[KDominguez22]

Hey guys im thinking about getting a cai for my 07 v6 and im wondering which is the best for a good price im not looking for a ridiculous power increase just a little more than the stock intake and i hear that cais give you better gas milage is that true?

[Ninjawafers!]

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you also will not get much of a gain from a cai

[00BlueMustang]

You wont see any significant gains for gas milage

[99redstang]

u will get lil different sound

[mustang_fanatic]

So the cai doesn't give you hp, doesn't give you mileage, what the hell does it do then? lol

And Coastie the link you posted, that thing is super expensive, what's that meter thing with it for? Also I heard lot of people saying to get some cheap cai, what's the big deal about that one?

[KrazyStang]

If you do get a cold air intake go with the jlt. And if you do want to increase your miliage sct makes a tuner specifically for that. Check them out. And you might want to invest in some underdrive pulleys. Im getting close to 28mpg in my 04 GT

[Ninjawafers!]

Originally Posted by mustang_fanatic So the cai doesn't give you hp, doesn't give you mileage, what the hell does it do then? lol And Coastie the link you posted, that thing is super expensive, what's that meter thing with it for? Also I heard lot of people saying to get some cheap cai, what's the big deal about that one?

it does add some hp and you can see better gase mileage with it, but how much all depends on what other supporting mods you have with it.

that meter thing is a flash tuner. with it you can tune your car (the one from AM comes with a tune for the CAI).

[mustang_fanatic]

lol i am a total illiterate when it comes to this stuff, that's why trying to slowly learn and stuff. tune as in? i have so many questions prolly wouldnt know where to begin right now but i am going to save them until i want to spend some money modding my car wanting to increase some real hp. I dont know if i will go the turbo or s/c route yet cause the problem with them is maintaing and i can't do crap myself so i am wondering if there's any point for me doing it. but other than those i would like to do all i can that increases hp eventually. but i am totally baffled when i hear people talk abt tlock and gears and what not lol

[mcqueen]

Tuning your car is basically telling the computer to do things differently to adjust for the mods you do. A CAI will bring in more air so your computer needs to be told that it will require more fuel otherwise it won't run correctly. As you continue modding your car, you will need to continue tuning your car otherwise it won't run right. I looked at a few tuners from AM a while ago and most seemed to offer free email tunes which would be great until you start doing some very serious modding that would require you to have someone with a lot of experience write a custom tune just for your car.

As far as gears and tlok, they won't add horsepower but they'll get you up and going much faster than stock (3.27 I think) gears and differential. Just keep reading around and you'll find tons of information.

[mustang_fanatic]

Yea definitely sounds so complicated. Almost makes me want to leave it stock hahah Just for the amount of headache it seems. lol

[mcqueen]

Lol well it seems like a lot when you're just getting into it but what basically happens is you have someone write a tune for your car, email it to you, you put it on your tuner, hook your tuner up to your car, load the tune to the car and you're good to go. All you have to do is provide the person/company that's writing the tune with some basic information and that's the most work you'll have to do.

[Ninjawafers!]

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[mustang_fanatic]

Thanks for the help mcqueen and coastie. I have a couple exams coming up next week, at the end of the week and next week, I think I will start reading up after that and get a little bit more knowledgeable in this stuff. Thanks.

[mustang_fanatic]

Originally Posted by mcqueen Lol well it seems like a lot when you're just getting into it but what basically happens is you have someone write a tune for your car, email it to you, you put it on your tuner, hook your tuner up to your car, load the tune to the car and you're good to go. All you have to do is provide the person/company that's writing the tune with some basic information and that's the most work you'll have to do.

Btw mcqueen now the way you put it in, doesn't really sound too complicated hahah can you tune stock cars as well? is that any advantageous or only modded cars. I can swear I read somewhere that you can even tune stock cars for hp gains. and you say you get 'someone' to write a tune? how do you find that someone? i mean is that a local mechanic? online shop? etc?

