Would it benefit me any to upgrade the intake on my 12 GT if I don’t do headers at the same time?
What is your goal with this mod? And which intake?
Ok, thats is what I thought you meant. What you read and others have said about intakes is spot on.Just trying to gain overall hp. Really been leaning towards the ‘18 manifold but that boss intake just looks so good lol. Everything I’ve read says that the ‘18 manifold is overall better than the Boss manifold
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I've recently been doing a bunch of research on this. An intake won't give you an "overall hp" increase. Most of the intakes give you power in the upper RPM range. Of those offered, I feel the 2018+ intakes do the best job for a street-driven Mustang. The 2018+ starts to have gains above 5200 rpms and the biggest gains happen as the stock intake runs out of steam (6700 rpms) and the 2018+ continues gaining through 7000 rpms. Typically, the 20-30 hp gains that are talked about for the 2018+ are in this area (stock peak at 6700 and 2018 peak at 7000).
You don't mention if you have an aftermarket CAI or a tune. You will need a tuning device and a tune for any of the mods you are considering. As others have said, go with a reputable tuner who will be able to support you with your future mods. I used to have Bama (with a Diablosport InTune) and recently switched to Lund with an nGauge. Couldn't be happier! Good luck and keep us updated. This is a mod I was very close to doing myself (which lead to me going with nGauge and Lund tune). If I wasn't so surprised and thrilled at the difference in the Lund tune, I probably would have already completed the intake swap. But, I'm still enjoying the new-found power and response of the Lund tune.
Longtubes along with any intake will move the powerband up and give you an increase in hp. Shorties will not do anything.....our cars came factory with shorties.
So aftermarket tuned shorties don't flow any better than the stock manifolds?
Not according to the turbo guys.So aftermarket tuned shorties don't flow any better than the stock manifolds?
A CAI, ported '18 intake manifold, 90mm throttle body, LT headers/midpipe, and 93 octane tune should get you somewhere near 440rwhp & 390rwtq.