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SR Performance Cold Air Intake (96-04 GT)

SR Performance Cold Air Intake (96-04 GT)
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    Features, Video & Details

    • Add up to 35 HP and 54 TQ With Optional Tune
    • Reusable High Flow Air Filter
    • Polished Aluminum Finish
    • Simple Installation
    • Fits 1996-2004 GT Mustangs, Excludes 01 Bullitt

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    Review & Installation Video

    Review & Install Video

    Hey Justin from AmericanMuscle.com here, taking a closer look at these very budget friendly intakes from SR Performance, available in black or polished fitting all 96-04 Mustang GTs. This kit completely replaces the power robbing factory airbox in your GT with everything you see here, including a reusable high flow intake filter, heat shield, lightweight aluminum 2 piece intake shield in that polished black finish, and all the couplers and hardware needed for the install. If you didn’t know, cooler, denser air results in more horsepower, so with that in mind, this intake puts the filter right in the fender well, allowing for maximum cool air, especially when paired with that heat shield, that should prevent any hot engine bay air from entering the intake. Ok so we all want to know just how much power this intake is going to make, but in order to do so we do need to grab a quick baseline run from our automatic 2000 GT behind me, and then get to work installing this SR Performance intake. Removing the stock airbox and installing the new SR Performance intake is a pretty straightforward task that should only take you about an hour using basic hand tools. Keep in mind you will need to transfer the mass air housing and sensor to the new intake, because the SR Performance intake does not come with either. Even though the SR Performance intake does not require a tune, we are going to upload one of our custom 93 octane Bama tunes, in hopes of seeing some sizeable gains with this setup. This tune is going to optimize our spark timing, perfect our air/fuel ratios, and as a result we should be looking at some drastically improved throttle response. And for our automatic here we’re looking for increased shift firmness, in addition to adjustable shift points. Alright, with our intake bolted up and our tune loaded, we’re going to fire up our GT one more time and see how we do. So our baseline run with our automatic 2000 GT gave us 222 horsepower, and 260 ft/lbs of torque. With our cold air intake and bama combination, we put down 249 horsepower and 295 ft/lbs of torque, making for a peak gain of 27 horsepower over our baseline numbers, and gains of 35 horsepower and 54 ft/lbs of torque throughout the curve. Not only do we pick up more horsepower and torque using this setup, but we also improved our under the hood appearance as well, so even though this intake doesn’t have a big brand name attached to it, it certainly held up its end of the bargain, and delivered some nice gains for a price that’s very hard to beat. So be sure to check out an SR Performance cold air intake for your 4.6 right here at AmericanMuscle.com

    Improves Horsepower. This SR Performance Cold Air Intake kit completely replaces the factory air box and restrictive paper filter element in your 1996-2004 4.6 GT mustang with a high flow filter assembly for a noticeable increase in horsepower and throttle response while filtering out destructive power robbing dust particles. This CAI pulls cooler denser air from inside the inner fender well to make more power that you can feel.

    Reusable Filter. Included in this kit is a High Flow reusable air filter. So no need to go out and buy a new filter every few thousand miles. Just clean the filter, re-oil it, save money, and go!

    Polished Finish. A SR Performance Cold Air Intake not only improves horsepower and acceleration, but it also improves your Mustang's under hood appearance with a striking polished aluminum finish. Now you can have the best of both worlds, performance and style.

    Simple Install. SR Performance Cold Air Intake kits are relatively easy to install with basic hand tools. No extra modifications are required for the installation. See the video on the installation tab for an overview of the installation process.

    Application. This SR Performance Cold Air Intake is specifically designed for the 1996-2004 GT Mustangs equipped with the 4.6L V8 engine. It is

    not compatible with the 2001 Bullitt.

    Please Note. The MAF housing and sensor is

    not included with the SR Performance Cold Air Intake.

    SR Performance

    Fitment: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Details

    CA Residents: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

    What's in the Box
    • (1) 3" Straight Through Coupler
    • (1) 3.5" - 3" Step Down Coupler
    • (3) 65mm - 89mm Hose Clamp
    • (2) 78mm - 101mm Clamp
    • (1) Gasket
    • (2) Anchor
    • (6) Nylon Lock Nut
    • (6) 1" Bolt
    • (6) Small Washer
    • (2) Large Washer
    • (1) 4" Hose
    • (1) Fender Shield
    • (1) Cone Filter w/ Open End
    • (1) 3.5" Pipe
    • (1) 3" Pipe
    Installation Info
    Tech Specs
    Cold Air Intake Specifications
    Year/Model: 96-04 GT Filter Placement: Inside Fender
    Material: Aluminium Finish: Polished
    Manufacture: N/A Computer Tune Required: No
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        Questions & Answers (77)

        5 Top Rated Questions

        Do I have to worry about sucking water? I live in an area that will get pretty good rainfalls at times and was curious if there was a need for concern about sucking up water with the filter location on this cold air intake.

