Good morning all.
I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I would update. When I bought my car it had the Ford bolt on special package. Roush CAI / Roush Axleback. Probably put on by the dealer.
I since then have replaced the Roush CAI with a factory one I purchased locally.
The reason for this is two fold:
1) The Roush intake blocks the driver side heat extractor with foam. Trapping hot engine air in that area of the bay. I didnt like this it was a really dinky solution to keep moisture off an open element filter. https://www.roushperformance.com/mustang-cold-air-intake-kit-2010-2012.html
2) With the heat trapped in there on a -4 farenheit day I would routinely see 110-120 degree IAT while in traffic. I am now basically staying ambient with very slight temperature changes sitting in traffic.
Now looking at all the S550 intakes most manufacturers are going to a closed box design. (Steeda, Airaid, Roush, Injen, aFe, etc)
However for the S197 crowd its dominated by open element "hot air" intakes. I don't plan on making huge power I like driving it on the street and opening it up down the back roads and taking it to the drag strip ( I can only imagine how hot the temps would get idling in the pits)
Does anyone have any recommendations for a sealed box intake? The only ones I can see are as follows:
https://www.holley.com/products/fuel_systems/cold_air_intake/cold_air_intake/parts/223-04
(Unique design, not sure how I feel about the sealing technique)
https://www.americanmuscle.com/corsa-pro5-closed-box-cold-airtake-1114-gt.html
(I don't like this design for the opening to the engine bay.)
https://www.americanmuscle.com/k-n-race-cold-airtake-1014-gt.html
(Requires a tune as it has a sizable increase to the diameter of the piping.)
https://www.americanmuscle.com/aem-cai-1112gt.html
( seems to seal nicely when installed properly, makes good power from independent review from Motoiq showing gains of 5-10 hp and 6-12 lb/ft of torque across the entirety of the curve with stock calibration)
Then we get to the cheapest option, stock intake with panel filter like AEM/K&N/AFE
I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I would update. When I bought my car it had the Ford bolt on special package. Roush CAI / Roush Axleback. Probably put on by the dealer.
I since then have replaced the Roush CAI with a factory one I purchased locally.
The reason for this is two fold:
1) The Roush intake blocks the driver side heat extractor with foam. Trapping hot engine air in that area of the bay. I didnt like this it was a really dinky solution to keep moisture off an open element filter. https://www.roushperformance.com/mustang-cold-air-intake-kit-2010-2012.html
2) With the heat trapped in there on a -4 farenheit day I would routinely see 110-120 degree IAT while in traffic. I am now basically staying ambient with very slight temperature changes sitting in traffic.
Now looking at all the S550 intakes most manufacturers are going to a closed box design. (Steeda, Airaid, Roush, Injen, aFe, etc)
However for the S197 crowd its dominated by open element "hot air" intakes. I don't plan on making huge power I like driving it on the street and opening it up down the back roads and taking it to the drag strip ( I can only imagine how hot the temps would get idling in the pits)
Does anyone have any recommendations for a sealed box intake? The only ones I can see are as follows:
https://www.holley.com/products/fuel_systems/cold_air_intake/cold_air_intake/parts/223-04
(Unique design, not sure how I feel about the sealing technique)
https://www.americanmuscle.com/corsa-pro5-closed-box-cold-airtake-1114-gt.html
(I don't like this design for the opening to the engine bay.)
https://www.americanmuscle.com/k-n-race-cold-airtake-1014-gt.html
(Requires a tune as it has a sizable increase to the diameter of the piping.)
https://www.americanmuscle.com/aem-cai-1112gt.html
( seems to seal nicely when installed properly, makes good power from independent review from Motoiq showing gains of 5-10 hp and 6-12 lb/ft of torque across the entirety of the curve with stock calibration)
Then we get to the cheapest option, stock intake with panel filter like AEM/K&N/AFE