MAC cold air intake? good or bad?

[daredevilty1]

heyy everyone was looking for a cold air intake for my 1998 explorer xlt 4.0sohc and the only 2 companys that i found to carry anything was k and n and MAC. any body try out the MAC cold air intake yet?

any suggestions

 

[celly]

Search the archives. MAC is probably the most common intake for our 2nd generation explorers (95-01).

They're well made and a good bang for your buck relative to K&N and Volant (and much higher quality than the el cheapo kits on eBay).

Try rigging your own up. Pretty simple to do (and many have done it before you). Once again, search the archives for many examples.

 

[Sbyrne97]

One problem I had with my Mac, which is why i went back to stock

I have a 5.0 keep in mind. But there was no way to keep engine heat away from the inlet. The box or cylinder depending what year you have is made of thick fiberglass which reduces heat. Even though your sucking in more air. It's hot air, which is less dense and requires more fuel to burn.

I know the volant(?) intake comes with a box. But it comes with a high price tag I believe