BBK Cold Air Intake (96-98 Cobra, 2001 Bullitt)

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Overall Rating 4.2

out of 5 stars

Installation Time:Afternoon

• Performance Gain 3.5 3.5
• Fit 4.125 4.1

• 5/5

  April 15, 2010

  97 cobra

  Great product, can feel a difference, and looks great under the hood. On hard accelleration, there is a nice whistle too it (normal). Install was simple, it is VERY snug under the strut tower brace, on some bumps, it knocked the brace and dinged the chrome, but whatever. I eventually took a dremel to part of the strut tower brace that i saw was actually digging into the CAI (NOT the actual brace tube and put rubber hose around the brace where it knocked, now it is safe from harm...It is worth the work, as many kits require you to remove the brace.

  Glenn

  Year: 1997

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• 5/5

  April 25, 2009

  not as easy as they say it is

  I found the instalation to be kind of difficult im not much of a car guy but my good friend is so i took it to him. He just couldnt believe the trouble putting in first of all i have a 97 svt cobra convertible . first of all my car had a crossbar running across the engine so we had to loose that enough to get it to give a little. The second problem we ran into was installing the air filter under the front quarter panel therw was no way to fit it in through the top so we had to remove all of the wheel whell inside panels boy what a pain in the you know what to get to that to clean the filter luckily i dont drive the car that much so it should last a long time before i will have to get to it again.. Im not giving it a bad review because i lovve the product and it works awesome amercan muscle is a great company to deal with very trustworthy and knowligable the chrome pipes make a great bling addition too all im saying is that if you have a 97 cobra like mine just plan on allowing a little extra instalation process because there was alot more involved than it should be. thanks to my friend mark he is very patient and knowledgable and got it installed and it looks great and i would recommend it to a friend . thanks again oh and one more thing the bolts that come with it could be a little longer we ended up running to the hardware store and purchasing a little bit longer ones just for peace of mind chrome ones to so it doesnt ruin the appearance thanks again and good luck

  Ed Coffman

  Year: 1997

  Helpful (6) Thanks for your input!
• 5/5

  January 19, 2010

  AMAZING!

  This intake was a great choice for my mustang it gave it a little louder sound when accelerating fast and it also gave it more power. I would give this intake an 8 out of 10. It was a tight fit under the strut bar but it does fit.

  Ben's 97 Cobra

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• 5/5

  July 19, 2009

  Nice product!

  Install was not as difficult as the other reviewer described, I was able to just turn the wheel, peel back the wheel well liner and clamp on the filter. The fit is tight under the strut brace, but it does fit, which is the main reason i chose this one over the JLT. Fit is Finish is great and i dont regret this purchase at all. Performance is A+ as well.

  Lee

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• 5/5

  June 09, 2010

  Nice!

  Easy install, looks great...another product that does what is's supposed to. AM is the sh#t.

  Chuck M

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• 5/5

  June 10, 2011

  hott intake

  this is a great intake, the shinny chrome plating looks good, but compaired to a JLT and KN. this thing gets hot!! im suprised its not glowing red after you drive it. it may not make a huge difference, but the JLT and KN will suck in much colder air.

  blackcobe

  Year: 1997 Submodel: Cobra

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• 5/5

  October 30, 2009

  Great

  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!!!!!!!!!!

  Jeff

  Helpful (2) Thanks for your input!
• 5/5

  Installation Time: Afternoon

  April 11, 2017

  96 cobra.

  I love it. It fixed what the previous owner jumbled together, and I love the fact I can here it sucking in the air.

  DennisH

  Year: 1996 Submodel: Cobra

  Helpful (1) Thanks for your input!

  • Performance Gain 3

    3

  • Fit 5

    5
• 4/5

  Installation Time: Afternoon

  February 10, 2017

  Love the product but very difficult to install

  Love the product but it was very difficult to install an omg those instructions was no help either. But once I figured it out I love the look

  Roaddogg

  Year: 1998 Submodel: Cobra

  Helpful (1) Thanks for your input!

