Curious on Intake Manifolds for my GT

"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
07/16/2014 at 22:54 • Filed to: Ford, Mustang, 5.0L, Aftermarket

Ok I need to know what would be better and what would work with my current car. I have been looking at the BOSS 302 Intake for the GT but I have heard it doesn't work well with auto transmissions. I also would like the Cobra Jet Intake but I don;t know if I will have the same problem. My 2011 GT is all stock right now and I'm looking into modding it because I think it time unless there is something I need to be sketchy about on them cause I still have a FULL warranty on it and if there is a known problem with anything I'll camp it out and wait.

So OPPO wanna help me look around for some decent but cheap things to do to the car?

DISCUSSION (26)

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Cherry_man1
07/16/2014 at 22:57

Gears, exhaust, dynotune. Enjoy. You want more than it's time to open your wallet and put some forced induction on it.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Cherry_man1
07/16/2014 at 22:57

Kinja'd!!!

Torino?

Cherry_man1 > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/16/2014 at 22:59

Yup thats my 1973 GTS currentlygetting a new steering box so its layed up in my garage

Cherry_man1 > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
07/16/2014 at 23:00

Well do you know of any specific parts?

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Cherry_man1
07/16/2014 at 23:00

Sweet. I would have to say that the torino and maverick are probably my favorite muscle cars.

Cherry_man1 > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/16/2014 at 23:06

Thanks!

Here is one of the more recent pics of it in new shoes.

GhostZ > Cherry_man1
07/16/2014 at 23:12

...why wouldn't the Boss intake not work well on automatic transmissions? If it shifts the powerband (which it will) can't you just switch the shift points via OBD-II? It's not like the gear ratios themselves are bad.

Textured Soy Protein > Cherry_man1
07/16/2014 at 23:13

I'd probably mess with bolt-ons first before going for a new intake manifold. The usual intake, headers, exhaust and tune.

Big Bubba Ray > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
07/16/2014 at 23:14

That Torino is even better looking in person.

Cherry_man1 > GhostZ
07/16/2014 at 23:17

I don;t know where my father got the info but supposedly with the auto it makes it like bog down. I'm gonna call a bad Dyno tune or tune in general.

Cherry_man1 > Textured Soy Protein
07/16/2014 at 23:18

Got any specifics on some of those? Cause I kinda have some exhaust I'm looking at but idk about the headers unless they are normal length cause I wanna get the BOSS 302 H-Pipe.

GhostZ > Cherry_man1
07/16/2014 at 23:24

Does the Boss 302 have a different camshaft, or just the intake?

The regular mustang peaks at 6500 rpm. The transmission will shift around 7000, right?

The Boss 302 peaks at 7500 rpm. The automatic transmission would shift before reaching peak power if you had the same engine.

Not only that, but if the intake is designed to optimize air flow at 7500 rpm, BUT, you don't change the cam (assuming that the 302 has a different cam) then you might not be gaining any power, since you're improving airflow at an RPM range where the cam doesn't produce power anyway.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Cherry_man1
07/16/2014 at 23:26

I would look in to that more, sounds weird that it's bad with autos. That shouldn't be the case. Honestly first I would get new axlebacks. There's a million options, but my personal favorite is the GT500 exhaust. It makes great sound and isn't way to loud. Plus it's one of the cheapest. Now if you want actual gains, like someone said you might be set with gears and a tune. 3.55 or 3.73 gears plus a tune on an auto would make your car really quick.

Cherry_man1 > GhostZ
07/16/2014 at 23:38

Ya I think it might I know FRPP sells the BOSS 302S(or R) heads but they are like 1.3k a pop soooooo and Just looked it up yup different cam.

offroadkarter > Cherry_man1
07/17/2014 at 00:26

The Boss and I imagine the CJ manifolds give up some low end but scream in the top end. You just need a tune to compensate for that.

I have no idea why it wouldn't work well with an auto especially since an auto would keep the revs up more.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Cherry_man1
07/17/2014 at 00:35

Sweet.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Big Bubba Ray
07/17/2014 at 00:36

I agree.

Cherry_man1 > Big Bubba Ray
07/17/2014 at 00:36

;~; its steering blew up again

wiffleballtony > Cherry_man1
07/17/2014 at 02:15

Throwing either of those manifolds will void your warranty. If you're interested in keeping that, as others have said, cold air, headers etc. Even a tune is a bit of a grey area.

1337HPMustang > Cherry_man1
07/17/2014 at 10:58

ever hear of ghost cams for those coyotes? They're pretty gimmicky but cool.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aP9mXt…

Also those axle backs sound good

Cherry_man1 > wiffleballtony
07/17/2014 at 11:09

well I did a bit of reading and it said you can replace parts with ford parts and they are genuine ford parts so it shouldn't void it.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Cherry_man1
07/17/2014 at 13:58

For exhaust? That depends. How far do you want to go? Full out with headers and everything or cat-back? It's more of a personal choice. Kooks, Stainless Works, American Racing Headers.....they all make good stuff. Gears, Ford Racing, Motive, Yukon gear, Richmond..... I'd go with the Yukons or replacement Ford gears in your ratio of choice from OEM. As far as a tune, put it on an actual dyno and have it done by someone reputable.

wiffleballtony > Cherry_man1
07/17/2014 at 18:13

It isn't the parts. Its the fact your ECU will need to be tuned. Show up with a tune, and thats a voided warranty.

Cherry_man1 > wiffleballtony
07/17/2014 at 19:35

I can always show up with a Ford tuner. I mean Ford pretty much says ford parts or no warranty

wiffleballtony > Cherry_man1
07/17/2014 at 22:09

I guess. AFAIK Ford doesn't offer a ProCal tune for a GT for that part. Could be wrong though.

Cherry_man1 > wiffleballtony
07/17/2014 at 22:36

I dunno all I know is I figured out what I need to do the engine so it accepts the BOSS intake is get the BOSS cams and then boom done.