        • I live in an area that gets a lot of rain, and I have never had a problem with this CAI. I've even driven through 3 foot floods to get to work (I would never recommend doing this to anyone), but I can assure you that rain does not affect this intake. It is inside the front of your wheel well, and won't be affected by water any more than a stock air filter would unless you drive through a flood. Have no concern

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        fast idling Since installed I am experience a fast idler up to 2000rpm after depress the gas pedal then drop to normal, I still having to fix this out, can you guys help me on this. thank Jesus

        • Without knowing your vehicle and what other mods, assuming all was well when assembled etc, try cleaning your mass airflow sensor that can cause unusual idle. My favorite trick for idle problems to spray carb cleaner around vacuum lines and listen to the engine you will know you have a leak if the idle goes up a bit. Not a fix but it tells you where to start fixing. Honestly this is kind of a loaded question because there really is not enough info given in the question.

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        Looking To Purchase I'm looking at getting this a cold air intake but is it as good as a 180 dollar or 230 dollar cold air intake ? Also other have better mpg and others have better acceleration does this cold air intake have the same benefits ? Are the benefits as good as others ? Will the chrome rust ? how much more hp will it add to a stock 4.6L V8 ? Will I have to do any reprogramming ?

        • The cold air intake is made out of aluminum, it will not rust. They say it will get you 4 or so more horses. You don't need to do any programming. The price is right.

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        is this smog legal in California?

        • The SR Performance Cold Air Intake is not smog legal.

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        I just bought mine and was wandering if I need to put oil on the filter

        • The SR Performance Cold Air Intake uses a Dry Filter. So you will not need to oil it.

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        10 More Questions
        Just got into a accident that caused no more damage then the bumper being removed. There is dirt under my car and was just wandering if its safe to go through an automatic carwash without the bumper with this via. Or should I be worried about water possibly going through the filter? 1 answer
        How do you clean and recharge filter and how often should this be done? Thanks! 1 answer
        Does the maf sensor come with this? 1 answer
        I need a maf sensor that well work with this i have no other mods what can i use ? 0 answer
        Bought a sr aluminum cold air intake about 2 or 3 months ago works great made a big difference in horsepower and quicker throttle response. But my question is the filter that came with it has cracked around the rubber gasket pretty bad and need to buy another can I use a different filter like k and n and if so what are the specs and dimensions of the filter I need to buy. 0 answer
        Will I still be able to use my stock strut tower brace with this cold air intake? 1 answer
        Would I be fine using a SCT tune instead of the Bama tune? 1 answer
        Would I be fine using a SCT tuner instead of the B 1 answer
        Would I be fine using a SCT tune instead of the Bama tune ? 1 answer
        I just wanted to know if I put tell air filter in the fender will water affect the engine or filter in anyway 1 answer

          Customer Reviews (100+) Write a Review

          Overall Rating 4.5

          out of 5 stars

          Installation Time:Less than 1 Hour

          Installation Cost:0-$100

          • Performance Gain 3.97644 4.0
          • Fit 4.388235 4.4



          • 4/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            September 19, 2019

            Cold air intake

            performs great but install was more problematic then the video they put out. I had to put all my weight into the cover to get it to sit right and not have part of the body blocking the opening. after that it was easy.

            BriabL

            Year: 2004 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 4/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            September 17, 2019

            Installing

            80 of the install was easy tell we got to putting the sheild and down tube in. Had to really push the holding nubs down into the grommets. Ended up scratching the part of the tube that gets hidden behind the sheild. But looks great and performing awesome. Only other thing ud the hole for a ambient temp sensor should come with a plug if your vehicle does not have one.

            BrianLeu

            Year: 2004 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            August 23, 2019

            Perfect fit

            This baby rocks. It looks goid and sounds good. It gives a nice engine look. Great price.

            Silvrbull

            Year: 2001 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Afternoon

            August 19, 2019

            Looks great!

