Ford CAI
10/14/05, 07:03 PM
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I wasa wondering if you buy the ford CAI will they also tune your car for the new intake. From what i am hearing just about any CAI needs a tune. Just wondering if anyone had heard about ford tuning to there CAI.
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10/14/05, 08:55 PM
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Originally posted by S197 GT@October 14, 2005, 7:28 PM
It wasn't going to need a tune......but, rumor has it that Ford Racing dropped the CAI idea!
It wasn't going to need a tune......but, rumor has it that Ford Racing dropped the CAI idea!
The link for it on the FRPP site is still there, though they are not known for being the quickest nor the most accurate in updating their website:
http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_...rtKeyField=8102
I have one backorderd from JohnBleakley...if it's not gonna come, I'll probably just get the K&N or that new AIRAID one that was just mentioned a few days ago...or maybe I should just make my own
10/14/05, 09:55 PM
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Originally posted by 300HPGT@October 14, 2005, 8:16 PM
From the looks of that unit it might have been made by Volant??? It looks good. Much better than the K&N unit. And its fairly inexpensive.
From the looks of that unit it might have been made by Volant??? It looks good. Much better than the K&N unit. And its fairly inexpensive.
10/17/05, 08:24 AM
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From the looks of it I would think that it would need a tune. It is much different from stock and would therefore cause a much different air wave going into the intake. Then again it may have something inside restricting the airflow a little so you don't need a tune. The K&N doesn't need a tune IF you put the HC trap back in which slows the air a little, without the trap you need a tune. It might be something like that.
10/17/05, 09:03 AM
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Originally posted by I8URVTEC@October 17, 2005, 10:27 AM
From the looks of it I would think that it would need a tune. It is much different from stock and would therefore cause a much different air wave going into the intake. Then again it may have something inside restricting the airflow a little so you don't need a tune. The K&N doesn't need a tune IF you put the HC trap back in which slows the air a little, without the trap you need a tune. It might be something like that.
From the looks of it I would think that it would need a tune. It is much different from stock and would therefore cause a much different air wave going into the intake. Then again it may have something inside restricting the airflow a little so you don't need a tune. The K&N doesn't need a tune IF you put the HC trap back in which slows the air a little, without the trap you need a tune. It might be something like that.
Hate to burst your bubble about the tuning. The only way the vehicle needs to be retuned is if the MAF size is bigger than stock. K&N designed with the same MAF size as stock but gives it more power. Regardless of whether you don't have the hydrocarbon trap, (which most of the Mustangs now are coming without) if your car comes with or without the H/C trap and you get the K&N, you do no need a tune.
10/17/05, 11:58 AM
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When the Ford CAI was first posted with a link to Ford, I telephoned Ford and asked if their CAI needed a tune. Their reply was, "No". So, who better than Ford would know. 
On the other hand, with the hurricanes' damage (alleged) to refineries and the reformulation restrictions relaxed by the EPA, I have noticed my Mustang GT started to get a little rattle (slight ping) under hard acceleration with an 87 octane performance tune. I knocked the timing back 2 degrees and the rattle is gone. Power still good, transmission still shifts crisply and my mileage went up, too. Still happy about that.
On the other hand, with the hurricanes' damage (alleged) to refineries and the reformulation restrictions relaxed by the EPA, I have noticed my Mustang GT started to get a little rattle (slight ping) under hard acceleration with an 87 octane performance tune. I knocked the timing back 2 degrees and the rattle is gone. Power still good, transmission still shifts crisply and my mileage went up, too. Still happy about that.
10/17/05, 09:33 PM
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Yup, that's what my Ford Racing parts guy said Motorsports told him, no reason, just that they don't know when or if they're coming out. The S&B thing is just a guess
Supposedly they were pulled off the website....well under certain searches they were under other ones they still come up.
Supposedly they were pulled off the website....well under certain searches they were under other ones they still come up.
10/18/05, 10:55 AM
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