Well I've looked at stangs that have the aftermarket intake pipe and cone filter... It has the same exact bends as the stock pipe... and it sucks in hot air from under the hood.
I still stand by this... just remove the air silencer, getting rid of the major bend in the whole system, then adding a K&N air filter inside the stock airbox.
The air entry point is still pointed AWAY from the exhaust manifold and towards the fender well.. the air there is slightly cooler.
wrap it all in heat shield and (in my opinion) you've got a better performing and cheaper intake piping system. You get the best of both.. cooler air & no bend into the fender well
I did all this and it made a noticeable difference.. I actually had to re-adjust my driving to not spin the tires from stops. Seriously. I am guessing atleast 8hp gain.
I dont even know what K&N says the gain should be... I'll look into it.
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