Hi, Guest
01-29-2007, 06:26 AM
I cleaned and oiled my filter usually once every 2 months or so...depending on how the weather and conditions out on the road have been. Some of the new AEM CAI's have the new 2nd gen "oiless" filters, that you need to only clean and let air dry overnight.
Once I had the AEM combined with the FC 65mm TB, 9mm FR wires, and the MBRP exhaust, my car was obviously faster. I'd say I had a 10-12hp increase with all of those things combined. I would have done even better with cam gears and had the cam timing dialled in, as well as some tuning...could have had closer to the Mfr's rated 130hp, but at the wheels.
An intake or exhaust alone will only give you 2-4 extra hp, but will work best when paired with other items like I had.
The only mod that you can do to the engine that pays lots of hp and tq dividends for the amount invested is forced induction, or a completely built engine. You'll find that you can spend half the value of a S/C or turbo kit on just bolt-ons, and it is only going to give you 15-20 more hp over baseline.
If you wanna just do minor things like I did (spent more time and money on the suspension and whatnot), then go with the AEM or Injen CAI, FC or FS Tb, 9mm wires or Screamin Demon livewires, and a 2nd gen MBRP exhaust. With a car with a 5 spd, you'll be able to outrun stock Foci all day long with just those mods.
L8tr
Once I had the AEM combined with the FC 65mm TB, 9mm FR wires, and the MBRP exhaust, my car was obviously faster. I'd say I had a 10-12hp increase with all of those things combined. I would have done even better with cam gears and had the cam timing dialled in, as well as some tuning...could have had closer to the Mfr's rated 130hp, but at the wheels.
An intake or exhaust alone will only give you 2-4 extra hp, but will work best when paired with other items like I had.
The only mod that you can do to the engine that pays lots of hp and tq dividends for the amount invested is forced induction, or a completely built engine. You'll find that you can spend half the value of a S/C or turbo kit on just bolt-ons, and it is only going to give you 15-20 more hp over baseline.
If you wanna just do minor things like I did (spent more time and money on the suspension and whatnot), then go with the AEM or Injen CAI, FC or FS Tb, 9mm wires or Screamin Demon livewires, and a 2nd gen MBRP exhaust. With a car with a 5 spd, you'll be able to outrun stock Foci all day long with just those mods.
L8tr
Bleeding Ford Blue again...