So i was looking for a cold air intake for my 2004 mustang gt and i was just wondering are all cold air intakes the same in design. As in will they all go down further into my wheele well then my stock? The pics on the webpages dont look like they go far enough. And what is the differnence between a 50 state leagal one and one that is not legal?
It could be the windshield
A word of caution. Don't expect any real performance improvements from a cold air intake. They may possibly flow air a little better, but no gains are from cold air. Here’s why. If you examine the air filter housing you will see that it draws its air from an opening in the radiator core support, drawing air from in front of the engine compartment. This air is already relatively cool. On a cold air intake, even if it has some kind of intercooler, it will NOT cool the air any cooler than the ambient outside air temperature. With a V8 engine, you gain about 1 horsepower for every 10 degrees Fahrenheit drop in temperature. Therefore, even if you could drop the incoming air 50 degrees, you gain a measly 5 horsepower. Hardly worth the expense. Another thing to consider is that your engine is equipped with an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve. This device dumps hot exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold, into the intake manifold. A cold air intake can't make a difference over this extremely hot gas. Your engine is tuned to operate with this so it is not a problem. For a little bit more than a cold air system, you can purchase a dry nitrous oxide system. For about $350 - $500, you can install a dry nitrous oxide kit that will add 50 - 75 horsepower to your Mustang. This will give you performance gains you will actually notice. For a little over $500, you could install a wet nitrous system that could give you 100 - 150 additional horsepower, but with this, you risk breaking parts. Checkout the Summit Racing Website.
almost every windsheild wipers do that
