[PiggySmallz]

between the C&L street and C&L race intakes?

[1FastFox]

intake elbow material and diameter, correct?

[MaverickMLFD371]

street intake has 5-8+ HP more than the racer intake.

[PiggySmallz]

ahh, that would explain the price difference...thanks mav

[stanglifemike]

Street=metal Racer=plastic. Kind of goes against what you normally hear, but the metal intake makes more power in this case.

[1FastFox]

Originally Posted by MaverickMLFD371 street intake has 5-8+ HP more than the racer intake.

Is that because of the oraface diameter?

[stanglifemike]

Oh, and for your info JLT>C&L

[PiggySmallz]

Originally Posted by stanglifemike Oh, and for your info JLT>C&L

haha is that factual or is it just personal preference?

[stanglifemike]

Also the opinion of MM&FF's dyno after testing about 10 different intakes

[PiggySmallz]

Originally Posted by stanglifemike Also the opinion of MM&FF's dyno after testing about 10 different intakes

interesting...thanks for the info

[HMUSN]

the JLT came out on top by 2HP in testing vs. the C&L.

[MSCLCAR]

Actually, both Doug at BamaChips and C&L's own website say that the performance of the Racer intake on a typical stock or mildly modified vehicle is basically the same as the Street intake. In fact, their dyno runs show that the Racer has a very slight (basically 1 HP) advantage at peak power, while the Street shows a similarly slight advantage at mid-range RPM's.

Here are their words, and the dyno results are attached:

Although the "Racer" system is larger than our original "Street" air intake and has greater flow capacity, testing has shown that performance is basically the same between the two. Only heavily modified Mustangs will generate more horsepower with the "Racer" intake assembly, and there is certainly no "downside" to using the "Racer" intake assembly in mild or stock applications (see dyno chart on left). It is our opinion that our original kit is of the ideal size for most people, and only those with more substantial modifications (such as ported heads and cams) will be able to find greater performance afforded by the larger "Racer" package. The dyno test seen on the left was performed by us on a totally stock manual transmission equipped 2005 Mustang GT during our calibration testing for the new "Racer" intake assembly. In addition to a stock baseline, you will also notice that we tested our original street/strip system to see how they compare to each other. Although the "Racer" system made anywhere from 1 to 1.27 more HP in the upper RPM's at peak, you will notice that the performance between the two systems was very similar throughout the entire RPM range, with the orignal "street/strip" kit making slightly more power throughout the midrange from 3,300 to 5,200 RPM. The performance was so similar that one would be hard pressed to be able to declare a clear winner in terms of overall performance.

[Bhblondguy]

I have the racer intake on mine, kinda wish I would've bought the street intake though because it is metal and eventually I'm going to run nitrous