What Intake/Tune????
11/15/12, 08:58 AM
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What Intake/Tune????
I am thinking about ordering an intake and programmer, but am unsure what tune to go with. I am interested in a ghost cam tune. Who has the least problems with their tunes? Also, what would be the best intake?
11/15/12, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 25bduse
I am thinking about ordering an intake and programmer, but am unsure what tune to go with. I am interested in a ghost cam tune. Who has the least problems with their tunes? Also, what would be the best intake?
11/15/12, 12:19 PM
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11/15/12, 12:41 PM
#4
I would go with Lund, I've used their tune amongst others and have had the best success with them. Tunes will be opinion based so say them with a grain of salt. Like I've said, I personally would pick Lund, I've had experienced with a myriad of tuners to include lots of dyno tuning. Lund's tunes are a little more. If you have any questions at all just let me know and I'll do my best to help you out.
11/15/12, 03:23 PM
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Check out our Steeda CAI and SCT X3 tuner with Steeda custom tuning Power Pak: http://www.steeda.com/store/steeda-p...d-mustang.html
Let me know if I can help you with that.
Thanks for the Steeda props!
Let me know if I can help you with that.
Thanks for the Steeda props!
11/15/12, 05:14 PM
#8
Do you have an automatic or manual?
You can take a look at this video to get some feedback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=fvlzNmKwRQY
Feel free to check the boards, our manual cam tune has had some great reviews.
The cam tune is a complete separate tune. When you order the tuner it would be an additional $90 for the cam tune.
PM If i can help you out with pricing or answer any other questions?
Best Regards,
TJ
You can take a look at this video to get some feedback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=fvlzNmKwRQY
Feel free to check the boards, our manual cam tune has had some great reviews.
The cam tune is a complete separate tune. When you order the tuner it would be an additional $90 for the cam tune.
PM If i can help you out with pricing or answer any other questions?
Best Regards,
TJ
Last edited by tj@steeda; 11/16/12 at 02:19 PM.
11/15/12, 06:23 PM
#9
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Do you have an automatic or manual?
You can take a look at this video to get some feedback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=fvlzNmKwRQY
Feel free to check the boards, our manual cam tune has had some great reviews.
The cam tune is a complete separate tune. When you order the tuner it would be an additional $60 for the cam tune.
PM If i can help you out with pricing or answer any other questions?
Best Regards,
TJ
You can take a look at this video to get some feedback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=fvlzNmKwRQY
Feel free to check the boards, our manual cam tune has had some great reviews.
The cam tune is a complete separate tune. When you order the tuner it would be an additional $60 for the cam tune.
PM If i can help you out with pricing or answer any other questions?
Best Regards,
TJ
11/16/12, 02:20 PM
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Folks in the know (who arent specifically selling anything or who haven't invested their money and hopes) are saying that the CAI is not a good use of your modding dollars.
Tune and put the $300+ you saved into tires or your car loan...the stock intake is turning out to be just fine.
Tune and put the $300+ you saved into tires or your car loan...the stock intake is turning out to be just fine.
Last edited by MRGTX; 11/16/12 at 02:21 PM.
11/16/12, 03:05 PM
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Folks in the know (who arent specifically selling anything or who haven't invested their money and hopes) are saying that the CAI is not a good use of your modding dollars.
Tune and put the $300+ you saved into tires or your car loan...the stock intake is turning out to be just fine.
Tune and put the $300+ you saved into tires or your car loan...the stock intake is turning out to be just fine.
On this test the car was loaded with a basic tune with no cam timing changes just so we could have a higher rev limiter that way we could rev the engine to the same RPM with both intakes without running into a limiter. Ignition timing was the same for both tunes.
The results show a “peak” gain of only 5 horsepower, but there is a lot more there if you read the dyno sheet. Gains started at about 4,500, with gains of 6 to 9 horsepower between 4,500 and 5,000. Between 5,300 and 6,100 gains were 7 to 10 horsepower. And between 6,700 and 7,200 the gains were an impressive 12 to 15 horsepower. So you can see measurable gains from a cold air intake.
11/17/12, 07:09 AM
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I have attached a dyno sheet that was a test we did about a year and a half ago of the stock airbox vs the cold air on a 5.0.
On this test the car was loaded with a basic tune with no cam timing changes just so we could have a higher rev limiter that way we could rev the engine to the same RPM with both intakes without running into a limiter. Ignition timing was the same for both tunes.
The results show a “peak” gain of only 5 horsepower, but there is a lot more there if you read the dyno sheet. Gains started at about 4,500, with gains of 6 to 9 horsepower between 4,500 and 5,000. Between 5,300 and 6,100 gains were 7 to 10 horsepower. And between 6,700 and 7,200 the gains were an impressive 12 to 15 horsepower. So you can see measurable gains from a cold air intake.
On this test the car was loaded with a basic tune with no cam timing changes just so we could have a higher rev limiter that way we could rev the engine to the same RPM with both intakes without running into a limiter. Ignition timing was the same for both tunes.
The results show a “peak” gain of only 5 horsepower, but there is a lot more there if you read the dyno sheet. Gains started at about 4,500, with gains of 6 to 9 horsepower between 4,500 and 5,000. Between 5,300 and 6,100 gains were 7 to 10 horsepower. And between 6,700 and 7,200 the gains were an impressive 12 to 15 horsepower. So you can see measurable gains from a cold air intake.
Word on the street (and the strip) is that 95% of the improvement is from the tune alone...so the $300+ on the intake isnt money well spent.
11/17/12, 08:03 AM
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Stock airbox on my '11 5.0L and I'm making good power with just a tune (409 rwhp). I've considered installing the Steeda CAI on my car and probably will at some point. The money for a CAI is only worth it to me from an aesthetics point of view, and I believe a lot of people buy them for that reason. Just like the GT500 axlebacks I put on my car; I didn't buy them for power gains - I like how they sound. Not every mod on a car has to yield a performance gain for it to be worthwhile to some folks.
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11/17/12, 09:08 AM
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FWIW the chief Ford engineer told Jay Leno that you can't get any performance improvement by changing the CAI. See starting @ 4:40. So is that true?
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/f...02/index.shtml
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/f...02/index.shtml
11/17/12, 09:29 AM
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On a basically stock car you won't get much more performance than axles backs bc the CAI isn't a huge restriction. But if you plan on more mods down the road and can get the tuner and CAI for a package then I'd say go for it. Because once you start more mods, then the stock CAI is a restriction.
11/17/12, 10:54 AM
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On a basically stock car you won't get much more performance than axles backs bc the CAI isn't a huge restriction. But if you plan on more mods down the road and can get the tuner and CAI for a package then I'd say go for it. Because once you start more mods, then the stock CAI is a restriction.
No it's not. Got any proof of this statement?
11/17/12, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by GrabberBlue5.0
No it's not. Got any proof of this statement?
11/17/12, 11:55 AM
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So you're basing this on reading magazine articles LOL. And yes I have done my own testing /data logging and picked up zero power from my CAI. Put the stock one back in.