I have been looking for a cold air intake for a 2001 Ford Mustang GT. K and N was recommended but I can not find it on their site. Does anyone know if they make it and have not updated their site to show it? If not what other brand would you recommend?
I would not go with the K&N set-up, not because of the filter, but because of how its routed, it doesn't take cold-air in from the fender, it takes in hot air from the engine compartment, and 4.6L stangs do not like the hotter air. Mac and BBK both make good fenderwell mounted CAI kits, and they come with a K&N filter.
I had the K & N kit and dumped it for exactly the reasons Jessie outlined in his post. I replaced the K & N with the Moroso Cold Air kit on both my 89 and 92 stangs. Great kits! Far better than K & N im IMO.
Thanks for the advice. One other question. I saw a guy recommend a NOS set up for power. Does this affect the warranty? I'm pretty sure it does. The car is fairly new and I don't want to void the entire warranty.
When it comes to NOS some warranties are more picky than others... An aftermarket warranty is more likely to nit-pick than a dealership ( I have aftermarket) As long as the Nos runs thru a throttle plate or something that can be removed without a problem and the car still run right, they should be ok (if you choose to let them know) but something like Direct Port injection, might not be kosher, anything you have to drill and tap the intake for prob. isn't gonna be the best idea at least until you can modify the car.
Hope this helps,
~*Adam*~
I have a 2001 GT 5-speed with a Generation II K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit (FIPK). It is CARB approved so it won't void your warranty AND you get the K&N quality and reliability. Also, the kit includes a plenum that cuts off the filter from the engine heat so that it sucks in the cold air from the fender. As a bonus, the kit comes with a filtercharger kit for your filter. I have it installed in my car and have experienced no problems but have noticed better throttle response and sound. It's a pretty good bang for your buck!
K&N must have changed the design for the FIPK's for the 4.6L stangs, cause when they first started making them for the 4.6L's they routed the filter into the inner fender of the engine compartment, without a cover over the filter.
Correct!
Thus the name "Generation II" FIPK, they made several improvements on the old FIPK's. K&N spends a whole lot of money on research and development to keep them in the forefront of current technology. And again, unlike most cold air intakes, it is CARB approved and completely street legal. It even comes with its own CARB serial number decal to attach on the inside of your engine compartment to show your friendly law enforcement/emission control officers.
It's about $240 US + shipping and any applicable taxes. The part number is 57-2519-2 for 96-2001 Ford Mustang 4.6L GT's. Check out www.knfilters.com, it has a photo of the complete part, the site also has links for several companies with it in stock. I purchased it from macromotive.com and received it in about two weeks, pretty good considering that I live in Vancouver, BC, CANADA. I would recommend you look around at some of your local shops, they may be able to offer it to you cheaper and you won't have to pay for shipping. Be sure to ask for the Generation II FIPK, other ones do not include the plenum (heat shield). It comes in a HUGE box by the way, all wrapped and insulated for safety. And again it comes included with a filtercharger recharge kit (cleaner solvent and spray oil) which is about a $15 US value and should last you a few cleanings.
Has anyone but me tried this. AutoZone sells an air filter
that is cone shaped. It has a 3 inch intake. Buy a short 3 inch exhaust
elbow. Aluminized preferably (no rust). Then make a shield out of thin
plate (available at a local hardware or lumberyard). Mount in the stock
location with the filter in the wheel well. Then hook it up to the MAF
meter with a piece ot 3 inch silicone hose(available at a NAPA or the like)
The total cost is less the 50 bucks and worked great for me. I painted
it black and the emissions inspector never commented or did not notice.
I welcome any comments. Always looking for low-buck performance.
Would be the same as in a SN95, you will just need an extra elbow connecting to the TB.
Buy three 45° pvc elbows, 3" diameter and a piece of 3" PVC pipe, with those create a "mockup" version, after you are done and feel its right, buy a piece of either ALUM or Stainless steel pipe, that you will connect to the PVC elbows using EPOXY cement.
You will also need a few inches of 3" or 3.5" rubber hose, if its urethane the better.
Thanks GTRaptor. I take it all I have to do is rig a wannabe cold air intake system, and it should work.
cool. I'll give it a shot, hope it works. Ill try to send in some before and afters if it turns out. If it works, but looks kind of silly, I will just let you know how it turned out.
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Originally posted by GTRaptor Would be the same as in a SN95, you will just need an extra elbow connecting to the TB.
Buy three 45° pvc elbows, 3" diameter and a piece of 3" PVC pipe, with those create a "mockup" version, after you are done and feel its right, buy a piece of either ALUM or Stainless steel pipe, that you will connect to the PVC elbows using EPOXY cement.
You will also need a few inches of 3" or 3.5" rubber hose, if its urethane the better.
Its not hard, just need some patience
Why cant you just use all plastic? What is the need for the metal pipe?
K & N Cold Air Intake 
Has anyone but me tried this. AutoZone sells an air filter
