1999 mounty 5.0 cold air intake

[maddpyro]

I can't seen to find a manufacturer that sells a cold air intake for my 1999 5.0 mounty awd. will the fox body 5.0 fipk fit? im tired of looking around, hopefully some one can answer my question. I also have a fox body mustang with all the bolt ons you can think of from windage tray to 70mm throttle body electric fan, pullies, you name it! will the edelbrock rpm intake and the bbk throttlebody fit directly? i know i cant install the edelbrock alum.heads due to plug hole angle, but can u use the 3 row radiator and electric fan? any help out there?
Thanks
Maddpyro



1999 merc.Mounty 5.0 awd
2001 expl. xlt 4.0
1986 convertible 306, 398 hp, 3:73 rear,t-5

 

[techieman33]

I can't seen to find a manufacturer that sells a cold air intake for my 1999 5.0 mounty awd. will the fox body 5.0 fipk fit? im tired of looking around, hopefully some one can answer my question. I also have a fox body mustang with all the bolt ons you can think of from windage tray to 70mm throttle body electric fan, pullies, you name it! will the edelbrock rpm intake and the bbk throttlebody fit directly? i know i cant install the edelbrock alum.heads due to plug hole angle, but can u use the 3 row radiator and electric fan? any help out there?
Thanks
Maddpyro



1999 merc.Mounty 5.0 awd
2001 expl. xlt 4.0
1986 convertible 306, 398 hp, 3:73 rear,t-5

Mac and air max make cold air intakes, the MAC is only made on demand now so if you order it from them you'll probably have to wait a while to get it. A vendor here usually tries to keep a couple in stock though. www.hensonperformance.com

the intake manifold will bolt on, but the throttle body will require some modifications to make it work.
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193895

You are correct that the heads will bolt up to the block, but they will require custom headers. Bob at www.torquemonsterheaders.com can make you a set.

A 3 row radiator and electric fan won't fit, even the thinnest electric fans are a tight fit with the stock radiator. Here is one write up to give you an idea.
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=240436

 

[maddpyro]

I MEAN IT!!!!! THIS THE BEST EXPLORER/RANGER/MOUNTY/NAVAJO site in THE PLANET!!!!!!!

the best info for my trucks hands down!!!!
thank you for the links. now i will move on with the installations, i'll try the tb first and go from there. torque monsters are on the menu now! i will be parting out my mustang to fund the mounty project lol! thanks angain!

MADDPYRO.

 

[sean99]

Heres is Mac intake for the 5.0 on ebay:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAC-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
I used a 4.0 intake with Amsoil filter on my 5.0 by flipping it around. Not a perfect fit, but it works fine.

 

[maddpyro]

i see the cold air intake there, but is it really "cold aid intake"? or does it draw in the underhood hot engine air as well? has any one ever put a snorkel on a 94-2001 5.0 exp/ mounty?

just asking! im sure that intake is worlds better than stock! lol
and I think i will end up with one of those bad boys my self.


unless some one can point me to a snorkel!
i want this baby to swim!!!!!!! lol
thanks to all with so much help

MADDY!

 

[petzl90]

I have a K&N for my 4.0L (dont know if they make one for the 5.0). It has a heat sheild to help prevent sucking in hot air. But it also matters where you drive. If your in the city, doing stop and go taffic, your just gonna suck in the warm air from the other vehicles.

 

[techieman33]

I have a K&N for my 4.0L (dont know if they make one for the 5.0). It has a heat sheild to help prevent sucking in hot air. But it also matters where you drive. If your in the city, doing stop and go taffic, your just gonna suck in the warm air from the other vehicles.

The heat shields don't really help that much, anything above 25mph and your sucking in air at ambient temps, heat shield or not.

 

[celly]

The heat shields don't really help that much, anything above 25mph and your sucking in air at ambient temps, heat shield or not.

Precisely. All one has to do is drive with a Scangauge hooked up to see that your temps drop when you're driving. A "cold air" setup is a waste of time and money for our trucks.

 

[petzl90]

Precisely. All one has to do is drive with a Scangauge hooked up to see that your temps drop when you're driving. A "cold air" setup is a waste of time and money for our trucks.

I mainly did it for the larger intake, the heat shield came with it. That quarter sized hole just didnt look right. Like trying to breathe through a straw.

 

[celly]

I mainly did it for the larger intake, the heat shield came with it. That quarter sized hole just didnt look right. Like trying to breathe through a straw.

I didn't say that an aftermarket or modded air intake is a bad thing. I'm just saying that getting hung up on "cold vs warm" air is a waste of time. My intake setup is based on a Volant setup, so the filter sits in a much less restrictive box. In theory it's supposed to keep the "warm air" away from the filter as well.

