cold air intake

1BADSTANG · June 4th, 2008, 10:32 PM

i Have racked my brains and searched a lot on these forums for answers. I have a 1988 gt with a maf conversion, and a 73mm c&l meter. It has a crappy in engine bay cold air intake, which really is a still Scorching hot air intake. I heard if i get a bbk cold air intake, it wont work due to turbulance or something. Would getting the stock air box be better than what i have? when you open the hood the intake is literally scorching hot after it has been running, definitely not cool.

fogged306 · June 4th, 2008, 10:51 PM

BBK will be fine for what you have, almost all CAI's will give you turbulence depending on how close the elbow is to the MAF, but in your case it won't make any noticeable difference in a negative way. You will notice more of a gain from the cold air in your CC's than you will notice anything else.

1BADSTANG · June 4th, 2008, 11:29 PM

CC's ? cold... cubic.. ??

fogged306 · June 4th, 2008, 11:36 PM

combustion chambers

91cobra5.0 · June 4th, 2008, 11:48 PM

just go down to pep boys like i did and buy a 90 degree pipe and hook it in after your MAF and a short filter and it will run right into your fender for all of about 40 bucks

baine21225 · June 5th, 2008, 09:50 AM

you don't want a big bend right before your maf do you?

white_fang · June 5th, 2008, 10:17 AM

go with bbk igot a bbk and it keeps my engine run a hell lot cooler then stock so dont put stock back in and get anew one

1BADSTANG · June 5th, 2008, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by baine21225

you don't want a big bend right before your maf do you?

I dont know do i?

white_fang · June 5th, 2008, 10:33 AM

i think u do the design of the front engine bay where its stort distance from the TB to the fender wall outlet

e3sean · June 5th, 2008, 01:11 PM

u want as much stright pipe before the maf as u can i think 6" is what is reccomended or maybe its 9" i dont know but i know a bend right before the maf is bad.

+1 on the bbk

ryans88gt · June 5th, 2008, 01:36 PM

+1 I had a CAI with C&L before the procharger. It actually drives much better with the procharger piping which relocates the MAF to the inner fender and has about 12" of straight pipe in front of the MAF.

For a similar setup consider the anderson power pipes.

e3sean · June 5th, 2008, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by ryans88gt

+1 I had a CAI with C&L before the procharger. It actually drives much better with the procharger piping which relocates the MAF to the inner fender and has about 12" of straight pipe in front of the MAF.

For a similar setup consider the anderson power pipes.

i was gonna say the anderson powerpipe but its expensive for the gain you get from it.

it seems like in most cases you proly spend about 10-15 per horsepower you gain

June 4th, 2008, 10:32 PM	#1
1BADSTANG Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: long island Posts: 1,515 iTrader: 0 reviews	cold air intake i Have racked my brains and searched a lot on these forums for answers. I have a 1988 gt with a maf conversion, and a 73mm c&l meter. It has a crappy in engine bay cold air intake, which really is a still Scorching hot air intake. I heard if i get a bbk cold air intake, it wont work due to turbulance or something. Would getting the stock air box be better than what i have? when you open the hood the intake is literally scorching hot after it has been running, definitely not cool.

June 5th, 2008, 01:11 PM	#10
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,609 iTrader: 0 reviews	u want as much stright pipe before the maf as u can i think 6" is what is reccomended or maybe its 9" i dont know but i know a bend right before the maf is bad. +1 on the bbk __________________

June 5th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#11
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,737 iTrader: 0 reviews	+1 I had a CAI with C&L before the procharger. It actually drives much better with the procharger piping which relocates the MAF to the inner fender and has about 12" of straight pipe in front of the MAF. For a similar setup consider the anderson power pipes. __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

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June 4th, 2008, 10:51 PM	#2
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,875 iTrader: 2 reviews	BBK will be fine for what you have, almost all CAI's will give you turbulence depending on how close the elbow is to the MAF, but in your case it won't make any noticeable difference in a negative way. You will notice more of a gain from the cold air in your CC's than you will notice anything else.

June 4th, 2008, 11:29 PM	#3
1BADSTANG Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: long island Posts: 1,515 iTrader: 0 reviews	CC's ? cold... cubic.. ??

June 4th, 2008, 11:36 PM	#4
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,875 iTrader: 2 reviews	combustion chambers

June 4th, 2008, 11:48 PM	#5
91cobra5.0 Hardcore Enthusiast 98 Cobra Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 2,057 iTrader: 0 reviews	just go down to pep boys like i did and buy a 90 degree pipe and hook it in after your MAF and a short filter and it will run right into your fender for all of about 40 bucks

June 5th, 2008, 09:50 AM	#6
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	you don't want a big bend right before your maf do you?

June 5th, 2008, 10:17 AM	#7
white_fang Banned 1996,mustang around 5's 0-60 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: maybee Posts: 747 iTrader: 0 reviews	go with bbk igot a bbk and it keeps my engine run a hell lot cooler then stock so dont put stock back in and get anew one

June 5th, 2008, 10:33 AM	#9
white_fang Banned 1996,mustang around 5's 0-60 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: maybee Posts: 747 iTrader: 0 reviews	i think u do the design of the front engine bay where its stort distance from the TB to the fender wall outlet

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