air intake?
 

im trying to figure out which intake to go with k&n, airaid, or roush i herd bbk is this best but im not sure does anyone have any thoughts about these right now im leaning towards the roush

I used K&N on my 2000 GT, 2001 Lightning, and 2004 Cobra and liked them. I prefer the plastic ones over metal. In my opinion they would stay cooler than metal and they look closer to stock. I used a Ford Racing one on my current car which was plastic as well.

C&L is definately the way to go. A little more money, but also a lot more bang.:tup

Carbon fiber ftw

I would agree. C&L racer with SCT tuner. It is reported to give the most HP gains.

^^^and kasio is the research king boys, no joking

I say JLT.It's made out of PVC,so it doesn't heat soak like the metal types,and it's not thin plastic like the airaid,or K&N versions.
The 4.6 2V doesn't respond well to the cold air intakes,but the JLT have been pretty good to many out there that use them.:tup

so nobody has herd anything about the roush. The jlt one does look pretty good to. love modding cars hate deciding on parts ahaha especially when im just getting into the mustang world and realizing that the performance and mod possibilities are so endless i have no idea where to start.

The other thing to remember is which intake you want and does it need tuning. Some like the C&L racer has a 95 mm MAF housing and requires a tune. The Roush and AIRADE are identical and made by the same company and don't require a tune as long as you install the supplied Modular Venturi Tube. BBK, although a nice intake is not the best. K&N does not require a tune either. Fast Fords magazine did a CAI shootout about a year ago and the WMS and C&L Race intakes came out on top for a mildly modified S197 and the C&L had the best (ever so slightly) HP gains over WMS tuned. Another popular intake is the JLT. I am not sure if it requires a tune or not. Whichever CAI you decide on, I would purchase it from American Muscle or one of the many reputable tuners like Brenspeed...ect., AM have tuning for life as long as you purchase from them. I currently have there C&L Racer and SCT tuner and love the combo. I have data logged my car and sent the data back to AM and they have revised my tunes and my car runs amazingly. I was supplied with an SCT tuner loaded with 87 performance, 91 performance and 91 Race octane tunes. So far I have only ran the 87 and it is an amazing tune. I can't wait to try the 91 Race at the track.

Caio

Told you guys lol

thanks for all the info. The c&l sounds like its the clear winner when you lay out all the facts but i think im just going to go with the roush only because i dont plan on going the route of the pure performance car that will most likely be my next stang ahah. my plans for this one are a clean factory looking cruise/show car

I'm sure the Roush will work great for you.

The C&L works good for the '05 plus stangs,but the '99 to '04 GT's another story.The 4.6 2V is a little more touchy with cold air intakes.They gain pretty much nothing from them.The JLT is probably the real proven cold air intake for the '99 to '04 GT's,even then the numbers are minimal.Reason is that it puts the maf in the fender well,and out of the heated engine bay,which allows it to read continuous cool air as appose to getting heated up in the engine bay in stop,and go traffic.
The Roush one doesn't look bad,and isn't made out of metal,which is good,it's just not as common as JLT,Steeda,or K&N ones,ects,ects.....
I'm sure you will like the Roush one for what your intent is.:tup

^^^ I would have to agree with you. I did not realize that he had a 99 to 04 when I wrote my facts. I would go with the JLT foshowa!

Next time lol

Don't waste your money for no gain. If you really got your heart set on one I have a bbk if you want it. It has a brand new filter. I went back to stock cause it did nothing for me

I would only install one for appearance

i have a roush intake on my 2002 stage 2. in the beginning i bought a k&n intake didnt like it too much so i sold it and got a BBK. didnt like it either so i went back to stock. i find the roush intake has a throatier sound then the other two but i would suggest the roush filter with the intake also. on the dyno last year from bbk back to stock roush intake i gained 2 hp and combined with the diablosport predator tuner got a total of 18hp. hope it helps.

how much for the intake. my brother just got a 2001 gt and hes looking for an intake. let me know. thanks

Intake
 

Hey guys..just got a JLT CAI open element K&N for my 2011 Roush. Initial pulls look like a gain of about 10-12 HP.
We then did a SCT tuner custom tune and gained about 46 to the wheels. Our final touches will be a 79mm pulley with Dyna tech LT's and a retune
The 5XR should be at closing in on 600 RWHP when we are done.:
Once we do the finals I will get the lads from Performance Plus to get me some paper work from the Dyno to post..

Kojak wiggle:

very nice and keep us up to date