Cold Air Intake!!

[Hochness]

Hello to all:

I saw in a 5.0 Mustang magazine that you could of course buy a Cold Air Intake for a Mustang for "X" amount of dollars. I've also seen many SHO's (Gen III) with them and was curious if anyone could tell me where I would be able to get one and if I needed anything else with it, like a chip and so forth? If I can just get that (Cold Air Intake) is it easy for someone like me (not mechanically inclined) to install or should I have it done by a pro?

Thanks for any input!!

Sam

Sam's 98 SHO Page

 

[stephen newberg]

Sam, the SHOSHOP has a cold air intake, and there are a couple of others available, but the simplest thing (and by far the cheapest) is to just put one in yourself. The most common system is the one that Porter came up with, and if you look at V8SHO.com you can find the procedure for doing it there, complete with photos of various stages of the job. I did a modified version that is even simpler, skipping the PVC elbow and just using about a foot of 3 inch diameter soft rubber rad hose of the type used in big trucks. This way I did not have to shift the position of the airbox at all, and the portion that fits through the inner wheel well wall molds exactly to the shape of the existing cutout. It is not difficult, and well worth the effort.

pax, smn

 

[Hochness]

Sweet!! Mr. Newberg you wouldn't happen to have any pictures of this device that you speak of by any chance would you? If not no prob. what so ever. I'm still going to check out V8Sho.com I've thought about doing something similar to what you've already done but didn't quite know how to go about it. So, basically you go from the in of the airbox and move the intake to a more ventillated (sp?) area? That sounds easier. How much HP did you gain?

Thanks again for all the help.

Sam
Sam's 98 SHO Page

 

[SHOntell]

I have an open cone filter and I have installed my own version of a cold air intake which runs from the front of the car into the engine bay. I prefered the open cone based on engine sound.. The cold air intake I designed is simply made of 2-3inch-45 degree elbows and a huge 90 degree elbow that opens from 3 inches to 4 inch at the end. My cone is placed directly in front of it. I have done a few air test and air def. goes through. My cone is also much cooler on the side facing the cold air intake. I will be posting pics in a little while on my sig page. Ohterwise, lastsho has a pic of it under the Twin Cities SHO GTG aftermath photos on his picturetrail account.

 

[wuzzzer]

I have the standard Porterized intake. I immediately noticed a difference, especially in partial throttle response from a stop. Also, 3rd gear seemed to pull a lot harder all the way up to 135mph. (Did I say that out loud? wink ) Car seemed much peppier.
Mike (SHOntell) has something good going with his intake. Wouldn't be too much more complicated than doing the Porterized intake.
If you do an open cone filter, make sure you use some type of heat shield or a CAI like SHOntell has set up. Otherwise on hot summer days you'll be sucking in a lot of heat from the engine=poor performance.

 

[rakarb]

I have a '99 with a home made heat shield that goes from as far down into the engine compartment as possible to where it seals against the hood. It spans from the fire wall forward to the battery box where it makes a 90 degree to seal there as well.I made an aluminum adapter ****** to attach a 4" flanged K&N to my MAF, and the shield goes between that plate and the MAF (see the SHO Shop option)On the engine side of my plate is a fiberglass blanket with a mylar coating to reflect heat. I am in the process of making an aluminum snorkel for behind the griil, and using 4 1/2" flex duct from there to the fender cut out. After the battery is moved, another duct will direct flow towards the air cleaner. Pictures soon. I do metal work for a living, and am weird about it.