Do Cold Air Intakes do anything?

[95mustanggt]

Originally posted by XTheOwl
96_4.6,

I understand that a cold air flows the same as just a K&N. I was asking if the "cooler" air resulted in more power.

You've got to remember that the stock air box IS a CAI. It pulls the air from the fenderwell just like an aftermarket CAI. You just lose some of the irregularities of the interior sidewalls of the intake piping.

IMO, it cleans up the engine bay nicely compared to the stock air box, but compared to a drop in K&N that's about it.