Fenderwell mounted Cold Air Intake
 

Just a question, Is it worth getting a fenderwell mounted cold air intake? I have and upgraded TB, Plenum spacer and upper/lower intake, so i would imagine a less restrictive air intake would be advantageous. The intake is a good price and i have a speed density car so i dont need to worry about calibrating an MAF or anything.

Any input is good, preferably someone who owns or has owned a CIA

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I m running with the Steeda CAI. i ve heard that K&N are good also. But they re not fenderwell CAI and personnaly, i didnt want the fenderwell type just because i ve heard so much negative things about the elbow in front of the MAF causing turbulence and the MAF to malfunction.

I m not sure but i think you can rotate 90* the MAF to correct that symptom.

Im running a BBK CAI and i have no problems what so ever it looks great and does make a differance the car even sounded different after i did it. That was the first mod i did and it was money well spentthumb:

ive got the same intake as well.. sounds nice u can sometimes here the air being sucked up threw the filter.. but its the same as just slapping a cone on ur stock intake elbow.. just looks better when hidden in the fenderthumb:

Well not really it draws from completely outside your engine bay where as the stock one sort of does

On a FOX car, with the silencer removed, they are next to useless........ They do LOOK pretty though.

Hey SPEEDSTER, you found me here too wavehi: . lol

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The fenderwell CAI is beneficial because it draws in cold air instead of warm engine compartment air, which increases power. I have heard of problems with them on MAF cars but a SD car would have no problem and it would be a nice looking, power increasing upgrade.

I have a Roush CAI and am pleased with the look + fit and finish of it.
Tube is not metal and supposed to not conduct heat.
Seems to give better performance over stock but nothing earth shattering.

Well I bought it, it was a good deal and it still had a great finish, i got some eagle one nano polish and it shines like a mirror! I like that there is more and more chrome in my engine bay.

Good stuff! more chrome is always good!thumb:

the fresh air Schnorchel looks good

Check out Modular Depot forums (if you haven't already) and search "CAI". That place is FULL of people who know their stuff (like most people here, of course) and have put a lot of time and effort into testing different mods. It's honestly THE place to go for good info. Not like Corral where it's mostly kids talkin' out their arses.
Anyway, from my previous searching I found that on a N/A 'Stang, a CAI will not yeild you much, if any, gain in HP and/or TQ. Most CAI's are made with aluminum which easily concucts the heat from the engine bay, thus negating the efforts to draw the cooler air from the fender well. Lots of people also have problems with the MAF and turbulance, but a lot of those people also removed the screen from the MAF which coulda have contributed to the problem.
I agree that a CAI looks damn sexy under the hood. And if you've got the $, go for it. Just don't expect much in the way of power gains. A K&N "FIPK" is supposed to be the only aftermarket intake that yeilds any decent gains, and it's not even a fender well mounted peice. It's made out of PVC plastic and it's shaped with air flow/turbulance in mind.
If you're looking at HP per dollar spent, a CAI is probably among the worst mods .. kinda like adding a wing on a FWD car. hehehe But looks-wise, I say go for it if the price is right!
Red, any issues at all now that it's installed?

BBK has done me wellrockon:

Wes, im in Ottawa and its cold and snowy so i havent touched my car since the start of october, i did however get some eagle 1 nano polish and shined that sucker up! I can't wait to slap it in, i'll throw up some pics when i put it in.