cold ir.....help me

[87 heartbreaker]

hey i posted a thread in POWER ADDERS so i will not write as much, i have a 87 gt 5 speed hb, (not mass air converted.) No plans for a supercharger, but i need to a find a fenderwell cold air kit that is NOT chrome, any help is greatly appreciated
=)

[redsn95vert]

A cheap way to make one is with some 3" pvc pipe and some plumbing supplies from loews or home depot. You could them paint the set-up whatever color you want, and all for about $30.

[Mr 5 0]

It's been awhile but some years back I also wanted a non-chrome fenderwell cold air induction setup. I bought the Moroso kit and it worked fine. It used a K&N cone filter. Still on the 'Stang when I sold it last May and still working great. Moroso still sells it, too. Part Number 65847. About $100. There are also other cold air induction kits on the market for the 5.0, some cheaper, some more expensive, but I can only endorse what I have bought, used and had success with - which is the quality Moroso CAI kit.

Of course removing the fenderwell air silencer on the Mustang 5.0 is a required first step in improving airflow. I just had to mention that...no offense meant. Some folks still don't know about that no-cost 'mod' and as the early Mustang 5.0's are getting scarce, it is being slowly forgotten.

[87 heartbreaker]

thanks to both of you =)

[grey88gt]

I have a stupid ? (Not trying to hijack this theard). The air box thats on my 88 GT is bolted to the fender well, pulling its air from outside of the engine bay. Is this not cold air? Alot of the cold air kits I have saw leave the filter in the same location, but the rest of it is also exposed, there for allowing hot air from the engine bay to get in to the intake. I cant see any benfit in that. Does a cold air kit have a bigger air filter, are the intake tubes bigger to flow more air , does the factory air box restrict that much air after the silencer is taken off? Thanks

[Mr 5 0]

Originally Posted by grey88gt

I have a stupid ? (Not trying to hijack this theard). The air box thats on my 88 GT is bolted to the fender well, pulling its air from outside of the engine bay. Is this not cold air? Alot of the cold air kits I have saw leave the filter in the same location, but the rest of it is also exposed, there for allowing hot air from the engine bay to get in to the intake. I cant see any benfit in that. Does a cold air kit have a bigger air filter, are the intake tubes bigger to flow more air , does the factory air box restrict that much air after the silencer is taken off? Thanks

The silencer is a noticable restriction to airflow. Removing it will increase the airflow, as we all know.

A CAI kit - like the Moroso kit I recommended - allows 'colder' air to enter the intake as the filter is located lower in the fenderwell then with the stock airbox. The Moroso kit has a block-off plate on the inside firewall that keeps hot engine air away from the filter. The (plastic) intake tube is also smoother than the stock, ribbed rubber intake hose. The filter (a K&N cone) is usually more effective, too. Those are the facts.

However, a CAI kit is not a major modification by any means and probably nets 1 or 2 HP, at best, despite what the ads might say. However, they do offer a bit better throttle response, in my experience. It's an easy way to get a bit more cold air to the intake and a good mod for near-stock Mustangs that want to wring the most from what they have without going into real engine alterations...if you don't mind spending $100. to get the admittedly small performance benefits.

One noticable benefit: the Moroso unit I ran for years sounded like a huge carb sucking air at WOT. I loved it.

[grey88gt]

Cool. I havent seen any of the kits with the block off plates. Havent really been looking to hard ethier. I can see the intake tubes helping out. All the cold air kits I had seen put the filter in hot air. Most were on other cars besides the Mustang. Thanks for the reply.

[87 heartbreaker]

thanks for the replies, guys, i have ordered the moroso, i didnt want it for the horsepower gains, i wanted a little pazazz under the hood i guess, but NOT chrome, thx