windstar swap

polemonkey · June 19th, 2011, 01:36 PM

ok ive been thing about swaping my stock intake for a windstar on my 2001 bc of all the hype that its the best mod for our car besides for a turbo. but i got a few questions. would i still be able to use my k&n CAI or would i have to get a different one? or is there some way to make it work? and yes i know i should have went with a sheap CAI but i was young and nieve.lol does it still fit under the stock hood? plus if i wanted to add a strut tower brace later would it fit under it? o and down the road if i decided to turbo it would it still work with a turbo?

SlowSix · June 19th, 2011, 02:03 PM

To answer your questions.
No, you might be able to use part of the CAI though.
Yes it fits under the stock hood, although mine has made a mess of my hood liner.
Strut tower brace I'm not sure.
Yes with a turbo with some pipe fabbing. But I doubt you will ever get a turbo tbh

polemonkey · June 19th, 2011, 02:16 PM

thanks, that helps out alot, yeah i know i will proly never get a turbo but i thought i would at least ask.lol

Mustanglax12 · June 19th, 2011, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by 01SilverSixer

To answer your questions.
No, you might be able to use part of the CAI though.
Yes it fits under the stock hood, although mine has made a mess of my hood liner.
Strut tower brace I'm not sure.
Yes with a turbo with some pipe fabbing. But I doubt you will ever get a turbo tbh

Did you install yours yourself? Is it a hard install?

Mr. Red Pony · June 19th, 2011, 09:47 PM

I used a SRI for a GT on mine. The K&N won't work though. I made mine myself thought. It will fit under stock hood if you use VAP's kit. Yes you can fit a strut tower brace on though.

polemonkey · June 19th, 2011, 10:34 PM

i figured what i could proly do if it aint too big is get some extra tubing and some elbows and throw the air filter down in the fender so i would be able to reuse that. other than that i assume its pretty easy to install? i could proly do it all within a day u think?

SlowSix · June 19th, 2011, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Mustanglax12

Did you install yours yourself? Is it a hard install?

Yes I did, no not really. Hardest parts include alittle bit of sawing and some soldering.
You can do it in a few hours if you don't run into any problems.

Mr. Red Pony · June 19th, 2011, 11:07 PM

Yup. about 2 hours. The hardest part is rewiring and rerouting the vacuum lines. I have seen the fender thing down with the filter on a WS though.

I would also recommend rather than shortening the coolant tube, to just remove it. I used a Mini-Pipe cutter.

It was right around $10 for the stuff to remove it. You need:
5/8 plastic T (made for coolant)
(2) 6" pieces of 5/8 coolant hose (so 1')
(4) Hose clamps (comes in a pack of 4 at AZ)

polemonkey · June 20th, 2011, 09:32 PM

so if i do this sawp what all has to be cut, relocated or bent to make it fit?

Mr. Red Pony · June 20th, 2011, 09:46 PM

http://www.vapauto.com/Windstar%20In...ide%20v3.0.pdf

June 19th, 2011, 01:36 PM	#1
polemonkey Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: jefferson city missouri Posts: 97 iTrader: 0 reviews	windstar swap ok ive been thing about swaping my stock intake for a windstar on my 2001 bc of all the hype that its the best mod for our car besides for a turbo. but i got a few questions. would i still be able to use my k&n CAI or would i have to get a different one? or is there some way to make it work? and yes i know i should have went with a sheap CAI but i was young and nieve.lol does it still fit under the stock hood? plus if i wanted to add a strut tower brace later would it fit under it? o and down the road if i decided to turbo it would it still work with a turbo?

June 19th, 2011, 02:03 PM	#2
SlowSix Formerly 01silversixer 2001 V6 15.47@89.57 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,471 iTrader: 1 reviews	To answer your questions. No, you might be able to use part of the CAI though. Yes it fits under the stock hood, although mine has made a mess of my hood liner. Strut tower brace I'm not sure. Yes with a turbo with some pipe fabbing. But I doubt you will ever get a turbo tbh __________________ Build Thread

June 19th, 2011, 09:47 PM	#5
Mr. Red Pony Resident badass 01 Built V6 (3.9) 13.91 @ 99.1 N/A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lawton, Oklahomo Posts: 6,789 iTrader: 10 reviews	I used a SRI for a GT on mine. The K&N won't work though. I made mine myself thought. It will fit under stock hood if you use VAP's kit. Yes you can fit a strut tower brace on though. __________________ 271rwhp N/A V6 The Name is Danny. I'm a GM Technician. Suck it.

June 19th, 2011, 11:07 PM	#8
Mr. Red Pony Resident badass 01 Built V6 (3.9) 13.91 @ 99.1 N/A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lawton, Oklahomo Posts: 6,789 iTrader: 10 reviews	Yup. about 2 hours. The hardest part is rewiring and rerouting the vacuum lines. I have seen the fender thing down with the filter on a WS though. I would also recommend rather than shortening the coolant tube, to just remove it. I used a Mini-Pipe cutter. It was right around $10 for the stuff to remove it. You need: 5/8 plastic T (made for coolant) (2) 6" pieces of 5/8 coolant hose (so 1') (4) Hose clamps (comes in a pack of 4 at AZ) __________________ 271rwhp N/A V6 The Name is Danny. I'm a GM Technician. Suck it.

June 20th, 2011, 09:46 PM	#10
Mr. Red Pony Resident badass 01 Built V6 (3.9) 13.91 @ 99.1 N/A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lawton, Oklahomo Posts: 6,789 iTrader: 10 reviews	http://www.vapauto.com/Windstar%20In...ide%20v3.0.pdf __________________ 271rwhp N/A V6 The Name is Danny. I'm a GM Technician. Suck it.

June 19th, 2011, 02:16 PM	#3
polemonkey Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: jefferson city missouri Posts: 97 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks, that helps out alot, yeah i know i will proly never get a turbo but i thought i would at least ask.lol

June 19th, 2011, 10:34 PM	#6
polemonkey Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: jefferson city missouri Posts: 97 iTrader: 0 reviews	i figured what i could proly do if it aint too big is get some extra tubing and some elbows and throw the air filter down in the fender so i would be able to reuse that. other than that i assume its pretty easy to install? i could proly do it all within a day u think?

June 20th, 2011, 09:32 PM	#9
polemonkey Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: jefferson city missouri Posts: 97 iTrader: 0 reviews	so if i do this sawp what all has to be cut, relocated or bent to make it fit?

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