What CAI will fit?

[McFly]

Im looking for a CAI, and i heard JLT is the best. I went to their website, and foudn that the kit will not fit with my strut tower brace on. Is there another kit which would work well with it on? Will it make much a difference if i take off the brace?

 

[98 svt]

just take the stb off. it doesn't do much at all. plus its easier to work on the motor.

C&L makes a true flow piece that fits under the stock stb, if you decide you want to keep it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996...38634QQitemZ7994697418QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

or you could go with one of the many systems that install before the MAFS, and keep the stock rubber inlet piece that goes under the stb.

 

[coolguy10786]

UPR powertube will fit. Its like the JLT RAI, but with smaller tubing. Its the one i have and im pleased.

 

[trueblueeyes]

I didn't want to remove my strut tower brace, so this is the kit I chose: WMS Velocity Tube . It is pricey, but it does include a mass air meter so that helps explain the cost somewhat. It also looks really good installed.

 

[98 svt]

coolguy, got any pics?

 

[coolguy10786]

coolguy, got any pics?

No recent ones, but the only thing thats changed is i've cleaned up and added headers, but you can't see those anyways.

 

[98 svt]

looks nice. are those frpp wires?

 

[coolguy10786]

No their msd super conductors. Kind of wish i would've gone livewire or frpp just b/c there longer than stock so they look a little messy.

 

[98 svt]

frpp's are longer than stock too. are those 9mm's? if so, what wire seperators did you use?

 

[coolguy10786]

frpp's are longer than stock too. are those 9mm's? if so, what wire seperators did you use?

Umm 8.5 so i just reused stock, but there falling apart so i prob gonna get new ones soon.

 

[b dub]

UPR powertube will fit. Its like the JLT RAI, but with smaller tubing. Its the one i have and im pleased.

doesnt the JLT RAI fit as well??

 

[Midnight_Cobra]

the strut bar is effective, but not unless you take turns at 50mph everyday. IMO just jo with jlt without the strutbar

 

[nckissfan]

I didn't want to remove my strut tower brace, so this is the kit I chose: WMS Velocity Tube . It is pricey, but it does include a mass air meter so that helps explain the cost somewhat. It also looks really good installed.

ditto, they are good.


I have a friend that altered the strut tower brace to allow the JLT to work. I was doubtful at first, but am convinced that he has a good thing.

 

[SVTRob]

the strut bar is effective, but not unless you take turns at 50mph everyday. IMO just jo with jlt without the strutbar

I don't see why we should have to take off a damn good factory mod Ford put on the cars of these years. I e-mailed JLT a while back, he would sell many more if he would design them with the STB. Most people do take 50mph turns, or at least I know I do on the highway almost every day. It's something that all of our cars came with, why he wouldn't have thought about it like most other manufactures baffles me, he is a damn good manufacturer.

 

[white98snake]

96-97 had weak almost non existant strut tower and firewall braceing to help protect against body flex, the stb is def a good thing to keep, on the 98s they braced everythign accordingly so they could delete the stb

 

[coolguy10786]

doesnt the JLT RAI fit as well??

nope its 4inch vs 3.5. Not much, but it barely fits with 3.5

 

[Shambles]

Or you could just get some SFC's and not worry too much about chassis flex...

Or if you REALLY wanna get cunning, design your OWN STB and sell it to everyone. Make it better than what is out there right now. Then profit .

 

[Red98CobraStang]

nope its 4inch vs 3.5. Not much, but it barely fits with 3.5

i like the look of the powertube over my RAI. any other place to buy other than UPR's website. Damn thing is 170 bucks plus shipping....

 

[jlauth]

I have a C&L if you want to buy it, but it is drilled fro nitrous. I will sell the whole thing fro 170.

 

[coolguy10786]

i like the look of the powertube over my RAI. any other place to buy other than UPR's website. Damn thing is 170 bucks plus shipping....

I've seen a few used ones either on corral or here, but upr is the only place i believe. All the other ones that would've fit under the brace would've been more money so i didn't mind the price.