Decision on Cold Air Intake

[blucobra03]

I have a 2012 GT with 3:73 gears and am considering the expense of a cold air intake to bring the HP and torque numbers up from stock. I looked at several different brands, some of which came with tunes. Then I got to thinking about possibly changing the stock intake for a Boss 302 intake. But, when I looked at the HP/torque numbers between the combination of Boss 302 intake with a cold air intake kit/tune and just the cold air intake with a tune, there really wasn't that much difference. At least not enough to warrant close to an extra thousand dollars for that Boss 302 intake. If I was going to add headers, a full exhaust, supercharger, and start looking for another 100 plus horses, then I might consider it. So, what do you guys think ? Is it worth it to spend that kind of money or will I get enough from the cold air intake and tune by themselves, given my end goal ? By the way, if I do go with the CAI and tune, who makes the best one that has the carbon fiber look ? As always, thanks for the great advise guys. This will make a great Christmas present to myself. :beer:

 

[SCalla1384]

Boss intake is less then $500. Idk where you got $1000 from?

Boss intake is one of my favorite mods. Just smoothing out the runners I picked up 15-20rwhp. Made 450rwhp in a pretty basic bolt on car.

 

[99mstng]

Do a bit more searching - all the answers you seek are out there ... bottom line if you want the most bang for your buck do a tune and cat deletes. Cold air intake is a dyno/sound & looks mod no real world performance gains. Boss intake is a whole other debate lol if you're going to rev to 7500 + you may see benefits but it's marginal.

Supercharger isn't compatible with either cai or boss im if you're wanting to do that down the road.

 

[bmyles]

You can run the boss manifold with a centri blower. As mentioned a set of cat deletes and a tune will get you more bang for your buck than a Cai will.

 

[INEEDA_TERMI]

Centrifugal chargers will, in fact, work with boss im.

 

[blucobra03]

So, if I remove the cats, what do you guys recommend I replace them with ? On my 03 Cobra, I had a set of Bassani exhaust with the offroad pipes installed, but to be honest, I like the sound of the Flowmasters that are currently on my 96 GT better. And for the tune, is there one I can get online from someone reputable and will actually up the HP, or is it recommended I take the car to someone close by like Lamotta Performance here outside Orlando, FL ? :shrug: Any suggestions are appreciated. :burnout:

 

[mystickb1996]

I was in the same boat as you when I got my 14.. And by far best bang for buck was exhaust and tune. I went with magnaflow off road x pipe and there street series axle back. Then went with a bama tune ( which honestly I'm happy with even know it's not a favorite here) they have free tune revisions if you ever change mods. Bama gets shit on this site and I'm always one to be a true dyno tune but this tune really is good. Last week I ran at strip for 2nd time the first time was stock and ran 13.2@ 110 this past time with the tune and exhaust I ran 12.3@116.. Def was happy
Bottom line skip the intake get a tune and exhaust

 

[GBCoyote]

Get a good catless X-pipe and grab a tuner. I hear great things about AED and their tuning. Supposed to be worth every penny, which may yield the power your looking for without adding a CAI or Boss mani. All the mods we're talking about come together when added atop one another and should yield decent numbers. Gotta pay to play I suppose.

 

[bmyles]

We'll you can get the cat delete pipes(bbk , steeda or jegs) or you can get on off road mid pipe of your choice. The cat deletes just replace your cats but leave the factory h pipe in place where as the mid pipe replaces the cats and factory h pipe.

 

[blucobra03]

Sounds like I need to start looking for an exhaust system for this thing with a good tune, if I am hearing everyone correctly. Does anyone know of a site where they have the different exhaust systems installed and running so you can actually hear what it sounds like before spending that kind of money ? Like I said, on my 03 Cobra I had put a Bassani full exhaust with off road and to be honest, I wasn't that crazy about the sound. Too raspy for me. I like the true deep throated old muscle car sound, like I had when I used to own a 70 Boss 302. Still wish I had it too :bash:. If I only knew then, what I know today :shrug: Thanks again all for the help.

 

[Jbstang87]

Borla S Type, Lethal H Pipe, And some long ass race bullets to tame that rasp. I jizz everyday to that sound

 

[Msteers]

I went with Lethal Performance off-road xpipe with the GT500 axle backs and I couldn't be happier with the sound and the tune I flashed on the ECU. Compliments literally everytime I drive her and I can't say I'll get sick or annoyed from the WOT screaming.

 

[bmyles]

Sounds like I need to start looking for an exhaust system for this thing with a good tune, if I am hearing everyone correctly. Does anyone know of a site where they have the different exhaust systems installed and running so you can actually hear what it sounds like before spending that kind of money ? Like I said, on my 03 Cobra I had put a Bassani full exhaust with off road and to be honest, I wasn't that crazy about the sound. Too raspy for me. I like the true deep throated old muscle car sound, like I had when I used to own a 70 Boss 302. Still wish I had it too :bash:. If I only knew then, what I know today :shrug: Thanks again all for the help.

YouTube is a good resource I found in the past for helping me choose exhaust. I am running the gt500 axle back and upr off road x pipe and it sounds good. In my opinion my car sounded better with the cat delete pipes and factory h pipe than the x I am running now.

 

[blucobra03]

Msteers, sounds like you may have the sound combination I am looking for. I like the looks of the GT500 axle backs too. How is the cabin when driving at normal speeds, any drone ? Would it be possible to send me a video of your car idling and with various RPM so I can hear it ? I have tried YouTube and there are a bunch of videos, but you can't really compare the sound to stock to actually hear the difference. What I need is a site that has videos of various exhaust systems installed compared to the car when stock. I do appreciate all the advice though. I will definitely be getting a tune with the exhaust, but from who, I don't know yet. Another exhaust system I heard about is Corsa. They guarantee no drone in the cabin. Of course, if their system sounds like crap, it doesn't matter. I will have to see if anyone has one of those installed too. Thanks again for the help guys..:beer:

 

[Voltwings]

Open throttle body, no intake. Least restriction = most horsepower. Fu3k the haters.

 

[slick3]

Open throttle body, no intake. Least restriction = most horsepower. Fu3k the haters.

qft ?:rolling:

 

[Nuar]

Unfortunately these cars are raspy... Not much can be done about that
Some guys put in bullet mufflers instead of resonators and they say it helps.
I am pretty happy with my exhaust. it does get a little obnoxious at wide open throttle, but i've heard MUCH worse systems.
Right now I wouldn't change my exhaust. I am happy with it.

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[scotmach]

Who's dyno is that Derek?

 

[Nuar]

Scott, that is Weapon's Grade Performance. However I do not recommend the place. Notice how all 4 wheels are spinning? Lol.

 

[denali33]

When I did cat delete and cai, combined I lost a bit of low end, but the midrange swelled and the upper rpms stayed stronger. Green is with cat deletes and cai