How do I know if I have a Chinese Cobra?

[pissedoff92]

I just bought a cobra intake yesterday and now Im reading all these people having problems with them. I really wish the guys that told me it was an easy 30 ponies wouldve mentioned that theres about 5 problems associated with the chinese castings.

 

[hsean]

it has a ford racing emblem to the left of the plaque stock ones don't have this

 

[Ford4me]

Where did you buy it?

 

[SteedaGT9150]

Your not going to get 30 ponies from that intake btw.

 

[pissedoff92]

I bought off some guy on c list. now im pretty unhappy

 

[Shaolin Crane]

Your not going to get 30 ponies from that intake btw.

Seems to be the common claim with intake manufacturers

 

[fiveohwblow]

They're right. I got 31.

 

[pissedoff92]

No ford racing emblem where the tb mounts up. Let me know what the general consensus is.

 

[stykthyn]

small oil baffle on the bottom of the lower is a dead giveaway.

 

[pissedoff92]

what about the fact that it doesnt say ford racing?

 

[bp50]

It's a legit 93 cobra intake well at least the upper, that lower will need a baffle part # F6TZ-6L678-AA
look it up you'll see what i'm talking about.

 

[pissedoff92]

If I order that baffle will that solve any issues assosiated with the chinese knock offs?

 

[stykthyn]

It will solve the oil consumption issue

 

[pissedoff92]

now because my upper is legit, cant I just get gt40 or explorer lower?

 

[MFE92]

Your not going to get 30 ponies from that intake btw.

Swapping to a Cobra intake took 3.5 tenths off my e.t and added 4 mph to my traps with absolutely no other changes, on stock E7 heads, stock cam, full weight, full interior daily driver that already had shorty headers, 65mm TB and a 75mm MAF and 3.55's. I never dyno'd it but that's at least 30 hp in my book, and I'm not the only one to have gotten similar gains. Adding GT40's and a different cam later on did exactly diddly **** compared to what I got out of that Cobra intake on stock heads.

 

[darthcual]

My cobra knock off had the large baffle and still had oil consumption Problems. If you will hold off on the install I will let you know if/how I fixed it. I have a thread in the 5.0 tech section now

 

[Gearbanger 101]

Lets keep the comments tech related please.

 

[SteedaGT9150]

Swapping to a Cobra intake took 3.5 tenths off my e.t and added 4 mph to my traps with absolutely no other changes, on stock E7 heads, stock cam, full weight, full interior daily driver that already had shorty headers, 65mm TB and a 75mm MAF and 3.55's. I never dyno'd it but that's at least 30 hp in my book, and I'm not the only one to have gotten similar gains. Adding GT40's and a different cam later on did exactly diddly **** compared to what I got out of that Cobra intake on stock heads.

no way in hell that a cobra intake will give you 30 horses, 15 maaaaybe. My buddy just put a gt40 tubular on my old fox and while yes, you can notice a difference, it is no where close to 30 horse power to the rear.

 

[N8Dogg98]

no way in hell that a cobra intake will give you 30 horses, 15 maaaaybe. My buddy just put a gt40 tubular on my old fox and while yes, you can notice a difference, it is no where close to 30 horse power to the rear.

Lies... MAC says you get 25 RWHP from their CAI

 

[bp50]

now because my upper is legit, cant I just get gt40 or explorer lower?

yes
post your lowers part # or do a search on google