Between the JLT RAI and the C&L intake tube which is better for high boost? I will probably get a AMSOIL air filter also if I get the C&L tube being it doesn't come with a filter. I have looked and haven't found which one is better? I kind of assume they are pretty equal but I'm just trying to find out before I order one. Thanks
JLT or C&L intake?
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Better is in the eyes of the beholder, pick the look you like the most and go with it. I have the factory inlet tube with a K&N FIPK2. I have also run a c&L tube and will be selling it. When your engine torgue's over from wot pull's the C&L will hit the strut tower and chip the paint off and put a small dent it in. the jlt will also hit the strut tower but its plastic and might not chip the paint, I painted my C&L tube satin black and it matched my whipple.
OP- You have a strut tower as 89 was stating in his post, that is what a strut brace would attach to if you had a brace. Which JLT rai are you looking at? I haven't had any problems with my JLT carbon fiber RAI.
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I have a JLT and I love it!
Oh lol I read tower as brace. Lol I'm an idiot. But I'm just looking at the regular rai so I can get it paint matched.
K&N FIPK here.. works fine
That's what I have now I just want to upgrade.
The C&L will ruin the paint on your strut tower. So I put my stock intake tube back on. The numbers at the track dont lie made no change in performance of the car. Just missing some paint on the tower that sucks. Wish I had never put the C&L Aluminum tube on.
PD superchargers respond nicely to lowered inlet restriction.
Driving in city traffic will bump IATs from sitting at lights with an RA style intake, although some of the newer shield designs are quite good.
I decided for mine that I wanted the lowest restriction I could find, while retaining the coolest air that was sourced from the fender well and not the engine bay.
I also wanted a generous section of straight pipe just before the MAF so that the air would not still be stacked up on the outside radius of any turn in the pipe
JLT 12" High Boost true cold air intake in Mystichrome
JLT 12” CAI Kit For High Boost Applications (2003-04 SVT Cobra) 2003-2004 SVT COBRA 12” CAI kit for high boost applications [CAI-12-FMC-0304] - $249.00 : JLT PERFORMANCE, Home of the JLT TRUE COLD AIR KIT
Driving in city traffic will bump IATs from sitting at lights with an RA style intake, although some of the newer shield designs are quite good.
I decided for mine that I wanted the lowest restriction I could find, while retaining the coolest air that was sourced from the fender well and not the engine bay.
I also wanted a generous section of straight pipe just before the MAF so that the air would not still be stacked up on the outside radius of any turn in the pipe
JLT 12" High Boost true cold air intake in Mystichrome
JLT 12” CAI Kit For High Boost Applications (2003-04 SVT Cobra) 2003-2004 SVT COBRA 12” CAI kit for high boost applications [CAI-12-FMC-0304] - $249.00 : JLT PERFORMANCE, Home of the JLT TRUE COLD AIR KIT
i run the C&L, powdercoated it Black and it stays pretty cool. I run Steeda CAI, and i like that setup. Mine isn't rubbing the Strut tower.
I've adjusted my C&L intake and its always close to the strut tower, but when it torques over it touches. Factory intake is back on with a K&N Filter with that box that comes in the kit.
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