Which is the best Cold air intake?
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Which is the best Cold air intake?
Hi everyone I'm new to this site and wanted some advise/opinions. So I own a stock 2007 Mustang GT and I want a cold air intake for it. Now I don't want to spend a fortune, but I want the most bang for my buck. I've been looking around online and I'm leaning towrd a JLT kit with a tune, what do u guys think are other good options? Thanks!!!
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Which is the best Cold are intake?
Hi everyone I'm new to this site and wanted some advise/opinions. So I own a stock 2007 Mustang GT and I want a cold air intake for it. Now I don't want to spend a fortune, but I want the most bang for my buck. I've been looking around online and I'm leaning towrd a JLT kit with a tune, what do u guys think are other good options? Thanks!!!
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IMO that's right choice.
Most bang for the buck.
That's what I finally put on my blue 2006.
But it was only a couple of hp more than the K&N with a tune.
The tune is the really important part.
Get a custom dyno tune if you can.
Most bang for the buck.
That's what I finally put on my blue 2006.
But it was only a couple of hp more than the K&N with a tune.
The tune is the really important part.
Get a custom dyno tune if you can.
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i have the steeda cai and tune from steeda. i can tell you significant performance increase as well as more attitude and sound from the car. I really like the steeda kit. they advertise about 35 hp gain and I would believe every bit of that.
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"Best" is a subjective term but I did a fair amount of research and I bought a C&L Racer CAI with an SC3 tuner and tune...I am very, very pleased with it. The tune makes a huge difference, especially with the stock drive-by-wire throttle lag...it wakes the car right up!
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I second everything said above. The Steeda CAI is well worth it. Along with the tune it was a huge leap over stock and you wont be disappointed at all for the money spent. The car felt much better immediately after my install.
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So in my area almost every gas station has 92 octane as its max. If I buy a CAI that requries a 93 octane tune and I put 92 in it is there any negative effects that could happen?
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So in my area almost every gas station has 92 octane as its max. If I buy a CAI that requries a 93 octane tune and I put 92 in it is there any negative effects that could happen?
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Get a 91 tune
The tune determines the octane needed.
A tune rated for 93 when running 92 might cause a little knocking under hard acceleration, which is bad for the engine.
Get a 91 octane tune for your application. You can safely run 91 or higher with that.
There really is not a great difference in the parameters of a 91 tune and a 93. My tuner told me the loss of power of 91 vs 93 tune would not be really noticeable.