrade.

Which is why I need an opinion. Since I have a 1995 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT.

What kind of Mustang would you get for Horsepower, Torgue, and Speed? I'm keeping mine for a good year or so, don't know exactly. I don't know my dream car for American Muscle yet. But for Import I want a Toyota Supra. Then a GSX Hayabusa 1300R or maybe a different one later on.

 

The Supra is like the Cobra very fast easy to get in trouble The 95 Gt will go plenty fast and is a great learner with some wheel time you will be fine.No opion on two wheels they are crazy fast and when you make that mistake you don't get up and walk away.
If you live near a pepboys you can find a cai for little money.
Check the 5.0 magazines many of them have great articles on your car and believe it they can fly just be sure you can handle what you get HP above 350 sounds great til its sideways
Like I said the people on here always give good advice ask questions most members have been where you are now.

 

Yeah I know, I love the Supra's for an import, but I love American Muscle more. I've never got busted yet and I'm crazy as hell. I know how to handle a car with more horsepower then mine. This car is just my first car that I bought with my own money and what not. I've been racing since I was a kid. It's in my family history and my close friend I grew up with. He does track racing, same with his mother and father. I'm just not good at working on cars, I know stuff, but not good enough. I catch on and learn fast though. The only thing I can't really do in my car is drifting. :/

I never heard of Pepboys. Yeah I'm not afraid of dying, getting hurt, or anything. I think I'm going to kill my self snowboarding, bmxing, or skating first. haha. I started on a bike first, always loved them. But I don't live in a City/State where I could use one all year. I also have too many friends so I need a, well more then a two seater car, never did like those two seaters. I wont let anyone drive my car but one person. I hate not being the driver or being in my own vechile.

Yeah that's why I came on here, for some advice on what kind of Cold Air Intake. Do you like Mustangs? Someone told me the Saleen's are better, but I oddly think the Cobra is faster and what not.

 

Both are of the same breed imo Saleens are refined comfort the Cobra a full attack machine.Glad to hear you mentione the track.I have never thought of drifting my car tires cost enoungh and hooking up is what I was after.They do drift.A good 2000 and up Gt will give you plenty of power.

 

So the Cobra would be better? Besides the comfort part of it. Yeah he does some weird track racing, all dirt, and you go in circles, short term race track. I call him Nascar, because of the vechiles and everything, haha. Yeah I do a lot of street racing, never lost even in my 2004 Dodge Durangoo V8 Hemi 5.7 L. Only race I lost was to a bike and we were playing around, some random guy. I've yet still never actually gone full out on my car. No one wants to race me. :/ I haven't taken it to Portland International (sp) Raceway yet. I have a few friends who race, but rarely talk too. I'm more of a street racing, the rush, and everything. You're right they do drift, but it's not as easy. I think the 2000 - 2004 models is what I want, but I think I want the 2004 model. I don't want a GT though. I can never have enough power, haha.

 

Your going to catch hell for street recing on here it does nothing but make Mustangs and the owners of Mustangs look bad.Everyone on here has done something in their car they would change hopefully killing someone isn't among the things they would change.

 

Understandable and Respectable, but I'm hopping not to kill anyone either. If it gets to out of hand I will stop or if there is to many vechiles around. I just like street better because of the new spots and stuff you don't know. I mean I will do track, don't get me wrong. I as well like not knowing what the other person has.

Like my last race I believe was vs a new G35 Infiniti which has over 300 horsepower and mine is maybe 225. It's sad that I beat them and I wasn't even really fully trying. They got mad and turned.


Edit: Why does it make Mustangs look bad?

 

When people see a Harley Davidson they think biker when they see or hear a loud Mustang or news paper or tv news with a crash and its a Mustang they immediate response is to blame the car and the typical owner is a young male. Not that it is always true but it can be a stock sixer and because of the look and heritage it is already associated with speed.Its no different then a Camaro Firebird or any ricer with a fart cannon the noise and shape already give it a repuation.Mine is very loud and I get the stare from all my neighbors and have never even taken off hard in sight of anyone of them.Its almost like walking around with a gun on your hip.Its not what you have done but people fearing what you could do.

 

Oh yeah I know what you're talking about now. One reason that I love this car, isn't ***** sounding, but is a sleeper. My neighbor doesn't like my car or me, but I never rum it up, usually when I start it I leave because it's load. My exaust is all straight pipes and 3inch tips. But yeah I think he's just racist againest me and always complains, he lies just to try and get me troublem, it's so funny.

 

Ok, I see there is a lot to be learned here. There are so many people on this site with tons of information to lend you.

There are tons of different Mustangs out there. You are mentioning a lot of them, but you aren't saying any year or your price range. It's hard for us to determine the best car for you without that information.



But when talk about street racing you lose respect and credibility around here.

 

I thought I put the year in there and no price range, but thank you. I like the model of your car.

 

There certainly is alot to be learned in here.
first off saleen vs. cobra
There are several models of saleen just as there are several models of roush stangs. It usually consists of the base model being a gt dressed up, the second level involved a dressed up gt + brakes/suspension mods the third and top level is a dressed up gt + brakes/suspension + a supercharger. The top models are fairly expensive 25k+(used) most often and usually around 375hp~. All these cars come with a 5spd tranny and solid rear axle. Next up the cobras. The 94/95 cobras had 5.0L The 96-98's have 305hp/tq and use a solid rear axle all equipped with 5spds. The 99/01 have 320hp/tq and were the first to use the Independent rear suspension also equipped with a 5spd. and Finally the 03/04 which has 395hp/tq supercharged motor and a 6spd tranny also using an IRS suspension. There are numerous differences between the motors( all of which are 4.6L DOHC for 96+ cobras) of these cobras, as well as styling, gear ratios, and axle differences but I am not going to go into that right now.

