2005 Mustang cold air intake vs somewhat stock box.
Without thinking I went and got a cold air intake for my V6 with a 5 speed manual tranny.It made a diffence thats for sure. So a buddy of my was going to do the same thing with his V6with a 5 speed manual tranny. We did a little test, I took my old air box (which has a K&N air filter in it) and we removed the rubber inlet and made the inlet hole bigger,we put it on his car we both drove each others car and could not tell any difference in the power or throttle response. That is a hole lot cheaper than buying a cold air intake. What do you guys think?
Gutting an airbox will work to some extent but a lot of the gains are in the inlet tube itself. Both the GT and V6 have poorly designed tubes that cause the air to have to travel farther to the throttle body.
Be careful messing with that. Your stock computer tune is setup for a given range of air flow volume. To an extent, you can give it more air volume but you will reach a point if you make too big of a difference that the car will not be able to adjust the fuel to accomidate the air volume and therby you may be running a too lean air/fuel mixture which is bad. There are some intakes out there that do not require a retune, but others do because they let so much more air in that the computer cannot adjust for stock.
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Guys, remember that just opening up the box isn't going to affect the airflow that much since he did nothing to the MAF housing. It's when you change the diameter of the MAF without a tune that you have A/F issues.
I have the Steeda CAI Box on my V6 ,it uses the stock air tube with a tad bigger MAF housing. The same is true for the GT model. So the airtube is good to go. Changing the air filter to a K&N less restrictive filter DOES increase performance.Otherwise they wouldnt sell as good as they do. As for cutting the extra or bigger hole in the box I guess its just a matter of taste. You are obiously letting more air in and maybe a bit more power will be gained.Hardly noticeable. But it looks just a bit tacky. I know..I did it. The real improvement is the TUNE.
It works....realy good
I have a picture of the "original air tube" and the Steeda Box...just click the picture on the left.
I just wanted to do it because I thought it'd be fun to try. What else is there to do with your old stock parts? I've got an old v6 muffler lying around taking up space and i've been trying to come up with something really ingenious to use it for... Paperweight? Doorstop? Airborne Burglar Deterrant?
I tried to sell it to another 'Stang owner at work but he claims that one v6 muffler on his car is MORE than enough...
OK, back to the subject.
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I have kept the airbox,even though there is another big hole in the side,so if it goes to the stealership for service I could put it back.
the rear bumper cover(went to the GT Bumper)is collecting dust at the side of my house. Muffler went away.I find it hard to throw things away,but sometimes you have to let go...
I have heard that the V6 is not nearly as sensitive to airflow increases as the V8. Don't really know why.
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I have the Steeda CAI Box on my V6 ,it uses the stock air tube with a tad bigger MAF housing. The same is true for the GT model. So the airtube is good to go. Changing the air filter to a K&N less restrictive filter DOES increase performance.Otherwise they wouldnt sell as good as they do. As for cutting the extra or bigger hole in the box I guess its just a matter of taste. You are obiously letting more air in and maybe a bit more power will be gained.Hardly noticeable. But it looks just a bit tacky. I know..I did it. The real improvement is the TUNE.
It works....realy good
I have a picture of the "original air tube" and the Steeda Box...just click the picture on the left.
I was wondering about that with the Steeda. It's more expensive than a lot of the others and it doesn't even come with a new airtube. Obviously Steeda is a reputable brand so, apparently the stock airtube isn't so bad?
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I've been doing some research in preparation of adding a CAI to my 07 V6. I went to ebay,and I notice a HUGE disparity in prices.....a lot of them run about $70, and K&N and S&B run over $200. Would the quality really be all that much different? What sort of problems could I expect if I bought a 'cheap' CAI?
OK, I decided to go with the BBK CAI, but now I have another question. Has anyone heard of 'hydrolock'? Apparently, with CAIs there is a possibility of water getting into the engine if driven through a puddle or heavy rain. Is it something I should be overly concerned with? I dont encounter a whole lot of heavy rain, but if I find myself on a road trip, I dont want to have to pull over and wait for a storm to pass.
2005 Mustang cold air intake vs somewhat stock box. 