  • Performance Gain 3

    3

  • Fit 4

    4
• 4/5

  Installation Time: Afternoon

  January 06, 2017

  Looks very nice.

  The cold air intake looks so much cooler than the stock nasty black rubber intake tube. It was the single thing that made engine look cooler.

  Sheetstreet

  Year: 1997 Submodel: Cobra

  Helpful (1) Thanks for your input!

  • Performance Gain 4

    4

  • Fit 4

    4
• 1/5

  December 10, 2016

  Chrome flaker

  I love the set up only problem is the chrome is peeling off after only a year and a half...BBK...can you help me on this..been trying for along time to get it replaced..

  Joe

  Year: 1996 Submodel: Cobra

  Helpful (1) Thanks for your input!

  • Performance Gain 2

    2

  • Fit 4

    4
• 3/5

  August 25, 2016

  Great cold air intake! Horrible instructions!

  The cold air intake is great! But theres one main reason why im giving this 3 stars and thats because the instructions to the bbk cold air intake are horrible! It was difficult for me to figure it out espically since there isnt a video on how to install the bbk intake to a 2001 bullitt but other then that i ended up figuring it out and it took me 3 hours to install.

  530REDJ

  Year: 2001 Submodel: Bullitt

  Helpful (1) Thanks for your input!
• 4/5

  Installation Time: Afternoon

  July 29, 2017

  Runs Hot but...

  Not an easy install. Wheel off. Fender valance off. Engine framework is tight. AM's time for install is for NASCAR pros, not the rest of the world. But once in, there is a noticeable increase in power; especially 3rd gear- anything over 3600 RPM pushes you back into your seat. Great sound. Will update after Bama Tune...

  Tom21wildcats

  Year: 1996 Submodel: Cobra

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  • Performance Gain 5

    5

  • Fit 5

    5
• 4/5

  Installation Time: Afternoon

  June 24, 2017

  Makes the engine look way better

  Yeah, the instructions if any suck. But nothing a cold 6 pack and a Saturday afternoon can't fix. Also for the price I expected at least a decal but not even that. Oh well still looks nice installed .

  JS

  Year: 1996 Submodel: Cobra

  Helpful (0) Thanks for your input!

  • Performance Gain 4

    4

  • Fit 5

    5
• 5/5

  Installation Time: Afternoon

  March 04, 2017

  Awesome!

  Great cold air intake, easy install and looks great!

  Noah

  Year: 2001 Submodel: Bullitt

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  • Performance Gain 5

    5

  • Fit 5

    5
• 2/5

  Installation Time: Full Day

  April 20, 2012

  Poor instructions

  The instructions for this were horrible.. Very little information and no pictures. To make matters worse, I had an aftermarket intake on the car so I had to purchase a few original parts for it to work. For the money I paid for this I would think they could at least write some decent instructions for it.

  John3760

  Year: 1997 Submodel: Cobra La Porte City, Ia

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  • Response from AmericanMuscle

    Unfortunately, sometimes the manufacturer instructions aren't the best as you have experienced. Please feel free to write up an installation guide and submit it to us! Check out the requirements and information here: http://www.americanmuscle.com/100.html if you are interested in some extra cash for more fun parts for your Stang!

    Lisa , Customer Care
    

  • Performance Gain 2

    2

  • Fit 1

    1

  • Bang for your Buck 1

    1
• 5/5

  May 10, 2011

  bbk intake

  Harder to install than you might think for being a bolt on product. Very tight fit and things have to be assembled in the right order to fit. The chrome trim piece at the fenderwell does not fit well but so far it doesn't rattle. It doesn't seem to have any increase in tube diameter so any inflow improvement must come from the filter. After getting the factory filter cover off I realized that i already had a K&N filter on it. I don't anticipate any performance gain but it looks way better than black plastic,

  Randy

  Year: 1997 Submodel: Cobra

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