[mcqueen]

Originally Posted by mustang_fanatic Btw mcqueen now the way you put it in, doesn't really sound too complicated hahah can you tune stock cars as well? is that any advantageous or only modded cars. I can swear I read somewhere that you can even tune stock cars for hp gains. and you say you get 'someone' to write a tune? how do you find that someone? i mean is that a local mechanic? online shop? etc?

You can tune stock cars but there's not a whole lot you can do. Your computer is programmed to run pretty efficiently as it is. You can tune it to run on a higher octane fuel though. It's claimed that a 93 octane can see close to a 20hp increase. As far as finding someone to tune, there are plenty of companies online that write tunes (you can contact them online or in person if you live close enough to a reputable shop). Some of the AM tuners even come with free tunes from AM. I really doubt any local mechanic knows much about tuning unless he does it in his free time. There are specialized shops for tuning and many have their own dynos as well.

[Ninjawafers!]

getting the tune depends on what brand tuner you buy. if you by a SCT tuner (the one in the link i sent you) you have to get one from a SCT tuner. the same with Sniper. if you buy a Sniper tuner, you have to go to a Sniper tuner shop.

my recommendation is to get the one from AM. even though the tune is canned (term used for a general tune that is non specific to a certain car), it will still be fine for just the intake.

as you get more mods you will need to have the tune revised through email, which will involve datalogging with a wideband (you can read up on that here). you could also take your car to a dyno tuner, but that is not needed unless you have some big upgrades. the email tunes will suffice for the smaller ones.

[RaisinsInYoToast_08FR_V6]

Also, if you are just looking into some basic stuff without getting into a lot of hp gains, you might can go with a ford racing intake and tune... u can get them just about any mustang site, and the tune is a bit limited compared to the things you could do with an sct tuner or similar tuner.... you get a bit more power, and you can keep a more factory look under the hood with the ford racing parts if that is the route you wish to take. I have the ford racing cai and tune on my car and it does pretty well and i like the factory-like finish.. as far as gas mileage, im probly getting 1-2 more mpg city.. culdnt tell you about the hwy tho... i dont really do any interstate driving.. overall the kit is decent.. for someone just into modding as a casual hobby its a good route to take

[ESG-642T]

Originally Posted by mcqueen You can tune stock cars but there's not a whole lot you can do. Your computer is programmed to run pretty efficiently as it is. You can tune it to run on a higher octane fuel though. It's claimed that a 93 octane can see close to a 20hp increase. As far as finding someone to tune, there are plenty of companies online that write tunes (you can contact them online or in person if you live close enough to a reputable shop). Some of the AM tuners even come with free tunes from AM. I really doubt any local mechanic knows much about tuning unless he does it in his free time. There are specialized shops for tuning and many have their own dynos as well.

You just gave the answer here, you can tune our cars and there is a fair amount you can do. These cars are tuned to be efficient, and reliable not to be all out performers.

[mustang_fanatic]

Ic thanks a lot everyone, does make a lot more sense. I am currently waiting for my ford racing dual exhaust kit to come in and then get it installed. Once I get all that done and outta the way I will maybe think about the next step

My eventual goal is to do as much as I can for the maximum amount of hp possible without having to go the turbo or supercharger route. I am guessing it won't be that much? Even if it's close to 300 w/o turbo/supercharger, i will be happy, but I really doubt it. So that's the question what's the max possible for our v6'ers you guys think w/t turbo/sc?

[CaptDeanSierra]

Sorry this is going a bit to the previous discussed subject, I read the links. But with the emailing of custom links, do they send you their address with a slip or form to fill out in order to show all mods. I'm planning on getting JLT with Tuner combo, and wanna get the most outta the combo ya' know?
Also, would having a magnaflow exhaust add to the mods.

(also new to the whole process)

Just figuring because its releasing air it might be able to help get the air in and out faster with a different tune.