            I installed this in my 02 GT a week or two ago and it seems to be holding up well. I was a little bit skeptical about the construction, but all that went out the window when I saw it sitting pretty in the engine bay. The only thing that was difficult to put on was the heat shield, but the top bolt was messed up on my car so I'm not going to blame that on SR Performance. It took me about 2 hours to put on and I had zero ideas as to what I was doing, so I'd say install was pretty simple. I can't say that I noticed a difference in horsepower, but no one really buys these things for that anyways (I also did not tune it.) I can say that there is a bit of a sound difference (not much,) and it felt like maybe my throttle response was a little bit better? Regardless, I couldn't be happier with it, plus the reuseable filter will be nice for servicing.

            Patty

            Year: 2002 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            August 17, 2019

            Nice look

            Very easy to install. Makes a great add-on. Gets a lot better airflow

            ThomasLawrence

            Year: 1999 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            August 02, 2019

            Awesome product

            Couldn’t be happier with my purchase. Same performance and look as the bigger name. My gt pulls in way more air especially with haveing a 78mm throttlebody....

            Richiesixx

            Year: 2001 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            July 28, 2019

            Great product for the price.

            Hella easy install, definitely feel a difference on the top end speed it also made my exhaust set up louder plus it added the extra pops and crackles.

            Kcole

            Year: 1996 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 1/5

            Installation Time: Afternoon

            July 24, 2019

            Not the best purchase I’ve made

            The intake has so many fitting issues and I couldn’t even plug the 2 hose back into tho upper of the intake and a couple of other small fitting issues. I wouldn’t recommend this item to anyone

            BluesKruz

            Year: 2002 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 4/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            July 19, 2019

            Good for the price

            Looks good in the engine bay. Easy to install Didnt notice much throttle response without a tune. Overall good product especially for the price. Only down fall there is a hole you have to plug and the heat shield didn't fit the best.

            Naye

            Year: 2002 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            July 17, 2019

            SR Cold Intake

            Pretty easy install overall took a bit to get everything put together. Overall look is 10/10 really cleans up the engine bay love the chrome. I really thought I wasn’t going to notice a performance gain but that was false, makes the car have a slight deeper growl and pulls a lot better in the higher rpms. Definitely helps the car breathe and hits the torque curve earlier too. Definitely would recommend to anyone looking for a intake.

            JaredL

            Year: 2001 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Shop Install

            Installation Cost: 0-$100

            July 16, 2019

            Buy, buy, buy!!!

            Bought this and had it installed the next day. Right out of the parking lot, I could tell I had made a good decision. Talk about adding HP's at an excellent price point!! Highly, highly recommended!!

            MustangGT2000

            Year: 2000 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            July 15, 2019

            SR intake

            Great product. Besides needing a plug for the hole.

            NicholasC

            Year: 2004 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 1/5

            July 08, 2019

            One Star is Good considering!!!!

            I received my item in a timely manner and it was packaged nicely. I had it installed by a master technician. And I was driving it, thought I rolled over a large cup out of nowhere. When actually it was my filter. I Had to run out on a busy road to try and salvage what I had left. It is smashed a bit but I had another technician put it on and the clamps that come with it keep sliding off. I emailed them 2 times and never received anything back. Except a 20 coupon to buy more stuff and the coupon doesn’t even work. Hopefully they send better clamps to people, respond to people’s concerns , and show some responsibility for the products they sell.

            Vicki

            Year: 2002 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            June 28, 2019

            Great Product!

            Fast shipping and great quality. I will definitely use American Muscle and SR Performance anytime!

            JordanDalton

            Year: 2002 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            June 25, 2019

            S R CAI two thumbs up

            great upgrade for the money! couldn't be happier with this purchase!

            jaybles

            Year: 1998 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (1)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            June 23, 2019

            Awesome intake

            Great intake for the price and super easy to install!

            Steveo122988

            Year: 2004 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            June 17, 2019

            Nice look for the price

            Easy install, looks good. Not sure on performance upgrade but it seems to respond better.

            ARev

            Year: 2001 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            June 17, 2019

            Cold air intake

            Really good for mustang gt 99-04 only take 30 minutes

            AlfredoH

            Year: 2000 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 4/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            June 13, 2019

            Cold air intake

            Cheap quality product good you can install it easy with a friend plus it looks good in your engine bay. Inespensive

            Arturogarcia

            Year: 2002 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

          • 5/5

            Installation Time: Less than 1 Hour

            June 11, 2019

            worth it

            got this put on and can immediately tell the difference.

            HenryG

            Year: 2002 Submodel: GT

            Helpful (0)

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