A true "cold air" setup with draw air directly from the outside. There have been so many debates on this issue through the years and I've never seen one argument that convinces me that isolating the filter and/or drawing air from the outside makes one iota of a difference.

Nothing wrong with the K&N setup, but the shield does nothing for you. I feel a less restrictive airbox does, hence why I use and will continue to use my setup.

Just my $0.02. Sounds like we're on the same page.

(p.s. K&N does NOT make a setup for the 5.0. The only commercially available setups I've seen are MAC and Airmax).

 

[petzl90]

I didn't say that an aftermarket or modded air intake is a bad thing. I'm just saying that getting hung up on "cold vs warm" air is a waste of time. My intake setup is based on a Volant setup, so the filter sits in a much less restrictive box. In theory it's supposed to keep the "warm air" away from the filter as well.

A true "cold air" setup with draw air directly from the outside. There have been so many debates on this issue through the years and I've never seen one argument that convinces me that isolating the filter and/or drawing air from the outside makes one iota of a difference.

Nothing wrong with the K&N setup, but the shield does nothing for you. I feel a less restrictive airbox does, hence why I use and will continue to use my setup.

Just my $0.02. Sounds like we're on the same page.

(p.s. K&N does NOT make a setup for the 5.0. The only commercially available setups I've seen are MAC and Airmax).

Scientifically, the colder the air the more pressurized it is. Which means there is more oxygen molecules in a "chunk" of air. Which, in turn, has more oxygen to burn. So colder air is always better for power. But as for getting that air, its impossible down here in the south. Summers are up to 100+ degrees. In the winter when in drops below freezing, it feels like I have a whole new engine.

If you want cold air fill your box with ice cubes :.

 

[maddpyro]

celly, i would like to see if you would upload some pics of how you have yours set up. i want to mod my 70mm tb from my 1986 5.0 stang, and would like to see what every one else is running, i'd like to see pics from any one willing to upload some pics of intake/tb/coldair intakes ect. id like to see how far i can use my 5.0 stang parts. LOL. thanks for the help every one!

it's very usefull info

Maddpyro.

 

[celly]

celly, i would like to see if you would upload some pics of how you have yours set up.

This is an old pic. The intake tube was since powdercoated and the faux carbon cover on the box was sanded down and painted with a colour similar to the intake tube.

Components

-Box from Volant intake setup for SOHC V6.

-Amsoil Ea filter.

-C&L MAF body (since powdercoated), stock Ford electronics.

-silicone couplers and upgraded clamps (completely overbuilt, cosmetic benefits only)

-intake tube from MAC setup for the 5.0, cut down an inch or two to fit the setup.

 

[maddpyro]

do say the tube is from a 5.0 explorer? or 5.0 mustang?

the v-6 box from volant looks sweet, do you know if it is still available?

nice pic celly

thanks for posting it
maddpyro

 

[celly]

do say the tube is from a 5.0 explorer? or 5.0 mustang?

the v-6 box from volant looks sweet, do you know if it is still available?

Tube is from a MAC 5.0 kit for the Explorer.

Volant doesn't sell the box as a standalone product. I originally had a SOHC V6 Explorer when I got the intake and just modded it to fit the 5.0. Model # is 19640. Retail on these kits is around $275 so that's a lot of coin to spend on a kit that won't fit on the 5.0 (at least the intake tube doesn't). I paid a lot less than retail from a guy on EF who had a few, new in box several years ago.

Obviously the "5.0" badge is my touch. This is how the setup looked in stock form on the V6.

 

[King$nake]

Ok, I ordered a MAC CAI for my 5.0 X. Anybody know where to purchase the MAC Catback for the 5.0 Explorer?

 

[techieman33]

www.hensonperformance.com

 

[King$nake]

Bummer...this is my second time purchasing a MAC CAI intake for my 5.0 Explorer only to have it cancelled because it's 'out of stock'. Im gonna shoot hensonperformance.com an e-mail and see if they have them in stock.

Anyone else know where to get one right now?

 

[Begreen]

I tried to use one cone air intake on my 5.0 but it's seem to get to much air to engine and losing power. I don't know why. Then I put in the original box one square performance filter from Spectre and now it's faster then before and doing 20mpg on hwy.

 

[Turdle]

I might add in here, according to my scangauge, IAT ( intake air temperature) as reported by the IAT sensor is right in line with outside air temperature.

In other words, the stock air box will be about the "coldest intake air" you can get.

Opening the element to the engine bay is actually a "warm air intake", also verified by scangauge when I had a open element filter installed.

Food for thought.