Tony, thanks and yes, I saw that. Let me rephrase as it was obviously late when I posted What I meant was, Ford has pretty good standards when contracting out Ford Racing parts....... This intake is likely manufactured well and performs well especially for the price.

 

Where is our number one Ford parts man when you need him??
Someone please call his free number and ask for a price. I do not have it.

 

Kevin can't get the good prices on Ford Racing stuff.

 

group buy discount? anyone?

 

I'm in. Maybe try GEF Racing??
I wonder if it will fit with the Jet Throttle Body spacer.

 

I'm looking at getting one.

 

Called GEFRacing today. :notnice: Only a few dollars off retail.
But then I called John Bleakley Ford and they said $182! That's 19% off retail... just to order one. He said they weren't available yet, but he was going to put a few on order. I know where I'm going when I get mine.

 

Just wanted to let everyone know that I got my FRPP mufflers and strut tower brace from John Bleakley Ford and they are really easy to deal with. Wayne in the parts department is a great guy. The only down side was that he didn't have the parts in stock and had to order them. I was fine with that because he had the best prices I could find, so I didn't mind waiting a couple of weeks to get my parts.

Be sure to let us know how you like that part, and what the quality is like when you get it.

 

No one sees this....SUPER MOD?

Looks like its sucking hotter air than the OEM unit.
Juts cause its FRPP, doesnt make it better...IMO Just look at it

 

I think everybody seems to forget something though. What about the JLT? or the C&L? I certainly remember both of them saying that a "heat shield" made absolutely NO difference in performance. In fact both companies released their product without them and released the heat shields later just to satisfy customers.

I think it's an overblown issue. Don't forget these really aren't CAI's, we just call them that out of familiarity.

 

Not sure if its overblown, curious minds are interested.
I agree thats why these are called CAI, simply from the familiarity w/ the product.

But..I must say, Im surprised @ FRPP, because I see yellow inner strut tower w/ this piece.
Anyway...just thought I would ask about it, I guess no one is sure on this either.

 

I could venture a wild guess that they (S&B) may have been thinking that by leaving the back open it would allow the air to "flow" through around the filter. So in effect what they're attempting with this design is to channel the air around it, instead of attemting to inject it, so to speak.

 

Huhh...thats kinda what has me asking about this piece.
My thought was that it would be prone to warmer air there, above the manifolds, versus the stock location as we know it.
We have a bad enough issue with under hood temps, just cant see the thought behind this one.

Please...Im not trying to discourage anyone, they all work well Im sure. Just talking about it.

 

i would assume no shield would be optimal as the shield would produce warmer air pockets---just a thought--- :scratch:

 

same here

I still haven't made up my mind on a CAI, I like that more and more are coming out. Makes my procrastination even longer

 

Ha, ha. Same here. At this rate I will have the car paid off before I start modding.
Choices are always a good thing. I can't wait to see the numbers this thing puts out.

 

do you have to flash computer w/ ford racing unit? i don`t want to flash computer.

 

You don't need a cold air. Its all hot air in your area. 145 should be fast enough. LOL

 

Yes, from May until October, cold air is a very subjective thing here in the desert

 

Took the plunge yesterday and pre-ordered one from Wayne at johnbleakleyford. $181.50... Won't be in till next month though
Luckily, I ordered a few other toys that were in stock to keep me busy