Finally about your CAI question. Your 5.0L has alot of torque, but doesn't rev very high and honestly doesn't continue to pull at higher speeds/rpms in factory form. My friend had a 5.0L swapped stang and they love mods and the mods for them are very cheap since that motor has been used for many years in mustangs. If you want something faster, why not build on your motor? A set of heads, a new upper/lower intake manifold and a sweet cam and you will easily see close to 300hp (it only depends on how radical you want to get with those mods). As far as getting a CAI sure, go ahead you will probably see 3-5 hp from it, and like you said you need a new filter, so why not dress the engine bay up with it some.

Anyways if you want a newer stang, then you need to tell us a price range and what you want to do with it (road race/autox/drag/or just daily driver that is fun).

I hope that helped some and gave you a bit of insight on those stangs mentioned some.

 

Actually that helped me out a lot. I don't like the model type of mine, I got it because it was cheap, I liked it, but not as much as the Cobra. I've always wanted a new SVT Cobra like the 2004 model I believe. But then I started thinking what one should I get besides the GT and GT500. Mine is a daily used car and I do street racing, but not a lot because people are to chickened. I'm sure I will start going to the track, but I want a faster vechile. I need to keep up with my friend and his Hatch back. :/

So the SVT Cobra would be the best for speed, horsepower, and torgue?

 

well since you don't like your body style as much as the new edge body style then yes you should look for a 99-2004 cobra. I don't know your budget but I am assuming you are younger, you most likely can't afford the insurance on the 03/04 cobra. IT is a very fast car, and the ins is very very high on it, not to mention I don't know your budget but I would guess it isn't the 20-25k needed for a clean 03/04 cobra. So that leaves the 99/01 cobra, like I have. I definitely recommend the 01 over the 99 for the fact that, although the 99 was supposed to get the "fix", a recall problem since they weren't producing the advertised power, not all did and it's just something I wouldn't want to mess with. Further more the small styling things such as the spoiler design, the 01 is much nicer looking. The 01 comes in more colors and also has an interior specially designed for the cobra, as apposed to sharing the same interior essentially as a v6/gt mustang(99 cobra). The 01 cobra has better IRS bushings and has 31 spline axles where the 99 has 28 spline axles. Also the 01's tr3650 tranny is considered to be slightly better than the 99's t45(if i recall correctly) transmission.

They are great motors, being that they are DOHC, 4v V8's they respond great to mods and will give you plenty of power to get used to.

Something to also look at would be a 03/04 Mach 1. It is on par with the 99/01 cobra, but has a better rear end gear (3.55 opposed to 3.27-cobra) and is usually in the 15-20k range. The insurance however is more being a newer car, but does have some sweet styling pieces, such as a functional shaker hood scoop and mach 1 striping and such. Also the mach 1 uses a solid rear axle, but essentially shares the same 4.6L 4V V8 that the cobra uses.

 

Yeah I was thinking about that and I have no budget, honestly don't really care. Then again it's going to be awhile before I get it. Yeah I've always loved Cobra's, I love my rims too, they're cobra R's. The style you have, if that's your car in the picture is the type I like, but I don't want a convertable. I mean I do want one really bad, but the weather here wouldn't be good on the car. Yeah I'm not too worried about the Insurance one bit. The paint job that I will get is going to be full out custom. My friend King is a low rider king and has his own paint shop. He was ranked one for awhile for the best paint job. LoL I don't know if I'm going to get it that good though.

If you didn't have your Cobra or anything. Would you get the Mac 1 instead?
Also is the 03-04 model better then yours?

 

kn cone and your done

 

Yes the blue cobra in my signature is mine.

Nah I wouldn't get a mach 1 over my cobra. I like my cobra alot, mainly because I wanted a convertible and mach 1's only come in coupes. Also I like the IRS alot over the solid rear axle.

The 03-04 model is better in the fact that it has 60hp more, a 6 spd tranny, 3.55 rear gears stock, and a built motor from ford.

 

the 04's only have 60hp more? really? well **** ide rather have yours and do a bigger boost setup

 

I'm dumb. Can you show me? haha

 

If you didn't have your cobra would you get the 03-04?

 

goto american muscle.com or autozone what ever and get the K and N filter for your stock intake. put that in and your done with your intake..

 

Oh yeah my friend told me that.
K&n Performance / Air Filter 46.99 - E-0940
See the thing is then we talked abotu the Cold Air Intake and he found one on E-Bay for $74.00 and he said it will be better for my car, a lot better. If that's the case I rather spend the difference. But since he's into imports and is still learning. I thought I would ask since I'll get more help here, I think.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...98327&viewitem=

 

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im a car noob so, could be tranny, or differential no clue

 

I apologize, I posted that in the wrong thread of mine. Yeah I am in a point, like there is stuff I know, and stuff I don't. I just can't think right now because my car is bothering me so much.

 

From a stand point of performance yes. From a looks standpoint I would choose mine.

 

What's the differnce in looks?

 

front bumper, rear bumper, side skirts, hood, side mirrors, side scoops, spoiler, tail lights